Today – Merry Creepmas Market

Today… Merry Creepmas Market
 
Saturday, December 6th
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.
 
Come and get all your creepy, kooky, and weird holiday necessities.
 
We’ve got 35+ artists and artisans featuring work that is bizarre, spooky, and macabre. Perfect for everyone on your shopping list!
 
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.

Tomorrow – Merry Creepmas Market

Tomorrow… Merry Creepmas Market

Saturday, December 6th
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

When you need a Christmas craft fair where things are a little bit darker and creepier.

Please join us on Saturday, December 6th from 11am – 5pm as we take over Ground Control for our annual holiday market.

We’ll be hosting 35+ artists and artisans featuring work that is weird, spooky, and macabre, perfect for when you’re shopping for that special someone, even, or especially, if that someone is you.

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.

Merry Creepmas Market – Goth Shopping

While we certainly hope you’ll come by and check out our many amazing, talented vendors and their cool and creepy wares, we know that not everyone on your list is hoping for stuff covered in bats and skulls. (Not sure why, because that’s the best stuff, but to each their own…) There are many other great markets and fairs taking place on December 6th, and if you make a plan, you can probably hit them all.

After you visit us, of course!

Merry Creepmas Market
Saturday, December 6th, 11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. West

  • Just a block east of us, The Rhino Bar and Grill (1249 Queen St. West) hosts a pop-up market with a variety of local artisan vendors.
  • City of Craft runs at the Theatre Centre (1115 Queen St. West) from Friday December 5th to Sunday, December 7th.
  • Just behind the Theatre Centre, Glad Day Lit is hosting a holiday market at 32 Lisgar on the 6th and 7th.
  • The Welcome Market is hosting their Tiz the Szn market on Saturday and Sunday at 938 Queen St. West.
  • YoungPlace Holiday Art Fair runs on the 6th at 180 Shaw Street.
  • Made For Me Marketplace at 1586 Dundas St. West is hosting vendors, in addition to their regular offerings, both this weekend (6/7) and next (13/14) December.

Also running on Sunday the 7th:

  • Salem Burns hosts a Kinky Holiday Night Market at Birdhaus (1233r Queen St. West).
  • Toronto Art Crawl presents their holiday market at The Great Hall (1087 Queen St. West).

Outside the city, you can also get your Creepmas shopping done with some of our friends at other amazing alt markets…

And if you’re one of those super last minute shoppers, The Bazaar of the Bizarre will be at Parkdale Hall (1620 Queen St. West) on December 20th so you don’t have to try and find cool creepy gifts at a gas station.

We hope you get the chance to come visit us, as well as check out some of these other great events, and that you are able to support small local artisans and businesses this holiday season.

Call For Vendors ‒ My Bloody Valentine Market

Hey, little devil!

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 My Bloody Valentine Market dedicated to promoting weird and wonderful ephemera for the alternative-minded individual.

Date: Saturday, February 7th, 2026
Open to the public: 11am – 5pm (free admission)
Location: Ground Control, 1279 Queen Street West, Toronto

Fully accessible venue with wifi and ATM on site

Application deadline: Tuesday, December 9th, 2025, 5pm

Visit our Apply page to submit an  application.

All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than December 11th, 2025

Merry Creepmas Market – List of Vendors

Make a list. Check it twice. Cross-reference it against this group of amazing, talented artists and artisans. Then come and visit us on December 6th for our Merry Creepmas Market!

We’ll be running full vendor profiles on many of these folks leading up to the event, but in the meantime, check out their accounts to see what goodies they’ll have in store for you!

