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Goth Shopping – Goth Pride Market

We’re getting ready to welcome you to our third annual Goth Pride Market on Saturday, with 40 amazing artists and artisans from the 2SLGBTQ+ community. But there are some other fun markets taking place as well.

The Toronto Queer Market runs on Saturday at Barbara Hall Park in the gay village with a variety of vendors and drag performances.

If cute and cuddly is more your style, head to Scarborough for the Happy Cute Mart.

And if you’re in need of some witchy goodness, the Luna Events Summer Solstice Witches Market takes place in Cambridge, ON.

But obviously, don’t miss our fabulous celebration of everything dark… and rainbow bright!

Goth Pride Market
Saturday, June 20th
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

Our market is family-friendly, our venue is fully accessible (except for the stage), the bar will be open so you can sip while you shop, and there’s an ATM on site.

Admission is free.

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Book-ish Market – Goth Shopping

If you’re coming to check out our Book-ish Market on Saturday, why not make a day of it and visit some of the other cool markets and events taking place in the GTA on the same day?

Visit us first at:

Book-ish Market
Saturday, May 23rd
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

Then check out these other events…

Horrorama runs all day Saturday at 918 Bathurst Street, with a selection of horror films, seminars, and vendors of horror-related wares.

The Toronto Queer Market runs on Saturday at Barbara Hall Park in the gay village with a variety of vendors and drag performances, and the Good Friends Market hosts their Gay Friends Market at Dundas Street West and Dovercourt.

Further from downtown Anime North is running at the Toronto Congress Centre, and the Ontario Markets Book Fair and Craft Market takes place at the Vic Johnston Community Centre, both in Mississauga.

We hope you visit us, obviously, and check out our 40+ authors, artisans and artists. We’ve got an amazing selections of books, magazines, comics and more, as well as a fabulous selection of handmade goods with a focus on writing material and reading- and literature-themed goods.

Also, don’t miss the ‘Reading Room” on the Ground Control stage where local tarot readers will read your cards, palms, or tea leaves.

Our market is family-friendly, our venue is fully accessible (except for the stage), the bar will be open so you can sip while you shop, and there’s an ATM on site.

Admission is free.

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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.