Kailash Handicrafts and Arts
93 Front Street East M5E1C3 Toronto, ON, Canada

Our winter holiday hours begin on Monday, December 21. The Market will be open for you to get your favourite holiday foods to share with the people that you live with.

We are open with extensive precautions in place. Thank you for your support as we head into the holidays.

Sneak peek at some of our new arrivals. More selections available in store!

We are now open! Thank you to our customers and visitors for being so kind and supportive during this time. Your kindness and understanding goes a long way.

Please note that it’s now mandatory to wear a mask when entering the market. Let’s remain safe and practice social distancing.

*St. Lawrence Market COVID-19 Update* St. Lawrence Market continues to be open to the public for food access during the COVID-19 situation. For Saturday, March ...21 the following additional actions have been put in place to ensure the wellbeing of our customers, merchants, farmers, vendors and staff: On Saturday, March 21, 2020 the Market will be centralizing access point to manage customer traffic at the South (main) Market and the Saturday Farmers Market at 125 The Esplanade. South Market customers will be directed to use the following three entrances only: Main automatic doors on Front Street East Market Street, north entrance closest to Front Street East Jarvis Street entrance Farmers Market customers will be directed to use the Market Street entrance only. To encourage social distancing the Market will be limiting the number of customers inside the building at this time. Customers are encouraged to keep social distance from each other, merchants and staff when at the Market. Social distancing means keeping 2 metres apart from others. St. Lawrence Market continues to work with food rescue partner Second Harvest and encourages merchants, farmers and vendors to continue to provide unsold food products to Second Harvest pickup volunteers. The St. Lawrence Market and Second Harvest have a long history of partnership in food rescue. Second Harvest has been picking up food that would otherwise go to waste from vendors at the Market since the charity's inception in 1985. Those interested in supporting Second Harvest's food rescue efforts should contact [email protected] Second Harvest See our full Friday, March 20, 2020 COVID-19 Update below: *** In collaboration with our colleagues at Toronto Public Health and other City partners, the St. Lawrence Market continues to closely monitor the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. The St. Lawrence Market is a public food market that provides fresh and prepared foods to local residents. Since 1803 the Market has been a community anchor offering essential service to the St. Lawrence Market neighbourhood and Toronto overall. The Market believes in the importance of local food systems and is committed to remaining open to provide food access. The Market continues to be open to the public for regular hours of operation. South Market (main Market at 91-95 Front Street East): Tuesdays to Thursdays: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays: 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sundays and Mondays: closed Saturday Farmers Market: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Sunday Antique Market is temporarily closed until further notice. While further information becomes available through the Medical Officer of Health, the Market continues to exercise an abundance of caution and take the following additional actions related to the developing COVID-19 situation: On Saturday, March 21, 2020 the Market will be centralizing access point to manage customer traffic at the South (main) Market and the Saturday Farmers Market at 125 The Esplanade. South Market customers will be directed to use the following three entrances only: Main automatic doors on Front Street East Market Street, north entrance closest to Front Street East Jarvis Street entrance Farmers Market customers will be directed to use the Market Street entrance only. To encourage social distancing the Market will be limiting the number of customers inside the building at this time. Customers are encouraged to keep social distance from each other, merchants and staff when at the Market. Social distancing means keeping 2 metres apart from others. St. Lawrence Market continues to work with food rescue partner Second Harvest and encourages merchants, farmers and vendors to continue to provide unsold food products to Second Harvest pickup volunteers. The St. Lawrence Market and Second Harvest have a long history of partnership in food rescue. Second Harvest has been picking up food that would otherwise go to waste from vendors at the Market since the charity's inception in 1985. The wellbeing of our customers and merchants is of the highest importance. These enhanced precautions are in addition to the actions previously taken by the Market on Wednesday, March 18, Monday, March 16 and Friday, March 13, 2020. Actions taken by St. Lawrence Market: St. Lawrence Market merchants, farmers and vendors will have the option to reduce their hours of operation. The Market will be open for core hours of operation the following dates and times: South (main) Market (91-95 Front Street East) Tuesdays to Thursdays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays: 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays and Mondays: closed Core hours for the Saturday Farmers Market will be established by this weekend. St. Lawrence Market merchants, farmers and vendors will have the option to close their store or stall. Those that are closed will have signage posted on site. The Market will make best efforts to have a list of stores or stalls with reduced hours or any closed stores or stalls available on stlawrencemarket.com. Entrances into St. Lawrence Market may be limited during expected peak times, if required, such as Saturdays, in order to manage the number of customers. To encourage social distancing St. Lawrence Market is working with tour operators and tourism partners to ensure that no tours or tourism related activities are currently happening in St. Lawrence Market. St. Lawrence Market strongly encourages those who intent to visit St. Lawrence Market for tourism purposes not to visit at this time. All seating areas in the Market have been removed until further notice. This includes all tables, chairs, benches, etc. Additional hand sanitizer dispensers have been placed in public access areas of the Market, such as entrances, washrooms and seating areas. The frequency of disinfecting and cleaning heavily touched surfaces in the Market has increased and is being regularly monitored by all staff. These areas include door handles, handrails, elevators, tables, chairs and more. Staff are emptying garbage receptacles in public areas more frequently. Washrooms are being maintained more often. The supply of soap and sanitizing solution in staff and public areas is being regularly monitored. Postponed St. Lawrence Market Hours of Operation Pilot Project and maintained existing hours of operation. Postponed all events and related activities. Actions recommended for St. Lawrence Market merchants: Take orders in advance and offer to walk out orders to vehicles for customers if requested. Prepared food establishments in the Market will serve food for takeout only. Pause all self-serve food counters and sampling. Increase the frequency of sanitizing heavily touched areas such as service counters and point-of-sale systems. Be vigilant in following handwashing protocol, including washing hands often, with soap and water, and using alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Consult Toronto Public Health information on COVID-19 for additional information and precautions. The most current information on St. Lawrence Market operations is available at http://www.stlawrencemarket.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StLawrenceMarket, on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/StLawrenceMkt and or Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/StLawrenceMarket.

