I went to the Christmas market last year and loved it, and am definitely going again this year! The annual Christmas Market in Toronto’s Distillery district will feature performances by Arkan Ukrainian Dance Company this Saturday:

Inspired by the Old World and influenced by the New, this free annual event captures all of the tradition, heritage and charm of a European Christmas Market, while showcasing hundreds of unique and local handcrafted products. Family friendly entertainment includes musicians, carolers and children’s choirs, holiday themed stage presentations, Rudolph’s Reindeer Zoo and of course … Santa and his roaming elves! There is great shopping, specialty beer and mulled wine gardens, sweets and treats, and all the great restaurants of The Distillery Historic District. Come and experience the fun and magic of Toronto’s first and only Christmas Market!

The market is open from 10am to 9pm, and here are the times of the performances:

3:00pm & 5:30pm – Arkan Ukrainian Dance Company – enjoy high energy performances of Ukrainian Dance by this exciting Dance Company. Presented in association with the Community Folk Arts Council of Toronto

Leave a comment if you are thinking of attending.. see you there!

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This weekend is the annual ‘Culture Days’, a celebration of awareness, accessibility, participation and engagement of Canadians in the arts and cultural life of their communities. And of course, Ukrainian heritage is being celebrated as well!

Check out the map below to see events happening in your area:

Photos

Another year, another great Ukrainian festival in Toronto. The Rochester Ukrainian Festival team made the trip up and had a wealth of photos:

• Friday
• Saturday
• Sunday

Front Row pics took some up-close shots of the Oleh Skyrpka concert.

Videos

Also LightOnTheDarkness took some great video of the event:

And the Rochester Ukrainian Festival page added some videos too