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| Toronto Christmas Market - currently being held at the Distillery District |
This
was the third year we went to the Toronto Christmas market considered by some as one of the best 10 in the world.
The
Christmas market is located in the popular Toronto downtown historic Distillery
District.
We enjoyed our previous two years’ visits so much that we made sure my mom was there this year to enjoy this new Toronto tradition.
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| We went to the market on a fine warm afternoon. |
We enjoyed our previous two years’ visits so much that we made sure my mom was there this year to enjoy this new Toronto tradition.
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| The Christmas Market is a popular event |
Monitoring the weather forecast for the past few days to make sure it would be a mild day, we visited the Christmas market last Friday afternoon.
It was a good time as we avoided both the crowd and the admission charges.
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| Carolers performing at the Christmas market |
We took part in one of the carol sing performances where we sang our lungs out at the chorus of Twelve Day of Christmas.
Every year, the Toronto Christmas Market organizers add some new things to the market so that event goers can always find something new to see.
This year, we saw these new things at the market:
- The Christmas market people scouted the country finding the best tree for the market square. They found and placed the 50 foot tall tree in the middle of the market and lit it with thousands of lights. A magnificent tree!
2. A big soup company set up a special
booth built with half moon shaped shelves. It encourages visitors to
bring and donate a canned food so that these shelves can be filled.
Visitors are encouraged to take their pictures in the booth too.
The donated
canned food will be gathered and taken to the food banks to feed the hungry.3. At the Fondue booth, we saw an enclosed area filled with numerous lights illuminating the area. A bright shiny sight indeed!
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| Fun activities for kids at the Market! |
There are a lot activities at the market for visitors of various ages such as a Ferris wheel, a merry go round.
Kids love those colourful gigantic snowmen as they could play hide and seek between them.
Another thing new this year is the candy guessing game put on by a big candy company.
This Christmas display in the shape as a present is filled with candies.
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| Visitors busy trying to figure out the number of candies contained in this display |
Visitors are encouraged to guess the total number of candies in this box and submit their entries for a prize.
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| Visitors lining up for free samples of choclates at the Ferrero booth. |
We saw a few young mathematicians trying to figure out the numbers while some parents busy counting and explaining their method to their children. It was a real participatory game for many!
The activities my mom really enjoyed were the food samplings at the Christmas market.
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| The staff were polite and patient when serving us their free samples of chocolates |
Staff working at this booth dressed in smart beige winter outfits.
They greeted and presented each group of visitors a menu from which we could choose our individual hot drinks and their famous chocolates.
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| A free hot drink and chocolate samples served to each visitor on a dish |
Each of our free hot drinks was made freshly right in front of our eyes. The polite server presented us each with our own plate of hot drink and three types of chocolates on a white dish. Very classy indeed!
The server informed us of the order in which we should taste our hot drinks and chocolate in order to get the maximum flavour out of them.
Despite of the lineup behind us, we were never rushed at this food sampling station. We could take as much time as we needed to sip our drinks and enjoyed the chocolates. It cost us nothing and was an enjoyable experience! Kudos to the staff working at the Ferrero Golden Gallery food booth, excellent job!
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| A Christmas tree made out of canned food at the Christmas Market. |
We love the tradition of going downtown around Christmas time to enjoy the sight and sound of the season.
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| A Christmas tree display made out of old barrels. |
There are a lot to see and enjoy at the Christmas Market.
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| A sculpture of a Toronto Maple Leaf hockey player in the Distillery District. |
Besides Christmas and holiday items, there are also arts and sculptures to see at the Distillery District.
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| Geometric sculptures made out of old locks displayed at the Market |
Other interesting art pieces we saw were the 3D geometric shapes made out of old locks.
These old locks were collected and made into creatives sculptures displayed at this year's Christmas Market.
There are places to sit and enjoy some food and drinks too.
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| This was my Mom's first visit to the Christmas Market. |
We were a little worried that visiting the Market might be a little too much walking for my 92 year old mother as this is mainly an outdoor event.
To our pleasant surprise, she did enjoy the event and was able to stroll outdoors, looking at all the exhibits and soaking up the festive atmosphere at the Christmas Market!
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| My Mom and I enjoyed our visit to the 2017 Christmas Market! |
Way to go, Mom!
We will continue going downtown and visiting the Market every year!
The Toronto Christmas Market will be on until Dec. 23, 2017.
Admission for the Market is free for all from Monday to Friday afternoon. Admission fees are charged starting at 5pm, Friday and throughout the weekend.
Merry Christmas, Toronto!
R.T.
Toronto Christmas Market
Distillery District
Toronto
R.T.
Toronto Christmas Market
Distillery District
Toronto
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