The Whistler Farmers’ Market is a large farmers and artisan market. It usually takes place in Whistler‘s Upper Village at the base of Blackcomb Mountain.
The market’s 2024 season started on May 19th (on the May Long Weekend) and ends on October 13th.
Whistler Village Market
Whistler is considered one of North America’s top ski resorts and a perennial favourite place to visit for outdoors enthusiasts. If you’re visiting the town to ski or do any recreational activities such as mountain biking in the summer months, drop by the Whistler Farmers’ Market to buy a snack to fuel up before your activity or buy a snack after to re-energize.
With as many as 90 vendors on busy weekends in the summer, the Whistler Farmers’ Market is one of the largest markets of its kind in the region.
At the market, there are a small number of vendors selling organic vegetables and other farm-fresh produce. There are also numerous artisans selling everything from pottery to clothing, gourmet chocolate and other treats.
When and Where in 2024
The market takes place on the Upper Village Stroll at the base of Blackcomb Mountain, the same venue as last year.
In 2024 market runs between 11:00 am and 4:00 pm every Sunday from May 19th until October 13th. In addition to its regular dates there are also a number of extra market days on long weekends this year. These extra events include the following:
- June 29th, 2024 – on the Saturday of the Canada Day Long Weekend
- August 3rd, 2024 – on the Saturday of the BC Day Long Weekend
- August 31st, 2024 – on the Saturday of the Labour Day Long Weekend
- October 12th, 2024 – on the Saturday of the Thanksgiving Long Weekend
About the Market
The market weekends in May of this year featured around 60 to 70 vendors. This was more than a couple years ago, but still fewer than in pre-pandemic times when 100 or so vendors participated in total over the course of the season.
Merchants each week include those selling farm products and others selling both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. There are also vendors serving hot foods, sweets and other treats, as well as specialty food products. There are a couple of pet-related vendors most weeks, as well as a dozen or so artisans selling everything from jewellery to knitted goods to handmade soaps.
Other Information
For further details about the resort town’s summer markets, see the Whistler Farmers’ Market website.
To learn more about the resort town and its events throughout the year, click Whistler Village.
Other articles that might be of interest include the following:
- Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort
- Lower Mainland Ski Hills
- Sea to Sky Region
- Lower Mainland Farmers Markets
To learn more about the area see the website WhatToDoInWhistler.ca.
