The Nikkei Cultural Centre in Burnaby has a museum. It also hosts a number of events each year, including the Nikkei Matsuri and Nikkei Craft Fair.
The Nikkei Matsuri is a Japanese festival on the Labour Day Long Weekend at the end of the summer. The Nikkei Craft Fair, meanwhile. is a winter holiday-themed artisan market in November. At the centre there is also the Nikkei Museum which showcases information, displays and artifacts about Japanese-Canadian history.
This article is about the Nikkei Craft Fair. If you want to learn about other things at the centre at other times of the year, either visit the centre.nikkeiplace.org website or see our articles about the Nikkei Matsuri or Nikkei Cultural Centre & Museum.
(Note: The Nikkei Centre hosts other markets at other times of the year too. There is usually a Nikkei Spring Bazaar, for example, and the Nikkei Garden Market in July. There also used to be a twice-a-month Nikkei Farmers Market in summer, but not anymore.)
Nikkei Craft Fair Christmas Artisan Market
In 2026 the Nikkei Craft Fair takes place at the Nikkei Cultural Centre on the weekend of November 14th and 15th. On the Saturday it runs from 10:00 am until 5:00 pm. On the Sunday it starts at the same time, but ends an hour earlier, so at 4:00 pm.
(Note: On both days the doors open half an hour early, at 9:30 am, so that members of the centre as well as seniors can enjoy the place before the crowds arrive.)
The Nikkei Cultural Centre’s address is 6688 Southoaks Crescent. It’s just off Kingsway, about halfway between Deer Lake Park and both the Fraser River and Marine Way.
Admission to the craft fair costs $5. It’s free, however, for members of the centre as well as for seniors (ages 65+) and children (ages 17 and under).
It’s a big market, with as many as 100 vendors! At the event you can win a gift basket. There is also a Kids Corner (ã‚ッズコーナー) with crafts and other activities for children.
Other Information
To learn more about the market, click Nikkei Craft Fair 2026. To learn about the centre, its museum and other events that take place there, visit centre.nikkeiplace.org.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
Other websites you might also like include VancouverMarkets.ca, VancouverMuseums.ca, and VancouverChristmasEvents.ca.
