The St. Lawrence Market is expanding its opening hours – starting today.
Starting July 31, the popular international food market will now be open Sundays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It will also be open Tuesday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Holiday hours may vary.
Who’s ready for Sunday fun? Join us at the market with @chefvbarry tomorrow to kick off our new hours and first Sunday opening with the inaugural St. Lawrence Market Sunday Chef Series event. pic.twitter.com/jZrGyNTBdR
— Market of St. Lawrence (@StLawrenceMkt) July 31, 2022
The City of Toronto recently decided to open the market for longer hours as part of a year-long pilot project following a review of the hours of operation that included public feedback and an assessment of how “improvements to operations can better serve Torontonians and visitors to the town.”
“The revised opening hours will make the market more accessible, with opening hours that meet the changing needs and preferences of visitors. The changes include opening the market on Sundays and later morning opening and later evening closing on weekdays,” they said in a statement.
“As Toronto’s economy recovers, the market is now in a position to resume extended hours.”
The city said the outcome of this pilot project will “inform a more permanent operational schedule for the remainder of 2023 and beyond.”
Traders were notified three months in advance of these changes. Management has and will continue to work with traders to help them find the staff needed to “implement the new opening hours sufficiently operationally”.
In March 2020, St. Lawrence Market was in the process of launching a pilot project to expand its hours, but that initiative was put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, the market’s opening hours were changed and actually reduced to comply with the health and safety measures of COVID-19.
“In 2020, we turned around, as COVID-19 impacted previous launch plans, we are now moving forward with this exciting pilot. The new hours pilot modernizes the market’s operations and ensures that more people – residents and visitors to our city – have the opportunity to experience this incredible, historic Toronto destination,” Mayor John Tory said in a release.
“It’s very exciting that Market St. Lawrence Market will relaunch extended hours. I want to thank the many businesses that make the market such a special place.”
St. Lawrence Market is now open on Sundays!
South Market (main building) 10:00 – 17:00
Encouraging Torontonians to support our local farmers and businesses today. pic.twitter.com/55nhZUruow
— John Tory (@TorontosMayor) July 31, 2022
The complex of St. Lawrence Market consists of St. Lawrence Hall, South Market and North Market, which is currently in its temporary home at 125 The Esplanade.
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