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Farmer’s Market Visiting the city and want some locally grown produce for a special meal? Looking for a handmade quilt for those chilly nights in the RV? Looking for a wooden carving for a friend back home? The the Yorkton Farmer’s Market is the place to visit. The local market has a simple motto ensuring what vendors have on their table is unique, they must either ‘make it, bake it, or grow it’, said Market Association President Brendon Purton. The local Farmer’s Market has a long tradition in the city being formed in 1975.
“Since 1995 it’s been at the Parkland Mall,” said Purton. While the number of vendors does fluctuate depending on the season, there are about 45 members in total, “and about 30 are semi regular,” said Purton. Purton said what has always made the market popular is the variety. While fresh vegetables are always a draw in season, there are vendors with baked bread and goodies, fresh preserves, wood working, Quilts, knitting and more. For more information on the market check out www.yorktonfarmersmarket.ca or find them on Facebook.
Sunflower Arts and Crafts Show Yorkton’s Annual Sunflower Arts 7 Crafts Show is tentatively scheduled for September 11th and 12th, at the Gallagher Centre. Sunflower is the largest unjuried art and craft sale in the province, having grown to an event which fills the Gallagher Centre to overflowing with artisan booths selling a broad range of hand-crafted items and art. More than 4,500 patrons annually attend the major show
where there will be something of interest to virtually everyone. Favourite artists and crafters from all over Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Alberta and Bristish Columbia will be among the 160 exhibitors at the sale. For more information call 306-783-8722 or our website http://www.yorktonarts.ca/.
