Big Eddy Winter Market 2024 is gearing up to celebrate five years of holiday festivities in one of the largest parties thrown in Revelstoke’s Big Eddy neighbourhood. Hosted by Big Eddy Glass Works, the market brings together vendors, live music, glass blowing presentations and treats for all ages.
“It is my dream come true,” Leah Allison, Big Eddy Glass Works owner told Revelstoke Mountaineer. “It’s become such a part of Revelstoke.”
Taking place the second Friday of December, the market will host 60 vendors in the Big Eddy Glass Works’ parking lot for visitors to explore. While the majority of vendors will be sellers from the Revelstoke area, Big Eddy Winter Market 2024 will also host vendors from Salmon Arm, Vernon and Kelowna. The licensed event will have drinks on site, and the European market vibes add a particular charm.
“It’s so common to enjoy some mulled wine and walk the street vendors,” Allison said. “And here you get to have your wine and explore. You’re not tied down to a beer garden.”
That second weekend of December puts the Big Eddy Winter Market in the middle of Revelstoke’s market season, which launches with Moonlight Madness and includes the Revelstoke Visual Arts Centre’s Winter Art Market along with other community market events. It’s one more way for local vendors to get in front of holiday shoppers and for customers to stay local leading up to the holiday season.
There will also be food trucks on site, drinks provided by Rumpus and Sugar Shack and DJ music throughout the night. Along with checking out the vendors on hand, visitors will have a chance to watch glass blowing presentations projected on a large screen outside of Big Eddy Glass Works’ studio or to head inside and watch the action in person.
Folks planning to attend are encouraged to find alternative means of transportation to keep parking struggles to a minimum.
“People walk, they bike in, some people have come on skates if the snow is good enough,” Allison said.
Shuttle buses will be available to bring folks to and from the market, a key service Allison said keeps folks safe after drinking and minimizes parked vehicles, leaving Big Eddy Glass Works in good standing with their neighbors and ensuring the market is around for years to come. The shuttles will stop in every major neighborhood in town in 15-minute intervals.
Allison and her team, affectionately known as the Big Eddy Babes, work to make the Big Eddy Winter Market a fun event for all and a welcomed addition to the Big Eddy neighbourhood. It’s paid off over the years, with surrounding businesses and residents stoked for the party.
“They’re very excited that there’s stuff happening in the Big Eddy, they don’t have to leave the neighbourhood,” Allison said, adding that with plans for the Big Eddy Winter Market to continue growing, Allison hopes to keep that neighbourly feeling going. The market has become an opportunity for Revelstoke’s art and craft community to showcase their work, even those who don’t have a studio for the public to view.
“I want to make a space for that local support for other artists that maybe don’t have stores or a spot in other markets.”
Big Eddy Winter Market 2024 runs Friday, Dec. 13 from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the Big Eddy Glass Works parking lot. Free entry, all ages are welcome, food and beverages will be for sale alongside other vendors.
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