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Thursday, 1 December 2016

Toronto Christmas Market 2016

A couple years ago I visited the Toronto Christmas Market for the first time. I discovered it to be the most European kind of Christmas Market in Ontario, and if you've even been to a Christmas Market in Europe, you know how special they can be. This time around I decided to visit the Distillery District's market after work and the evening atmosphere made it utterly magical. 

I started my visit off with meeting a friend at Hudson's Bay in order to check out their seasonal windows (I didn't bother to brave the crowds when Mariah Carey was here for the unveiling a few weeks back).Winter scenes in an 'Enchanted Forest'. Adorbs.

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Mostly protected from the wind tunnels of the city, we were warmed by the glow from the twinkling fairy lights, and thick aroma of mulled wine.

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We wandered the little cobbled alleys through the former distiller grounds before deciding which food and drink was calling our names.

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Being there on a workday evening meant that it wasn't too crazy busy and we could actually get seats next to the fire pit for sipping our mulled wine. Perfection.

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Although there is a selection of foods to pick from, I returned to Schnitzelhaus for a schnitzel and it was as good as I remembered. I could go for another right about now...

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If you get a chance to visit the Toronto Christmas Market at the Distillery District I highly recommend you go. Go for the food, go for the mulled wine, go for the gifts you can buy, just go and get yourself there.

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The market is open until December 22nd 2016 
Tuesday-Thursday 12pm-9pm
Friday12pm-10pm
Saturday 10am-10pm
Sunday 10am-9pm
Monday closed

Starting from 5pm Fridays-Sundays there is an admission fee of $6 (kids under 2 are free). This fee was implemented last year to help control the over crowding issues that were happening. The raised funds go to helping grow the festival and 3 charities: Daily Bread Food Bank, Plan International Canada, and the Toronto Star Santa Claus Parade. 

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12 comments:

  1. That looks very Mittel Europe! ;) congrats on getting a seat by the fire pit - I'm not sure I would've been persuaded to leave!

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  2. I do love a good Christmas Market! it's a good excuse to buy kitschy stuff and drink mulled wine! And I love that countdown thing! x

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  3. What an adorable Christmas market!

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  4. It's the best Christmas market in Ontario!

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  5. It's a pretty good one as Christmas markets go :)

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  6. Any excuse to drink mulled wine is a good excuse.

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  7. It was super hard to leave for sure!

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  8. It's certainly a Christmas tradition I want to keep doing.

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