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Goth Pride Market – Call for Vendors

Toronto Dark Arts Market is now accepting applications for vendors for our 3rd annual Goth Pride Market.

We are looking for artists, artisans, and makers of dark, weird, alternative items including art, crafts, clothing, jewellery and accessories, taxidermy and oddities, literature, decor, housewares, toys, and more.

Preference will go to members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community, as well as allies and advocates, but all are welcome to apply.

Date: Saturday, June 20th, 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, April 21st, 2026, 1pm

Visit the Vendor Information Page to apply.

All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than April 23rd, 2026

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Vendor Call Now Closed – Book-ish Market

The vendor call for our Bookish Market on May 23rd 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 April 2nd. 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. https://www.torontodarkartsmarket.com/apply/

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Final Vendor Call – Book-ish Market

That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald

Last chance to apply to be a vendor at our Book-ish Market. This event is intended to provide an in-person market environment for literary creators, with an emphasis on alternative genres and sub-cultures.

Unsure if this is the place for you and your work? Dark, weird, and spooky wins out over normal and mainstream, but we will consider all applications to create a curated mix of alternative literature, writing-related wares and art and craft items.

Open to:

  • authors (self-published or signed)
  • small press publishers
  • publishers of zines, chapbooks and periodicals
  • creators of book accessories such as pens, bookmarks, tote bags, etc.
  • makers of journals, stationery, cards, and other writing paraphernalia
  • creators of other art or craft items

Date: Saturday, May 23rd, 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, March 31st, 1pm
All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than April 2nd.

Full details and application form at: www.torontodarkartsmarket.com

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Vendor Call Reminder ‒ Book-ish Market

”The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.” – Rene Descartes

We are now welcoming applications from vendors for our first Book-ish Market. This event is intended to provide an in-person market environment for literary creators, with an emphasis on alternative genres and sub-cultures.

Unsure if this is the place for you and your work? Dark, weird, and spooky wins out over normal and mainstream, but we will consider all applications to create a curated mix of alternative literature, writing-related wares, and art and craft items.

Open to:

  • authors (self-published or signed)
  • small press publishers
  • publishers of zines, chapbooks and periodicals
  • creators of book accessories such as pens, bookmarks, tote bags, etc.
  • makers of journals, stationery, cards, and other writing paraphernalia
  • creators of other art or craft items

Date: Saturday, May 23rd, 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, March 31st, 1pm
All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than April 2nd.

Full details and application form at: www.torontodarkartsmarket.com

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Call For Vendors ‒ Book-ish Market

“A room without books is like a body without a soul.” – Cicero

We are now welcoming applications from vendors for our first Book-ish Market. This event is intended to provide an in-person market environment for literary creators, with an emphasis on alternative genres and sub-cultures.

Unsure if this is the place for you and your work? Dark, weird, and spooky wins out over normal and mainstream, but we will consider all applications to create a curated mix of alternative literature and writing-related wares.

Open to:

  • authors (self-published or signed)
  • small press publishers
  • publishers of zines, chapbooks, graphic novels, and periodicals
  • creators of book accessories such as pens, bookmarks, tote bags, etc.
  • makers of journals, stationery, cards, and other writing paraphernalia
  • creators of other art or craft items with a book or literary theme

Date: Saturday, May 23rd, 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, March 31st, 1pm
All applicants, including those on the waiting list will be notified of their inclusion status no later than April 2nd.

Full details and application form at: www.torontodarkartsmarket.com

 

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Gothic Garden Market – List of Vendors

Come into our weird and spooky garden, where we have all manner of disconcerting delights to help you welcome Spring!

35+ local artisans and artists will be showcasing their work as we celebrate the cycle of life and death, enjoy longer days, and revel in the beauty of nature (from inside a nightclub…)

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 glorious delights they’ll have in store for you!

And then come and join us:
Saturday, April 18th
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. West

Admission is free

Participating Vendors…

Antler and ember studio 
Ash Badwoods
Awesome stuff by dez
Axle House Designs 
Black Rose Designs
Bvrcreationsshop
CARPENTERGOTHIC
Crypt Thrift
Dust Bunny Jewellery
DWN Craft Chocolatier 
Eternal Night Candles
eX Press Art
Executive Demon 
Fever Dream Supreme
Flesh Artistry
Florantha
Huesera: Textile & Bones 
Hypnotic Oddities by Ash Plante
Judith Pudden Embroidery 
Laura Vulgaris Art 
LittleBookWyrm 
Luna Craft 
M4LL PH0T0
Meliora Meraki Jewellery
My Moving Parts 
Mystic Mirrorz
New Moon Technocraft 
Nox Renata
Original Artwork of Angelo Di Martino
Patina Patata
Sacra Flora
Sinister Cupcakes 
Stitches and lace 
The Sleeping Hydra 
Three on the Treetop 
Tori’s Toadstools 
Wired by Kerry
Zombie Queen Designs 

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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.