Participating Vendors…

Alternative Soul Creations 
Amanda Kellam Arts 
Ash Badwoods
Awesome Stuff by Dez
Black Rose Designs
Bodythudz Artisan Works
Bvrcreationsshop
CARPENTERGOTHIC 
CarrHunger Creative
Chaotic Neurotic Creations
Dust Bunny Jewellery
Eternal Night Candles
eX Press Art 
Executive Demon
Feltality 
Heks Ornamental
House of Ourobelle 
Judith Pudden Embroidery
K-Toons
Little Bookwyrm 
Meliora Meraki Jewellery 
My Moving Parts
NeoShiki
New Moon Technocraft
Nox Renata 
Pet Aftercare Toronto 
PRIESTESS jewelry
RightMeowArt
Sacra Flora 
Sheryl’s Monsters
Spider and Fly Store
Tales From Her Crypt 
The Original Artwork of Angelo Di Martino 
The Sleeping Hydra 
Threaded Thrifts 
Vitok 
Wired by Kerry 
Wolfe Workroom 

Vendor call for this market is now closed, with an extensive waiting list. We ask that vendors interested in taking part in one of our events join our mailing list for info about the next vendor call. Please do not contact us asking to be added.

New Market Dates for 2026

Because we are aware that it’s hard to be an alternative indie artist right now, we are delighted to announce three new markets for our 2026 event schedule that will help create more opportunities for local artists, artisans, and creators.

Our Book-ish Market in May 2026 will feature authors, writers, indie publishers, and creators of book and writing-related items and accessories such as journals, paper, pens, and cards.

To accommodate the huge number of jewellery and accessory vendors who apply to our markets, we’ve added a Fall Fashion Fair in September 2026, which will also be open to indie clothing designers and vintage resellers.

And finally, we will be adding an additional holiday market in November 2026 to allow for early Christmas shopping and to offer vending opportunities to even more makers at the busiest time of the year.

Also, please note that we’ve adjusted the date for the 2026 instalment of our Hallowmas Market from the previously announced date to October 10th (Thanksgiving weekend), to hopefully allow for a wider spread of events across the month, making it easier for more vendors and customers to take part.

A full list of dates and vendor calls can be found below, with more info on each market available by selecting a specific event from the drop-down menu.

2026 Market Dates
February 7th – My Bloody Valentine Market – Vendor Call: November 25th to December 9th
April 18th – Gothic Garden Market – Vendor Call: January 27th to February 10th
May 23rd – Book-ish Market – Vendor Call: March 17th to 31st
June 20th – Goth Pride Market – Vendor Call: April 7th to 21st
August 15th – Goth Beach Party Market – Vendor Call:  June 9th to 23rd
September 12th – Fall Fashion Fair – Vendor Call: July 7th to 21st
October 10th – Hallowmas Market – Vendor Call: August 4th to 18th
November 15th – Early Bird Holiday Market – Vendor Call: September 1st to 15th
December 5th – Merry Creepmas Market – Vendor Call: September 29th to October 13th

Vendor Call Closed – Merry Creepmas Market

The vendor call for our Merry Creepmas Market on December 6th 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 October 23rd. 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.

Hallowmas Market – Thank You!

Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday to take part in our 3rd annual Hallowmas Market.

At a time when selling what you make is becoming more and more difficult, we were overjoyed to see so many people come out to support small local artists and artisans. Thank you to every single person who came through the doors – your purchases mean so much to our vendors and demonstrate that there is so much value in what they do.

Continue reading “Hallowmas Market – Thank You!”

Final Vendor Call – Merry Creepmas Market

Final Call For Vendors ‒ Merry Creepmas Market

Last chance to apply! Deadline is Tuesday, October 21st at 5pm!

When your mistletoe actually hangs by its toes, you might need a holiday market that leans more to the dark side.

Toronto Dark Arts Market welcomes applications from creators and makers of weird, spooky and macabre arts, crafts, clothing, jewellery and accessories, music, literature, decor, toys, and housewares, to take part in our Merry Creepmas Market.

Date: Saturday, December 6th, 2025
Open to the public: 11am – 5pm (free admission)
Location: Ground Control
1279 Queen Street West, Toronto
Fully accessible venue with wifi and ATM on site

Application deadline: Tuesday, October 21st, 2025, 5pm
All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than October 23rd, 2025

Details and application form here.

Hallowmas Market – Today!

Today, Saturday, October 18th, 11am – 5pm… Hallowmas Market

Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

Enter if you dare! We have tricks… and oh, so many treats! 40 of Toronto’s coolest, creepiest, spookiest artists and artisans will convene on October 18th to offer their creations to help you celebrate the best day of the year!

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.