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Get Ready for Public Markets Week 2025!
Get Ready for Public Markets Week 2025!
This year’s Public Markets Week comes at a very important time as the City of Toronto promotes its Love Local campaign, an initiative launched early this year “to support and protect local businesses and manufacturers” in response to the new tariff measures from the United States.
This year’s Public Markets Week comes at a very important time as the City of Toronto promotes its Love Local campaign, an initiative launched early this year “to support and protect local businesses and manufacturers” in response to the new tariff measures from the United States.
Shopping at public markets is a perfect way to answer the City’s call to Love Local, as Toronto’s diverse neighbourhood markets have always served as vital venues for small, local entrepreneurs to build sustainable businesses that are directly embedded in their communities. This year’s Public Markets Week will highlight how supporting public markets, as valuable tools for fostering inclusive local economies, is a great way to not only Love Local, but also strengthen neighbourhood vibrancy and the links between markets and communities they serve.
Here’s what you need to know for Public Markets Week 2025:
Date: | June 15-21, 2025 |
Venue: | Various markets across the city |
Activities: | Market Tours Guided tours will be offered in five markets (Eglinton Way BIA Farmers’ Market, St. Lawrence Market, Withrow Farmers’ Market, Chinatown, and the Ontario Food Terminal) and their Business Improvement Areas. These tours will showcase each market and neighbourhood’s local entrepreneurs and assets, and demonstrate how both markets and main streets can support each other. Microgrant Program for Markets Free public programming in 10 markets will be activated to highlight the social and economic value of markets in the city. Programs may include activities such as music at the market, engaging residents to lead community workshops, cooking demos featuring businesses at the market, etc. Toronto Public Markets Map Update Building on last year’s launch of the first-ever Toronto Public Markets Map, this year’s Public Markets Week will feature an updated market map that will reflect the markets operating during this year’s outdoor market season, as well as the winter market season. Availability of this map is a great reminder to the public that they can Love Local by supporting the many Toronto public markets all year round. |
Stay tuned for more updates regarding Public Markets Week 2025 and how you can participate in this year's activities.
We look forward to seeing you in June!