Would you self-identify as a creep?  No?  Good.  Me, neither.

How about a weirdo, though?  If you’re one of those – God knows I am – then I’ve got tremendous news for you: the Weirdos Holiday Market is back this year, baby!

As you can certainly surmise from the Instagram post above, this isn’t your grandma’s holiday market.  It’s probably also not your mom’s holiday market, either.

On December 4-5 and December 11-12, you and any (other) weirdos in your life can head down to 1739 Venables Street in downtown Vancouver to discover local vendors, the likes of which you just won’t find at your grandma’s holiday market.

For just one example: Burnaby’s very own Punk Rock Pastries.

And that’s just scratching the surface.

Whether you’re perusing for yourself, or for the unconventional individuals on your shopping list, the lineup of 30-plus local vendors at the Weirdos Holiday Market is bound to have something.

Planters in the shape of cute baby heads?  Yup.  Beautiful, tiny sculptures made from salvaged animal bones?  Natch.  What about a handcrafted mug, with a cartoon butt on it?  Of course.

Since its 2017 inception, the Weirdos Holiday Market has been attracting all kinds of unconventional folks, buying and selling wares in the name of the festive season.  In 2019, it attracted over five thousand guests in a single weekend.

And in 2020, the market adjusted to the situation and held a month-long pop-up in an actual storefront.

But now, it’s back to its weirdo roots at Venables Hall.

A word to the weird (and, of course, the wise): you will need a face covering and a proof of vaccination to attend the market, so be sure to have those with you.

More information on the market is available here.

Who knows?  Maybe you’ll have a meet-cute with a fellow weirdo, locking eyes, brushing hands as you reach for the same baby-limb ornament.