ABOUT
Get ready to experience the ultimate Christmas shopping experience! Our 16th annual Christmas market is just around the corner and we can't wait to showcase our carefully curated selection of 170 vendors. From art and print to ceramics, food and drink, clothing, jewellery, housewares, candles and so much more, we've got everything you to make your holiday merry and bright.
Coming to a Third+Bird market is more than just shopping, it's an experience that has turned into a tradition for many loyal shoppers. In addition to vendors that you can shop, we will also have a live DJ to keep the tunes and spirits high all weekend long, tasty food options, selfie wall by It's My Party, and a NEW fun and exciting photo experience we're excited to reveal!
Join us from November 22-24th at Red River Exhibition Place and get into the festive spirit!
WHEN + WHERE
Friday, November 22nd
Early Bird Pre-shop - 5:30pm-9:00pm
Saturday, November 23rd
General Admission - 9am-7:45pm
Sunday, November 24th
General Admission - 12pm-4:30pm
@ Red River Exhibition Park - 3977 Porage Ave.
TICKET INFO
​Our market is 3 days long with Friday, November 22nd being the Early Bird pre-shop and Saturday, November 23rd + Sunday, November 24th being General Admission. Please be sure to check out the different ticket options below so you can best prepare yourself before you buy the right ticket(s) for you!
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When choosing your ticket you will select what day you want to attend, as well as your preferred check-in time. Check-in times allow us to stagger the flow of shoppers to create a pleasant shopping experience for all.
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TICKETS ON SALE NOW!!!
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Tickets are non-refundable or exchangeable for other days once purchased. If you cannot attend, we encourage you to gift or sell them to family or friends who would also love to support Canadian businesses this holiday season!
PRE-SALE
TICKET GIFTS
If you purchased a pre-sale ticket you were eligible to redeem ONE free gift from ONE maker for each paid ticket.
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Amy Rae Maker - Amy Rae Maker has created a one of a kind Manitoba inspired greeting card. Watercolour design by artist Amy Thompson, printed locally in MB.
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Bries Botanicals - Brie's Botanicals travel size Lavender Love Mist. Relax into bliss on the go!
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Candy Skies - A cute sticker to decorate whatever you wish, featuring original art by Candy Skies!
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Cranked Energy - The best fresh energy bar on the market, packed with protein to fuel your busy day, Toffee flavour.
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HEYRU - Introducing our exquisite tea blend featuring Kenyan purple tea and hibiscus flowers. This unique combination brings together the vibrant, antioxidant-rich properties of Kenyan purple tea with the refreshing tartness of hibiscus flowers.
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The Beauregard Experience - Mini Peanut Butter Pie (Gluten-free & Plant-based/Dairy-free) GF Oreo crust, silky PB cheesecake, topped with dark chocolate PB cups/curls & peanuts
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Westside Sauces - Try our amazing Premium Hand Crafted Sauces....Surely one you do they will become a staple in your lineup. choose from any one of our staples: Honey Garlic, Hot Honey, Caribbean Jerk, Screamin Hot, Korean BBQ, Peanut Thai.
TICKET OPTIONS
EARLY BIRD $25 + GST - Friday, November 22nd
Everyone who attends the Friday EARLY BIRD Pre-shop requires a paid ticket, including children under 12, unless you have a baby that is being carried or worn on your person. This is a reduced shopping capacity experience. All EARLY BIRD ticket holders will receive a FREE iconic T+B tote bags that are locally designed and printed by Honey Dill Print. You will also receive a 50ml magnesium lotion from Magnesium Lab by Studio on 27. This ticket options grants you access to the market all weekend long, with a wristband that you can grab from our staff on your way out.
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Check-In Times:
5:30pm
6:00pm
6:30pm
7:00pm
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GENERAL ADMISSION $10 + GST - Saturday, November 23rd OR Sunday, November 24th
These tickets are available for Saturday or Sunday, you choose what day and time you'd like to attend. As a GENERAL ADMISSION ticket holder you get to enjoy all that the market has to offer. In addition children 12 and under are FREE to attend.
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Check-In Times:
Saturday, November 23rd
9:00am
9:15am
9:30am
9:45am
11:00am
11:15am
11:30am
11:45am
1:00pm
1:15pm
1:30pm
1:45pm
3:00pm
3:15pm
3:30pm
3:45pm
5:00pm
5:15pm
5:30pm
5:45pm
Sunday, November 24th
12:00pm
12:15pm
12:30pm
12:45pm
2:00pm
2:15pm
2:30pm
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FREE CHILD TICKET (kids aged 12 and under) -WILL GO LIVE SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12TH AT 10AM
Child tickets will not be available during the pre-sale ticket period as they do not qualify for a free gift redemption. Please come back for our General Ticket Sales that will go live Saturday, October 12th where you can select your free child ticket to compliment the tickets you purchased at pre-sale. These tickets are available ONLY for our GENERAL ADMISSION days of Saturday, November 23rd and Sunday, November 24th. These tickets are limited as we have to ensure we stay within our venue capacity limits. If you would like to bring your child with you to the Friday, Early Bird pre-shop they will have to have a paid ticket to enter, unless your child is being carried or worn on your person.
DOOR TICKETS $12 CASH ONLY
ONLY AVAILABLE FOR GENERAL ADMISSION SATURDAY + SUNDAY
Limited admission at the door will be available during off check-in times, with priority entry and scanning going to ticket holders. When you come, come expecting to wait and please show our staff kindness and grace as they are doing their job, which is to get paid online ticket shoppers in first. There is no guarantee that you will get in! We only offer this if a paid ticket holder does not show up. Only at that time, do we allow people in at the door in. Purchasing a paid ticket ahead of time is the only way to ensure you will get in. If you are hoping to get in with friends or family who have paid tickets and you do not, this is a risk and there is no promise or guarantee you will get in or get in right away.
