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2027 Market Dates

We’re excited to announce our full schedule of market dates for 2027.

As always, dates are confirmed but may be subject to rescheduling or cancellation, depending on what craziness life throws at us.

We’ve got ten markets planned in total, with two Bookish markets that will feature authors, small publishers, zines, stationery, etc.

Please mark your calendars, and we hope you will join us at one (or all!!) of these in the coming year.

January 16th – Winter Bookish Market – Vendor Call: November 3rd to 17th
February 13th – My Bloody Valentine Market – Vendor Call: November 24th to December 8th
April 17th – Gothic Garden Market – Vendor Call: February 2nd to February 16th
May 22nd – World Goth Day Market – Vendor Call: March 9th to March 23rd
June 19th – Goth Pride Market – Vendor Call: April 6th to April 20th
July 17th – Summer Bookish Market – Vendor Call: May 11th to May 25th
August 22nd – Toronto Goth Weekend Market – Vendor Call: June 8th to June 22nd
October 9th – Hallowmas Market – Vendor Call: August 10th to August 24th
November 13th – Early Holiday Market – Vendor Call: September 7th to September 21st
December 4th – Merry Creepmas Market – Vendor Call: September 28th to October 12th

Vendors interested in taking part in our events should sign up for our Vendor Mailing List to receive advance notice of vendor calls.

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Gothic Garden Market – Now Open!

Gothic Garden Market is open until 5pm!

Saturday, April 18th, 2026
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

Won’t you come into the garden?

The gate is open and our 35+ artists and artisans have a bountiful collection of taxidermy, oddities, literature, and decor, as well as clothing, jewellery and accessories ‒ all with a dark, macabre twist.

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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Gothic Garden Market – Today!

Saturday, April  18th, 2026
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen Street West

Come into the garden, Maud, For the black bat, Night, has flown,
Come into the garden, Maud, I am here at the gate alone.
– Alfred Lord Tennyson

Come into the garden as we welcome spring with glorious greenery and flowers as well as all things living and dead.

Our 35+ artists and artisans will be offering a variety of items to celebrate the return of longer days, with a selection of art, crafts, taxidermy, oddities, jewellery and accessories, clothing, literature, decor and more, all with a dark, macabre twist.

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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Gothic Garden Market – Tomorrow!

Gothic Garden Market
Saturday, April 18th, 2026
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

Won’t you come into the garden?

Come and join us to shop a selection of taxidermy, oddities, literature, and decor, as well as clothing, jewellery and accessories ‒ all with a dark, macabre twist and a nod to the changing seasons and longer, glorious days. Our 35+ artists and artisans will be offering a variety of garden- and nature-themed items to celebrate Spring.

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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Gothic Garden Market – One Week Away!

Can you smell it? Can you hear it? Spring is here, flowers are blooming, birds are singing… and our Gothic Garden Market is only one week away!

Gothic Garden Market
Saturday, April 18th, 2026
11am – 5pm
Ground Control
1279 Queen St. W.

You don’t want to miss this one – we’ve got 35+ talented vendors, all offering a variety of garden- and nature-themed items to celebrate Spring.

Come and join us to shop a selection of taxidermy, oddities, literature, and decor, as well as clothing, jewellery and accessories ‒ all with a dark, macabre twist and a nod to the changing seasons and longer, glorious days.

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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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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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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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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Call For Vendors – Gothic Garden Market

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