Vancouver Island Market

The Vancouver Island Market was a great event. So many wonderful local vendors and products . Very well organized. I would definitely recommend and go again .

We have been attending many artisan markets for a while now and the people at VIM are well organized, provide much information and really set us all up for success. This is my third time attending at Christmas and this year is our best market I've attended for sales since we began. My neighbors and vendors all were very thoughtful and helpful throughout this experience and it was also so easy to shop and spend my christmas gifts there. The quality of products is excellent and very pleased with how well it is run. Would happily attend always.

Thank you Mei, Frank and your great team of volunteers. Once again, a very well run market, with lots of variety for the multitude of customers through the doors. This was especially tough this year with the constantly changing goalposts, but you handled it well, so it was almost transparent to us as vendors.I always enjoy this event, with the opportunities to talk about our trades, meet potential customers and be part of a thriving vendor community.Merry Christmas and I hope we can do this again next year.

It was my first time being at a market to offer I AM RESILIENT. retail. I had the best experience. The whole process was incredibly organize all the way from signing up, getting a table, finding my spot, and packing up. Communication was smooth and there were no issues that came up. The market was busy with happy people and full of other amazing vendors. Definitely the best market I have been to and I am so grateful to be representing my business in such an awesome market! Thanks Mei and the team!

Mei is a fantastic organizer of these events. I attended the Aug 2021 market and everything was ready with sites marked, helpers wandering around and Mei available it she were needed. Looking forward to another exceptional sale and market on Aug 6 & 7, 2022.I also attended the Beltane Spring Market and it too was well set up and prepared for the onslaught of vendors. Well done Mei and all her volunteers. Thanks to the 'sitters' also. They are much appreciated.

Being a new mom and doing this market, I never thought I could make it, but I did! Such an amazing and well organized market for both vendors (like me) and shoppers (me too) to enjoy the holiday spirit as well as support local businesses.

Thank you to Vancouver Island Market for providing a venue, promotion, and support to the local crafting industry. Part of adapting to climate change means rebuilding our local economy around sustainable, locally grown, and handcrafted small businesses. I would encourage all Nanaimo folk to CHOOSE to support the VIM community instead of an impersonal import economy. I look forward to every event they hold because each one has exceeded expectations so far.I am especially grateful to VIM as they provided me with a bursary to pursue an international practicum to India to teach in a rural community and partake in a two week internship at an internationally renown seed bank. I am empowered as an agricultural activist and educator to support the next generation of farmers in our community. The bursary VIM offered is a concrete way they are giving back to the community. Thank you Vancouver Island Market!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️If you haven’t been to this market you are missing out! Something for everyone. Well organized, soooo many local vendors and FUN.

They put their heart and soul into the community. The north end would be a lot lesser without the VIMarket!