Gananoque Craft Market 2026: Saturdays on the 1000 Islands Waterfront

Handmade goods, art & live music in Town Hall Park, downtown Gananoque

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Every Saturday from early June to late September, Town Hall Park fills with local artisans and makers selling handmade goods, jewellery, art, and home décor — a short stroll from Gananoque’s St. Lawrence River waterfront.

🎨 Handmade art & crafts 💍 Jewellery & textiles 🏠 Home décor 🎵 Live music

💡 The Craft Market runs Saturdays; a separate Farmers’ Market runs the same park on Thursday evenings for produce and food. Two different markets, same great downtown spot.

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✨ Why This Market Fits a 1000 Islands Weekend

Gananoque draws a steady stream of boaters, cottagers, and day-trippers heading to or from the Thousand Islands, and the Craft Market gives that traffic a genuine reason to slow down downtown rather than just passing through on the way to the boat tours. It sets up right in Town Hall Park, a compact green space in front of the town’s landmark stone Town Hall, a couple of minutes’ walk from the St. Lawrence waterfront.

This is the Town of Gananoque’s own market, run alongside a separate Thursday-evening Farmers’ Market in the same park — a two-market model that lets the Craft Market lean fully into handmade goods, art, and artisan work rather than splitting focus with produce stalls. Live music is a regular fixture, and the market has built enough of a following locally that it’s often name-checked as one of the better weekend markets in the Thousand Islands region.

Because it’s town-run rather than volunteer-organized, it comes with a fairly formal vendor system — application forms, fee tiers, and insurance requirements — which tends to keep the quality and consistency of the vendor lineup fairly steady week to week.

🗓️ Market Days & Hours

The 2026 season runs every Saturday from June 6 through September 26, weather permitting.

Don’t mix this up with the Thursday market: the Gananoque Farmers’ Market runs the same park on Thursdays from 4 to 7 p.m., focused on produce and food rather than crafts.

🧺 What You’ll Find at the Market

Vendor applications sort into a few clear categories, and most Saturdays draw a mix across all of them.

Handmade crafts Art prints & home décor Jewellery & cosmetics Textiles & clothing Woodwork & metalwork Vintage & antique finds Food trucks & concessions

🚗 Getting There & Parking

The market sets up in Town Hall Park at 30 King Street East, right in downtown Gananoque, a short walk from the St. Lawrence River waterfront.

By car: Gananoque sits just off Highway 401, about 25 minutes east of Kingston. There’s a free parking lot behind Town Hall at the corner of Park and Garden Street, plus another free lot near the Gananoque Visitor Centre.

On-street parking: Available along King Street and nearby side streets — watch posted signs. Bike racks are also available near the market for anyone cycling in.

💡 A Few Things Worth Knowing Before You Go

💵 Bring cash as a backup. Many artisan vendors take cards, but a mix of small independent sellers means cash keeps things moving quickly at busier stalls.

🌦️ It’s a weather-dependent market. The market runs “weather permitting,” so a quick check of the Town of Gananoque’s Facebook page on a rainy Saturday morning is worth it before heading downtown.

🚤 Pair it with a boat tour. Gananoque is a launch point for Thousand Islands boat cruises — a Saturday morning at the market fits neatly before or after an afternoon tour.

🎁 Go early for gift shopping. Handmade items don’t restock the way produce does — if something catches your eye, it may not be there if you circle back later in the day.

🚶 Combine it with the waterfront. Gananoque’s waterfront trail and marina are a short walk from Town Hall Park — an easy add-on to a market visit.

Want to Sell at the Market? 🧑‍🎨

The Town of Gananoque runs a formal vendor application process for both the Craft Market and Farmers’ Market, with weekly, bi-weekly, monthly, and occasional vendor tiers. A standard 10×10 tent space runs from about $28/day for occasional vendors up to roughly $282.50 for a full weekly season, plus insurance requirements for storefront or alcohol vendors.

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