The Market at Western Fair District

The Market at Western Fair District

The Market at Western Fair District is open weekly “Saturday & Sunday.” Located in the heart of Old East Village, in the historic Confederation building on the Western Fairgrounds.
Known for its heart and heritage, The Market is at the centre of Old East Village; welcoming people every weekend from across our region to our community of local shop owners who have been proud to be named “Best of London” for over 10 years. The Market at Western Fair District has established itself as a neighbourhood social centre and community tradition.
With an area of 52,000 square feet, the red brick Confederation building began as a place for local merchants to sell a diversity of wares. Built in 1927, it replaced the Western Fair’s Crystal Palace when it was destroyed by fire. 
Today, products include the finest in local, organic and heirloom produce, cheeses, as well as international selections, specialty meats, plants and fresh-cut flowers, dry goods, staples and gourmet products. Locally raised products from four butchers (drug-free beef, pork, bison and lamb), seafood and shellfish, and a variety of delicatessen and charcuterie, poultry (chicken, duck, turkey) farm-fresh free-run eggs, vegan options, and other quality dairy products are also available.
Market-goers enjoy a variety of traditional culinary favourites, including local delicacies such as homemade regional sausages, apple fritters, fresh hand-pressed cider, and pure Ontario maple products. 
The Market at Western Fair District is a popular destination for local chefs in search of a wide variety of products and ingredients from the region. Authentic ethnic cuisines such as East Indian, Nepalese, Comedor Latino, Polish, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Italian, Persian, and Hungarian as well as traditional Western foods are featured prominently. Many specialty food vendors and food stalls showcase the multi-cultural diversity of our community. 
The market has an unsurpassed variety of fresh baking from over ten individual bakers, which includes an assortment of artisanal breads, local berry and fresh fruit pies, strudels, cakes, and many other delicious baked items. There is also a variety of gluten-free, lactose-free and reduced-sugar and -salt baked goods. 
The Artisans Loft on the second floor of The Market is home to the best and most unique craftspeople, artists, and artisans, together with an eclectic roster of distinctive and locally handcrafted products, books, fabrics, art, apparel, collectibles and curated one-of-a-kind items.
We welcome many not-for-profit groups to do outreach and engagement with the Community in a dedicated space on the second floor. Buskers fill The Market with music, and we love supporting the talented arts community by hosting various events throughout the year.
Farmers feed our bodies, artists feed our soul and community feeds our spirit.
The people make the place at The Market at Western Fair District.