St. Lawrence Market Hours of Operation Pilot Project Postponement & Update on COVID-19 In collaboration with our colleagues at Toronto Public Health and other ...City partners, the St. Lawrence Market is closely monitoring the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. While further risk assessments regarding public gatherings is being undertaken, as advised by the Medical Officer of Heath, the Market has decided to exercise an abundance of caution and postpone the launch of the new Hours of Operation Pilot Project and all related activities and events. A change in hours will be deferred to a later date and launch events will be rescheduled. The St. Lawrence Market continues to be open to the public for the current hours of operation. Hours of Operation: South (main) Market (91-95 Front Street East): Sundays and Mondays: closed Tuesdays to Thursdays: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays: 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays: 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday Farmers Market (located at the Temporary Market at 125 The Esplanade): Saturdays: 5 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday Antique Market (located at the Temporary Market at 125 The Esplanade): Sundays: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. The wellbeing of our customers and merchants is of the highest importance, and as such the following measures are being implemented by the City of Toronto’s Corporate Real Estate Management Division: Additional hand sanitizer dispensers have been placed in public access areas of the Market, such as entrances, washrooms and seating areas. The frequency of disinfecting and cleaning heavily touched surfaces in the Market has increased and is being regularly monitored by all staff. These areas include door handles, handrails, elevators, tables, chairs and more. Staff are emptying garbage receptacles in public areas more frequently. Washrooms are being maintained more often. The supply of soap and sanitizing solution in staff and public areas is being regularly monitored. In addition to the City’s efforts, all merchants and their staff have been advised to continue to monitor the status of COVID-19 through Toronto Public Health and to take the following additional actions: Increase the frequency of sanitizing heavily touched areas such as service counters and point-of-sale systems. Be vigilant in following handwashing protocol, including washing hands often, with soap and water, and using alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Consult Toronto Public Health information on COVID-19 for additional information and precautions. St. Lawrence Market is a renowned international food market featuring 120 merchants, vendors and farmers, offering fresh produce, meats and specialty items. Serving Toronto residents and international visitors since 1803, the market is regularly recognized as one of Toronto's most popular destinations and was ranked the number one food market in the world by National Geographic. The St. Lawrence Market Complex consists of St. Lawrence Hall, the South Market and the North Market the latter now in its temporary home at 125 The Esplanade. Information about the St. Lawrence Market Complex is available at http://www.stlawrencemarket.com, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/StLawrenceMarket, on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/StLawrenceMkt and or Instagram at http://www.instagram.com/StLawrenceMarket.

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Happy holidays to everyone!! Enjoy your time with family and loved ones. Please note the following hours of operation for the market.

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Reminder about the upcoming Harvest Festival, happening on sept 21st Saturday at the St Lawrence Market Explore the market while enjoying delicious treats

Please see our hours of operation for the upcoming Easter weekend below: