Creative Nomad

2023 Market

On behalf of all of our amazing vendors, thank you for
making 2023 our most well attended market to date!

What to Look Forward to:

Exciting Updates!

Discover a world of holiday wonders at the Orillia Christmas Market!

Join us for a festive shopping extravaganza featuring 30 indoor and a dozen outdoor exceptional artisans and makers. Plus, across the street the Farmers Market will host 30 more artisans on Friday evening and Saturday morning. Enjoy the Friday night tree lighting ceremony at 7 pm, delightful Santa selfies, and stick around for the Santa Claus parade on Saturday after the market closes.

Don’t miss this merry celebration!



Gingerbread Contest Winners!

Schedule of Events

Friday, November 17th
Christmas Market Hours 5:00-9:00 pm
Mississaga St closed from Andrew St to West St. with both
Indoor and Outdoor vendors
Farmer’s Market Vendors 5-9 pm
Tree Lighting – Opera House 7 pm
Selfies with Santa – Library courtyard
Gingerbread House Contest 7:30 pm


Saturday, November 18th
Market Hours 10 am-4:30 pm
Santa Clause Parade – 5 – 7 pm

Santa’s Workshop
Build a Gnome
Gingerbread House Contest
By Donation – space on a first come basis:
Saturday 1:30-4:30 Ornament Making Saturday 10:00 – 1:00
Gnome making
Ongoing:
Letters to Santa, kids colouring, and more!

Are You a Vendor? Get notified when our 2024 Vendor applications open

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Sending out a huge Thank You to our partners, vendors, participating downtown merchants, and those who shopped at the 2023 #OrilliaChristmasMarket this past weekend! It was our biggest & busiest market yet! Vendor Highlight! @chapter_andverse will be open during the #orilliachristmasmarket Liah has been busy making these adorable Blind Date With a Book parcels available for just $10 each. Vendor Higlight! Please extend an extra warm welcome to @canelle_shopby Suje was set to open her new retail location just down the street from us but her space was devastated by fire just two weeks ago. Fortunately, their Christmas collection was undamaged and we are thrilled to welcome them into our space this weekend! Vendor Highlight! We are thrilled to welcome Kreative Publishing Studio who will be at the market with their adorable children's books and corresponding plush toys. We still have room for a couple more teams! Friday night at The Orillia Christmas Market from 7:30 - 8:30 with an awesome prize going to the most fabulous Gingerbread House! Enter your team at www.CreativeNomad.ca Vendor Highlight! Please help us extend a warm welcome to @stay.design