October 2, 2024
It’s almost that time! Preorders for fresh Hayter’s turkeys now being accepted at Chris’ Country Cuts or switch it up and have Schinkels Legacy, honey glazed spiral ham! Call 519-673-1539 or email chris@chriscountrycuts.com to reserve your Thanksgiving dinner!
Here’s the list folks! Below is everyone you can find at the Farmers’ Market this Saturday, October 5th 8am to 1pm. Click on their names for more information!
Attending Farmers Market Vendors
Pop Up Vendors
Join us this Saturday, October 5th in the Market Kitchen for our cooking demo hosted by Jaime Pena. Jaime will be demonstrating how to make Arepas Rellenas (stuffed arepas).
Exciting News! The Persian Mehregan Market is just around the corner! Join us on October 6th from 11 AM to 7 PM outside on the Rotary Square for a day full of vibrant Persian culture, delicious food, live music, dancing, and handcrafted goods.
Mehregan is a celebration of friendship, light, and kindness, and this event is free to attend. Plus, enjoy 2-hour free parking with market validation.
Bring your friends and family for a memorable day—you won’t want to miss it!
Entertainment Highlights:
We’ll also be doing something meaningful by collecting donations for the London Centre of Hope, a shelter supporting the homeless. Look out for the donation box near the vendor tables!
Dust off those costumes and get ready for treats! 🎃👻🕷🖤
Sunday, October 27th, celebrate the spooky season at the Market from 12pm to 3pm! You’ll find:
🧡 Candy and Chocolate for kids dressed in their best costumes (while supplies last)👻
🧡 Bouncy Castle
🧡 Fae Painting & Glitter Tattoos
🧡 Kids colouring corner
🧡 A boo-tastic photo opportunity
Plus, The Thinking Caps will be keeping the square alive!
The Thinking Caps are a fun, interactive and entertaining family friendly rock ‘n roll band, hailing from London, Ontario and will be performing at our Halloween Boo-Bash on Sunday, October 27th 12pm-3pm.
Jay Rutherford and Carl Welch have known each other for over 25 years. Rutherford has played guitar in many rock bands over the years and is a trained engineer who received his Audio Engineering Technology diploma from OIART, many years ago. Welch has a Jazz Performance honours diploma and has been an integral part of bands like Canary Mine and the international touring act, Doghouse Rose.
Years ago, Rutherford wrote the songs on The Thinking Caps’ debut album, Be Yourself, for his two young children who are now teenagers. Years later he thought he would bring these songs to a broader audience. He reached out to Welch, a father of triplet boys, who was immediately on board. The Thinking Caps were born! Adding Eric Roelofsen, a Music Industry Arts graduate from Fanshawe College on bass was exactly what was needed to round out the group. Roelofsen has played in the London music scene for years, in a wide range of genres for many different bands.
The trio released their debut album, Be Yourself, on April 11, 2019. With catchy, feel-good songs it wasn’t long before singles from the album were being recognized on many children’s music radio shows such as Radio Active Kids, The Saturday Morning Cereal Bowl and Pop Can Radio, to name a few. They were also featured on the CBC London morning show, London Morning, and had the opportunity to showcase at the 2019 Folk Music Ontario conference in Toronto, Ontario. Soon, The Thinking Caps were bringing their family friendly rock ‘n roll show to many events ranging from small gatherings to larger festivals including the 2020 New Year’s Eve concert in London, Ontario where they entertained a crowd of over 4000 people!
The Thinking Caps continue to produce fun, catchy songs for the young and the young at heart and also create clever and silly videos to promote the events where they perform.
Budweiser Gardens, Dundas Place, Downtown London, Eldon House, Covent Garden Market, Museum London, and Grand Theatre are excited to announce the Downtown Candy Crawl on Sunday, October 27th from 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm. Families will have the opportunity to trick-or-treat at participating businesses while exploring the downtown core.
“We are excited to take part in the annual Candy Crawl, a cherished tradition that brings our community together for a day of fun and festivity” said Kelly Austin, General Manager of Budweiser Gardens with Oak View Group. Each year, we look forward to expanding this event, seeing the creativity of costumes, and the smile on participants faces as they journey through downtown.”
Families are also invited to enjoy a day of Halloween games, circus performances, spooky music and a mini market with the businesses of Dundas Place.
Attendees can also participate in Spooky Gourd Painting from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Eldon House Grounds. Enjoy the fall atmosphere as children decorate mini gourds and learn about the origins of Trick or Treating. Please note that children aged 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult participation is by donation, so come enjoy this festive activity!
Attendees can partake in a costume contest by posting their costume on social media using the hashtag #LDNCandyCrawl. Prizes will range from $150 Downtown Dollars, tickets to Disney on Ice: Mickey’s Search Party, and so much more!
Don’t miss out on this spooktacular event—bring your family, friends, and your best Halloween spirit!
