RIM Park Spring Artisan Market — Forbes Hall
- What: Market with more than 80 local artisans selling handmade goods and art. - When/where: Saturday, April 25, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. at RIM Park, Forbes Hall (2001 University Ave. E.). - More info: event listing at therecord.com
Waterloo shoppers will get a one-day spring market at RIM Park on Saturday, April 25, with more than 80 local artisans set up in Forbes Hall. (etsywaterlooregion.com) The market runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at RIM Park, 2001 University Avenue East in Waterloo. Etsy Waterloo Region lists handmade home decor, pottery, jewellery, clothing, food, art, pet items, and bath and body products among the goods for sale. (etsywaterlooregion.com) Admission is $2 cash only, and children 16 and under get in free. Organizers are also offering a raffle card at the door for shoppers who buy three items at the show. (etsywaterlooregion.com) The event is part of a regular market schedule run by Etsy Waterloo Region, a local seller network that stages seasonal handmade markets in the area. Vendor listings from participating makers, including Elmira Candle Co. and Debbie Ellis Watercolours, show the April 25 stop at RIM Park on their 2026 calendars. (elmiracandleco.ca) (debbieelliswatercolours.ca) RIM Park is one of Waterloo’s largest event and recreation sites, and the city says the broader complex draws more than a million visits a year. The venue includes meeting and event spaces inside the Manulife Sportsplex and Healthy Living Centre, where markets and other public events are regularly held. (explorewaterloo.ca) (waterloo.ca) City information for RIM Park says parking is free, and the customer service desk opens at 8:30 a.m. on site. Forbes Hall is one of the rentable rooms in the complex, with space for large public gatherings. (waterloo.ca) (ca.apm.activecommunities.com) For shoppers, the draw is the concentration of local makers in one room for six hours on a Saturday near the end of April. For sellers, it is one of the early spring in-person markets on the Waterloo Region calendar before the larger run of summer outdoor events. (etsywaterlooregion.com) (destinationontario.com) By late Saturday afternoon, the spring market will be over, but Etsy Waterloo Region’s listing frames it as a seasonal stop in a continuing circuit of handmade shows across the region. (etsywaterlooregion.com)