Here are the times at which we will be able to allow entrance for door tickets.
Saturday, November 23rd
10-10:45am
12-12:45pm
2-2:45pm
4-4:45pm
6-6:45pm
Sunday, November 24th
1-1:45pm
2:45-4:30pm
Those who are wanting to pay for admission at the door should expect long wait times and for the line to be held as we have to adhere to our venue capacity limits and have to manage the crowds. We will not be allowing door admission for our Early Bird pre-shop Friday, November 22nd as this is a reduced and premium shopping experience.
GENERAL INFO
VENUE ACCESSIBILITY
Our venue is wheelchair accessible with no stairs to enter or maneuver throughout the event space. There are also accessible parking spots close to the entrance.
STROLLER POLICY
Strollers are prohibited, however, exemptions will be made upon request. Please email us before the market to discuss options. Please check out our FAQ page to read more.
METHODS OF PAYMENT
Most if not all vendors will have their own processing machines that can take debit or credit. They are also encouraged to have a float to take cash payments.
There is an ATM located inside the venue. ​​
YWG CHRISTMAS MARKET
VENDOR LINEUP
204 Meal Prep
26&7 Co.
8 o'clock LINEN CO.
Abiding Citizen
AgnostosMasterCo.
Amanda Lynn Gluten Free
Amy Rae Maker
Angel's Share Cocktail Co.
Apothecandy
Artist Elaine Dilay
Azra's Kitchen
Baltic Bros
Bavarian Roasted Nuts
Beard & Brawn
Bee Boyzz Honey & Meadery
Bloom Designs & Photo
Blyss Matcha
Bobo & Co.
Bones & Marrow Broth Co.
Borderland Agriculture
Brie's Botanicals
Bubbles & Berries Co.
Cabin Street
Candy Skies
Capital K Distillery
Caroquilla
Carzan Local Meats
Casa Hair Care
Chalked Signs
Chaps Peanut Butters
Charleston + Harlow
Charlie’s Charmed
Chloe Laurenne Art
Chocolate Butterfly co.
Cloverdale Forge
Coal and Canary
Coconut
Cranked Energy
Created Mother
Crescent Acres
Cutie oils
Dang Good Tea
Dead Horse Cider Copmany
Decadence Chocolates
Decor by C
Drip By Dre
Eadha Bakery Worker Co-op
Earth and Hide
Ellie&B
Emerson's Playroom
Endless Jewelry
Erlenmeyer Designs
Everly Hope Design
Fab Slab
Farmer's Daughter Co.
Fehr Forgeworks
Floral Fixx Design Studio
Forgotten Flavours
Fresh Emblem
Friday Sock Co.
Good Neighbour Brewing Company
GOURMET INSPIRATIONS
HaCo Baby Booties
Hair Goals
Happy Daisy Gourmet Dog Food
Happy Dance Hummus
HayMad & Co.
HEYRU CANADA INC
Honey Dill Print
House In The Oak Trees
Hudson Bagels
Intimates by Teekai
IRONik Steel Design
Isla Rae Jewelry
Jack and Lil Co
Jacked Up Jill
Jagged Little Pillows
Jenna Rae Cakes
Jillian Leigh Jewelry
Joelle Nadine Studio
Juice Me
Just for Fun Ceramics
Kirsch Street Studio
KYU GRILL
Lark & Lily Handmade
Le Lux Lashes
LeeBohimi
Leilani Candle Co
Lend Me Some Sugar Bath Company
LibbyMuks
Loaf and honey
Lobster Bae
Long Live Tattoos
Los Comales Morales
Lou and Bear
Luxx Studio Design Inc. Now Kalla Lilly Inc.
Magnesium Lab by Studio On 27 Inc
MAKE Candle Co.
Más Coffee Co.
Masagana Flower Farm & Studio
Mimi & Mouse
Miss Kleos Pet Treats
mmelapparel
Naturally Amped
Natural & Rooted
Nepali Women's Co-0p
Park and Buzz
Patent5 Distillery
Pineridge Hollow
Plant Power Plant-Based Jerky
Popbar
Prairie City Printing Co.
Prairie Kitchen Catering
Prairie Pantry
Prairie Potions
Prism Kombucha
Pronuts WPG INC
RÄ Sugar Co
Ruby Co
Rugged Trail Art
Sarah Cameron Jewelry
Sean Philips Woodcarving
Seriously Oats
Sheepdog Brew Company
Shrugging Doctor Beverage Company
Silk Collections
Smak Dab
Smooch Bath and Body
SOAK Bath Co
SoulDeo Naturals
SoulStoked
Spice World of Canada
Spreads by Cede
Stone City Coffee Roasters
Studio 220
Sugar Blossom Inc
Superior Bakes
Sweetpea Naturals
Sweets by Arlene
Sydney Rose Co.
Tamara Dates Inc.
Teegan Walker Ceramics
Terrarium Winnipeg
the ba.sic
The Beauregard Experience
The Butter Tart Lady
The Canadian Birch Company
The Churro Stop
The CroChic Shop
The Darling Company
The Farmer’s Daughter Honey
The Roster Clothing Ltd.
Tiny Toban
Toasti Bean
Treevival
Umaido
Unique Brazilian Dairy
Utoffeea
Von Slick's
Warlock Lid Co
Westside Premium Craft Sauces
Wheat & Wildflower Handmade
Whitehouse Art
Wild + Heart Co
Wilde Fleur Co.
Winnipeg North of Fargo
Wooden Gate Cider
WoofDoughnuts
Worth a Wink