There’s something about a holiday market that just fits in a place like Leslieville. Maybe it’s the charm of heritage brick buildings, the entrepreneurial energy that fills every corner, or

It’s mid-October in Toronto, the leaves are barely orange, and yet—somewhere—a friend has already posted a photo of their peppermint latte captioned “tis the season!”

It’s hard to believe that when the Leslieville Christmas Pop-Up Market began back in 2014, it all fit inside a cozy 700 sq. ft. space with just 11 vendors — local makers, bakers, and dreamers who believed that Leslieville needed a holiday market of its own.