FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 27, 2016
Save the date! Etsy: Made in Canada returns to a Canadian city near you on Saturday, September 24
Now in its third year, the one-day marketplace
continues to empower creative communities across Canada
TORONTO, ON – Mark your calendars and start writing your wish list – Canada’s maker movement unites buyers and sellers on Saturday, Sept. 24 at Etsy: Made in Canada, the national event taking the Etsy marketplace online to offline. It’s popping up in 36 cities coast to coast, from Whitehorse, YK to St John’s, NL; with five new cities participating this year for the first time.
Led by dedicated Etsy Team Captains, volunteers and sellers, Made in Canada showcases the best in Etsy’s diverse talent of artisans and curators of handmade and vintage goods. Jumpstart holiday shopping or treat yourself to unique treasures in fashion, home décor, kids’ items, stationary, vintage and more.
There’s never been a better time to shop local and to connect with the artists themselves directly. Etsy: Made in Canada provides the unique opportunity to connect talent with other sellers and shoppers alike, encouraging collaboration and supporting its grassroots initiative to support vibrant creative communities.
After two years of successful nationwide markets in 2014 and 2015, additional cities across the nation in each province and Yukon are taking part, bringing together over 2,000 vendors. This year, Etsy: Made in Canada welcomes new cities like Okotoks, AB, Cornwall, ON and Trois-Rivières, QC.
Participating cities this year include:
- Cornwall, Ontario – NEW!
- Edmonton, Alberta
- Fredericton, New Brunswick
- Gatineau, Quebéc
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Hamilton, Ontario – NEW!
- Kelowna, British Columbia
- London, Ontario – NEW!
- Montréal, Quebéc
- Okotoks, Alberta – NEW!
- Regina, Saskatchewan
- Sarnia, Ontario
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
- Sault Ste Marie, Ontario
- Trois-Rivières, Quebec – NEW!
- Victoria, British Columbia
- Whitehorse, Yukon
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- And many more
About Etsy:
Etsy is a marketplace where millions of people around the world connect, both online and offline, to make, sell and buy unique goods. The Etsy ecosystem includes creative entrepreneurs who sell on our platform, thoughtful consumers looking to buy unique goods in our marketplace, responsible manufacturers who help Etsy sellers grow their businesses and Etsy employees who maintain our platform and nurture our community. Our mission is to reimagine commerce in ways that build a more fulfilling and lasting world, and we’re committed to using the power of business to strengthen communities and empower people.
Etsy was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Brooklyn, New York.
Website: Etsy.com
Twitter: @EtsyCA
Facebook: EtsyCA
Instagram: @EtsyCA
Hashtag: #EtsyMadeinCanada
For more information on the Etsy Marketplace, please contact:
Meaghan Yuen, rock-it promotions, inc. at meaghan@rockitpromo.com or 416.656.0707 ext. 125
Daliah Hijazi, rock-it promotions, inc. at daliah@rockitpromo.com or 416.656.0707 ext. 109
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