ATV Adventures in Nova Scotia
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Get in the festive spirit by shopping at a craft market this holiday season. Browse handcrafted items from local vendors and find the perfect gift for someone special.
Halifax Area
Nova Scotia Loyal Holiday Expo, Halifax
October 17–19, 2025
Christmas at the Forum, Halifax
November 1-3, 2024
A Christmas Market, Cedar Events Centre, Halifax
November 1, 2025
Christmas Craft Show at Cole Harbour Place, Cole Harbour
November 6-9, 2025
Nova Scotia Art and Craft Show, Halifax
November 7-8, 2025
Merry Makers Market, Cole Harbour Place, Dartmouth
November 15, 2025
Christmas Craft Market, Lower Sackville
November 15, 2025
Agricola Street Holiday Market, Halifax
November 16, 2025
Holiday Market, Mic Mac Mall, Dartmouth
November 16, 2025
Craft Nova Scotia Designer Craft Show, Pavilion 22, Halifax
November 21-23, 2025
Evergreen Festival Market, Downtown Halifax
Wednesdays through Sundays beginning November 21 – December 14, 2025
Coastal Christmas Market, Halifax
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Early Bird Christmas Market, Fisherman’s Cove, Eastern Passage
November 22, 2025
Kris Kringle Outdoor Artisan Market, Fisherman’s Cove, Eastern Passage
November 28, 2025
Dartmouth Makers Winter Market, Dartmouth
November 28–29, 2025
Apt. 3 Espresso Bar & TAPestry Beer Bar Christmas Market, Lower Sackville
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Maritime Artisans Christmas Craft Fair, Cole Harbour
November 29, 2025
Christmas at the Annex, Halifax Shopping Centre Annex
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Bedford – Hammonds Plains Craft & Vendor Market: Holiday Shopping Extravaganza, St. John’s Church on Larry Uteck Blvd
November 29, 2025
Alderney Landing Christkrindl Market, Dartmouth
November 28-30, 2025
Have Yourself a Gothic Little Christmas, Halifax Forum
December 6-7, 2025
The Neighbourly Holiday Market, Park Lane Mall, Halifax
December 5 & 12, 2025
Kid’s Christmas Market, Prospect Road Community Centre
December 7, 2025
East Coast Craft Show Christmas Market, Lower Sackville
December 6, 2025
Christmas Artisan Market, Fisherman’s Cove, Eastern Passage
December 13, 2025
South Shore
Blandford Holiday Arts & Crafts Sale, Blandford
November 9, 2025
Chester Community Holiday Market, Chester
November 9, 2025
Christmas Craft Show, Hubbards
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Christmas Craft Fair, Chester Basin
November 15, 2025
Hubbards Barn Christmas Market, Hubbards
November 22 & 29, 2025
Christmas Craft Fair, Chester
November 29 and December 6, 2025
Chester Community Tis the Season Market, Chester
December 7, 2025
Christmas at the Distillery, Black Harbour
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Christmas in the Barn, Shelburne
November 30, 2025
Privateer Farmers and Artisans Christmas Market, Best Western Plus Liverpool Hotel & Conference Centre
December 6, 2025
Lunenburg Christmas Craft Festival, Lunenburg
December 6-7, 2025
Yarmouth & Acadian Shores
Tooie’s Christmas at the Grand, Yarmouth
October 18–19, 2025
Christmas Bazaar, Arcadia
November 15, 2025
It’s a Grand Christmas Craft Show, Yarmouth
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Bay of Fundy & Annapolis Valley
Christmas on the Sissiboo, Weymouth
November 1, 2025
Holiday Craft Expo, New Minas
November 9, 2025
Acadia Christmas Craft Expo, Wolfville
November 21-23, 2025
Holiday Market at Meander, Newport
November 16, 2025
Santa’s Village Christmas Market, Shelburne
November 29, 2025
North Mountain United Tapestry and Market Holiday Market, Berwick
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Christmas Craft Fair, Macdonald Museum, Middleton
November 28–29, 2025
Christmas on the Farm: Christmas Market & Social, Cochrane Family Farm, Upper Stewiacke
November 29, 2025
Holiday Local Vendor Market, Truro
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Annapolis Royal Farmers & Traders Holiday Market, Annapolis Royal
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Christmas Craft Fair at the RECC, Truro
December 6, 2025
Northumberland Shore
Christmas at the Grain Elevator, Tatamagouche
October 24-25, 2025
Christmas in the Country, Waterville
November 1, 2025
Crafters and Makers Market, Little Harbour
November 2, 2025
Christmas Market, Antigonish
November 2, 2025
St. Paul’s Christmas Craft Sale, Merigomish
November 15, 2025
Steeltown Christmas Craft Fair, Trenton
November 15, 2025
Happy Holiday Local Vendor Market at Jost Vineyards, Malagash
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Christmas Craft Sale, Stellarton
November 9, 2025
Outdoor Festive Market, Pugwash
November 15, 2025
Christmas at the DeCoste, Pictou
November 22-23, 2025
Christmas Market, New Glasgow
November 15 & December 14, 2025
Holiday Shopping Event, Westville
November 30, 2025
Handmade Christmas Market, Antigonish
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Dayle’s Grand Market Christmas Extravaganza, Amherst
December 6, 2025
Christmas Gift Sale, New Glasgow
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Cape Breton Island
Christmas Festival of Crafts, Sydney
November 14-16, 2025
Holly Jolly Crafted Christmas, North Sydney
November 28-30, 2025
Saturday’s Artisan Market, St. Peter’s
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Eastern Shore
Christmas Craft Fair, Sheet Harbour
November 1, 2025
Warm Up to Winter Market, Cole Harbour Heritage Farm
November 15, 2025
Lawrencetown Christmas Craft Fair, Lawrencetown
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Seaside Christmas, Musquodoboit Harbour
November 14-16, 2025
Christmas on the 211, Sherbrooke & surrounding area
November 22, 2025
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