Author: Sheryl Kirby

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Vendor Call Now Closed – Gothic Garden Market

The vendor call for our Gothic Garden Market on April 18th, 2026 is now closed. We thank everyone who expressed interest in taking part.

All applicants, including those on the waiting list, will be contacted no later than February 12th. Please check your inboxes and spam folders.

We ask that artisans who did not apply during the vendor call please do not contact us asking for a spot – any cancellations will be filled from the existing wait list.

To avoid missing calls for future events, be sure to sign up for our vendor mailing list.

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My Bloody Valentine Market – Thank You!

Holy crap, you guys!!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Nearly 700 of you braved one of the coldest days of the year to come out and support local, alternative artisans!

Once your faces warmed up and your glasses defogged, you shopped so much I had to send some vendors home early, because they sold out and were sitting at empty tables with only a stack of business cards.

Those empty tables and happy vendors make everything we do to put these events together so worthwhile.

Thanks, of course, to our amazing vendors, who also braved the cold (and weird lack of nearby parking) to share their work with the world. It is an honour to work with all of you.

Thanks to Paramount Pictures and The Taro Group for joining us with their promo team for Scream 7, thanks to Fairchild TV for the coverage of our event and many of our talented artisans. And thanks to Amanda Stepto (aka. Spike from Degrassi) who came as a customer but who graciously posed for photos with folks as she supported many of our vendors by buying their cool stuff.

And thanks, of course, to everyone at our fantastic venue, Ground Control. We love working with a venue that is so beautiful, with staff that is so welcoming to everyone.

We return to Ground Control on April 18th for our Gothic Garden Market – please come check us out as we celebrate all things Spring with vendors featuring plants, flowers, animals, and nature. Vendor call for this event ends on Tuesday, February 10th at 1pm so if you are an artisan who makes dark, weird, creepy, or macabre stuff, and want to take part, please visit our website to apply!

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Final Vendor Call – Gothic Garden Market

Final Vendor Call

It’s your last chance to come into the garden…

Toronto Dark Arts Market welcomes applications from creators and makers of alternative arts, crafts, clothing, jewellery and accessories, music, literature, decor, toys, and housewares, to take part in our Gothic Garden Market, dedicated to promoting weird and wonderful ephemera for the alternative-minded individual.

Artisans creating work with themes of flowers, plants, greenery, forests, nature and wildlife are encouraged to apply.

Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Open to the public: 11am – 5pm (free admission)
Ground Control, 1279 Queen Street West, Toronto

Cost: $40 – $200, depending on size
Fully accessible venue with wifi and ATM on site

Application deadline: Tuesday, February 10th, 2026, 1pm

https://www.torontodarkartsmarket.com/apply/

All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than February 12th, 2026

Beware of scammers – the only place to apply for this event is via our website. We never use third party forms for vendor applications and only use official Toronto Dark Arts Market accounts to post vendor calls to social media.

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My Bloody Valentine Market – Now Open

My Bloody Valentine Market – Now Open

Saturday, February 7th
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

We are now open, and our 35+ talented and creative artists and artisans are eager to help you find the very best kooky, creepy, and macabre Valentine’s cards and gifts for the weirdo who’s stole your heart.

Our market is (mostly) family-friendly. Our gorgeous venue is close to parking and transit, is fully accessible, and has an ATM on site. The bar will be open for customers to enjoy a beverage while they shop.

Admission is free.

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My Bloody Valentine Market – Today!

Today… My Bloody Valentine Market

Saturday, February 7th
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

Come and get all your creepy, kooky, and weird Valentine’s necessities.

We’ve got 35+ artists and artisans featuring work that is bizarre, spooky, and macabre. Perfect for everyone who has stolen your heart!

Our market is (mostly) family-friendly. Our gorgeous venue is close to parking and transit, is fully accessible, and has an ATM on site. The bar will be open for customers to enjoy a beverage while they shop.

Admission is free.

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My Bloody Valentine Market – Tomorrow!

Tomorrow… My Bloody Valentine Market

Saturday, February 7th
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

We’re just one day away from your heart’s delight!

Please join us on Saturday, February 7th as we host 35+ artists and artisans of dark, alternative wares. Whether you’re shopping for that perfect Valentine’s gift for yourself or someone else, we’ll have a curated collection of art, crafts, toys, clothes, decor, literature, taxidermy, oddities, and more, that is sure to please anyone with a dark and twisted heart.

Our market is (mostly) family-friendly. Our gorgeous venue is close to parking and transit, is fully accessible, and has an ATM on site. The bar will be open for customers to enjoy a beverage while they shop.

Admission is free.

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Vendor Call Reminder – Gothic Garden Market

Reminder – we are now accepting applications.

Come into the garden…

Toronto Dark Arts Market welcomes applications from creators and makers of alternative arts, crafts, clothing, jewellery and accessories, music, literature, decor, toys, and housewares, to take part in our Gothic Garden Market, dedicated to promoting weird and wonderful ephemera for the alternative-minded individual.

Artisans creating work with themes of flowers, plants, greenery, forests, nature and wildlife are encouraged to apply.

Date: Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Open to the public: 11am – 5pm (free admission)
Ground Control, 1279 Queen Street West, Toronto

Cost: $40 – $200, depending on size
Fully accessible venue with wifi and ATM on site

Application deadline: Tuesday, February 10th, 2026, 1pm

https://www.torontodarkartsmarket.com/apply/

All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than February 12th, 2026

Beware of scammers – the only place to apply for this event is via our website. We never use third party forms for vendor applications and only use official Toronto Dark Arts Market accounts to post vendor calls to social media.

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My Bloody Valentine Market – One Week Away!

 

Follow that pudgy, little winged baby! We’re just one week away until our My Bloody Valentine Market.

Mark you calendar for Saturday, February 7th, because we’ve got 40+ artists and artisans with beautiful, handmade treasures to delight your cold, dark heart.

Saturday, February 7th, 2026
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen Street West

Our market is (mostly) family-friendly. Our venue is close to parking and transit, is fully accessible, and has an ATM on site. The bar will be open for customers to enjoy a beverage while they shop.

Admission is free.

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Scam Alert – Please Read

Hey everyone!

Last night, someone scraped the content of our vendor FAQ and application pages and created a scam application on JotForm. The vendor call was posted to a group on Facebook.

Both JotForm and the Facebook group’s administrators were fantastic in removing the form and post as soon as they were alerted to it, but if you came across a vendor call post on the Facebook group Vendor Search Ontario – this was not us, and please do not send these jerks any money. And if you see a post offering spots at any Toronto Dark Arts Market event that was not made by the TDAM account, or that takes you anywhere other than to our official website, that is not us.

To reiterate, because they can be faked so easily, we never use third-party forms such as Google forms or JotForm to solicit vendors. While we post calls for vendors on various Facebook groups, we do not communicate with potential vendors about applications on any form of social media, including direct messaging. We will only accept applications via our website, and we will only communicate with vendors via our official email address. This is for your safety and security, as there are clearly many assholes out there interested in parting unsuspecting artists with their money.

If you come across any of these fake accounts claiming to be TDAM, or vendor calls that do not lead to our official website, please contact us and let us know so we can work to have them shut down.

And please do your research and be careful about who you are giving your money to. These scammers are getting more sophisticated and greedy (they copied our logo, rewrote the descriptions with ChatGPT, scraped the web site contents – and rewrote the application form to raise the table fees), and they don’t care that market vendors are small, independent businesses, struggling to get by.

We are doing everything we can on our end to stop this from happening, but dealing with scammers is like a game of whack-a-mole – no matter how many you bash, there’s more popping up everywhere. Stay safe out there.