‘Tis the season for a million craft shows and markets. Here’s a few I recommend browsing for lovely and interesting handmade things:

Toque
Friday December 3rd, 6 to 9pm
Saturday December 4th, 11 to 4pm
The Western Front, 303 East 8th Avenue

Own Your Own Strathcona
Saturday December 4th, 11am-6pm
Chapel Arts, 304 Dunlevy Avenue

Got Craft?
Sunday December 5th, 10 to 5pm
Royal Canadian Legion, 2205 Commercial Drive at E 6th Avenue

Shiny Fuzzy Muddy Eleven
Saturday December 11, 11am to 9pm
Sunday December 12, 11am to 7pm
Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street

Craftshows can be dangerous because I often find more things I want to buy for myself than gift to others. But it’s more fun than shopping in a mall and with prettier things to buy.