| WHAT: | A traditional European style Christmas Market |
| WHO: | Families and adults of all ages |
| WHERE: | Distillery Historic District, Toronto, Canada |
| WHEN: | Friday, December 2, 2011 to Sunday, December 18, 2011 |
| Opening night kick off celebration | |
| TIMES: | Monday to Friday: Noon to 9pm |
| Saturday and Sunday: 10am to 9pm | |
| BEER GARDENS: | Monday to Wednesday 5pm to 9pm |
| Thursday and Friday 5pm to 11pm | |
| Saturday 12pm to 11pm | |
| Sunday 12pm to 9pm |
Official Hotel Partners:
The Westin Harbour Castle and Le Méridien King Edward Hotel are the Official Hotel Partners
for the 2011 Lowe’s Toronto Christmas Market.
Visit Toronto this holiday season and explore the Christmas Market and celebrate the holidays with family and friends. After a long day of shopping relax and recharge at one of our conveniently located hotels offering complimentary shuttle service to and from the Christmas Market and Union Station. Click to learn more about special rates and our downtown Toronto Hotel Christmas Market packages.
Shop Dine Tours will be providing a free shuttle service to the Distillery
District leaving from the following locations:
Union Station (Front Street)
Westin Harbour Castle Hotel 1 Harbour Square, Toronto
Le Meridien King Edward Hotel 37 King Street East Toronto
Schedule to be provided shortly
Young Centre for the Performing Arts
See Soulpepper's Dora-Award winning holiday favourite Parfumerie at The Young Centre for the Performing Arts while at the Christmas Market! Buy now, tickets won't last! Visit www.soulpepper.ca
Gift Certificates are the perfect gift for anyone on your list. Call 416.866.8666 to book yours today!
See Soulpepper's Dora-Award winning holiday favourite Parfumerie at The Young Centre for the Performing Arts while at the Christmas Market! Buy now, tickets won't last! Visit www.soulpepper.ca
Gift Certificates are the perfect gift for anyone on your list. Call 416.866.8666 to book yours today!
How to Get Here
Free Shuttle Bus
Dec 2nd to December 18th
A shuttle bus will depart from Union station and two hotel locations (see below) daily. Please see the scheduled times below.
TIMING:
Weekdays
Union Station Noon, every 45 minutes, last one departing at 8:15pm
Westin Harbour Castle 12:08pm, every 45 minutes, last one departing at 8:23pm
King Edward Hotel 12:20pm, every 45 minutes, last one departing at 8:35pm
Distillery District 12:30pm, every 45 minutes, last one departing at 9pm
Weekends
Union Station Noon, every 20 minutes, last one departing at 8:20pm
Westin Harbour Castle12:08pm, every 20 minutes, last one departing at 8:28pm
King Edward Hotel 12:20pm, every 20 minutes, last one departing at 8:40pm
Distillery District 12:30pm, every 20 minutes, last one departing at 9pm
Shuttle Bus Stops
Union Station Due to the construction at Union Station the pick-up location will be at south west corner of Front Street and York Street in front of Casey's Restaurant
Le Meridien King Edward Hotel on Victoria Street at King Street behind the taxi stand
Westin Harbour Castle on Queens Quay at the bottom of the stairs leading up to the hotel
The Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market at the Distillery Pick up location will be at the west side of the main gates on Mill Street
Driving
From the East:
Don Valley Parkway to Richmond St. exit, west on Richmond to Parliament, south on Parliament to Mill St.
(one block south of Front St.), then left onto Mill St.
Kingston Road to Eastern Ave. Then proceed to Front St. West on Front to Parliament, then south on Parliament to Mill St.
Left onto Mill St.
Queen St. west to Parliament then south on Parliament to Mill St. then left onto Mill St.
From the West:
QEW east to Gardiner Expressway. Take Jarvis St. exit, then north on Jarvis St. to Front St. , East on Front to Parliament St.
then south on Parliament to Mill St. , Left onto Mill St.
From the North:
427 south to QEW. QEW east to Gardiner Expressway. Take Jarvis St. exit, then north on Jarvis St. to Front St. , East on Front
to Parliament St. then south on Parliament to Mill St., Left onto Mill St.
Don Valley Parkway south to Richmond St. exit, west on Richmond to Parliament, south on Parliament to Mill St.
(one block south of Front St.), then left onto Mill St.
Toronto Transit (TTC)
Subway. Take Subway to Castle Frank station on the Bloor line. Connect to Bus 65A Parliament. Ride bus straight down Parliament. Exit at Front St. and walk one block south to Mill St.
King streetcar. Take 504 King streetcar. Exit at King and Parliament. Walk two blocks south on Parliament to Mill St.
Cherry St. Bus 172 , Front & Bay St. to Cherry Beach via The Esplanade and Mill St.
GO Transit
GO makes it easy to visit the Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market. Take the GO to Union Station. Free Christmas Market shuttle buses to the Distillery depart from Toronto Union Station, south west corner of Front Street and York Street.
For schedule information visit gotransit.com. 
Parking
At the Distillery Historic District parking lots accessible from Parliament and Cherry St. Nominal parking fee.
click here to download a map of the Parking in the neighbourhood.
Download directions as a PDF or visit The Distillery Historic District website
Site Accessibility
The Distillery Historic District is an accessible site. The Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market at The Distillery District provides for mobility-accessible parking, ramp access to buildings, shops and restaurants, washrooms with child changing facilities, and wheelschair accessible stalls. We remind all visitors of the Distillery Historic District that the streets inside the District are made of cobble stone and are in some locations uneven, and that the popularity of the Lowe's Toronto Christmas Market gives way to large crowds during peak times (evenings and weekends).