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It’s grillin’ season and Chris’ Country Cuts is expanding their space! They’ll be offering the same great service and quality you know and love, alongside a selection of brand-new offerings. To celebrate, we’re giving away TWO prize bags to TWO lucky winners! Keep reading to find out how you can enter for a chance to win. 🤞🏻🥩⭐️

How to enter online:
1️⃣ Follow @coventgardenmarketcanada and @chriscountrycuts_london on Instagram and/or Facebook
2️⃣ Like this post (& share to your stories for a bonus entry)
3️⃣ Tag anyone who’d be excited about this expansion: every tag counts as an entry!

How to enter in person:
1️⃣ Visit the Market and make a purchase at Chris’ Country Cuts
2️⃣ Let them know you heard about this giveaway at checkout
3️⃣ Write down your name and contact info so we can randomly select a winner!

Both winners will receive:
💵 $100 in gift certificates, usable anywhere in the Market (grab your proteins from Chris and shop sides from our other vendors)!
🧺 Market tote bag with $50 of summertime grilling goods from Chris (hot sauce, spice rub, etc)

Winners will be chosen on Friday, July 3, 2026! ⏰

Everyone’s favourite vintage market, hosted by our very own DugOut Vintage, is coming back to Rotary Square on Saturday June 20th from 4-9pm (that’s THIS WEEKEND!). Visit us to shop from 30+ vendors and connect with vintage lovers and collectors alike!

Catch a live radio broadcast of Radio Western’s hosts soundtracking the event on 94.9 FM or visit radiowestern.ca! Stop by for a fun night of amazing finds, delicious food, and great music!

Our farmers come to the Market every Saturday with truckloads of local goods, showing off the abundance of produce that grows in our region. On top of that selection, our indoor vendors are adding more Canadian goods to their shelves as produce comes into season so you can #shoplocal throughout the week! 🙂‍↕️🛒🥬🥒🫜

Today serves as a great reminder to appreciate what grows right here in Southern Ontario! Here are some fun ways to incorporate more local veg into your diet:

🫚 Try a new recipe! Our Market calendar is a great resource
🧄 Challenge yourself to be vegetarian for the day
🍅 Make a point of buying locally grown veggies
🌶️ Teach your kids how to prep and cook a new vegetable

Get excited! Our Canada Day bracelet making workshop is happening on Sunday, June 28th from 11am-3pm in the kids area upstairs. ⭐️ Free to attend and open to all ages!

Magpie’s Collected Creations is facilitating this educational experience and has kindly supplied real Canadian stones for bracelet making. The orange glow in this photo shows the way Canadian yooperlite/gollum stone reacts to UV light! 🔦 Found around Lake Huron, Superior, Michigan, and Georgian Bay, these authentic stones make gorgeous accessories and serve as a stunning way to honour our country’s beauty. One bracelet available per person: can’t wait to see you there!

Pop-ups:

• Salthaven Wildlife Rehabilitation
• Buttercream Belle Bakery
• Byron Legion
• Independent Living Centre

For the proud parents and loved ones, don’t forget that we’ve got ample underground parking right across the street from Canada Life Place and 1 hour free parking on weekdays with validation. ♥️🚗

🍽️ Find delicious food at our variety of restaurants
📸 Take photos at a local landmark
💐 Find the perfect flowers, cards, and gifts for your graduate
♥️ Make memories to last a lifetime right here in the heart of London!

Every Sunday here at the market, we host Sampling Sundays, a chance to try delicious bites from different vendors. Whether it’s your first time tasting or a reminder of how good it really is, it’s the perfect way to explore what’s local and tasty! This Sunday, we’re featuring: beef dumplings and vegetable dumplings from Tanakaya Japanese Restaurant! National Sushi Day is today (June 18th) so it only felt like a perfect chance to honour our very own Japanese restaurant this weekend. 

🕚 Time: 11 a.m. ~ while supplies last!

You won’t want to miss this!

🎉 GREAT NEWS: You could win one of 6 $1,000 draws featuring $500 in Downtown Dollar Gift Cards to keep and $500 to share with an independent local business 🎉

HOW? 👀
1️⃣ Shop, dine or enjoy the many services provided by our local businesses 🛍
2️⃣ Upload any receipt of $15 or more to to https://shopdtl2win.com/
3️⃣ Enter your receipts by midnight each Sunday to be included in the next draw!

For full contest rules, including no purchase necessary means of entry and defined terms, visit the contest website at ShopDTL2Win.com 

We’ve had our new Market hours for nearly a year now, and we’d love to hear what you think of them. Please take a moment to fill out our quick survey and let us know how the new hours are working for you: your input helps us serve you better!

As a thanks for sharing your thoughts, we’ll be giving away $50 in Market gift certificates to one lucky survey respondent EVERY WEEK! Don’t miss out on your chance to win.