Popular Parksville summer street market expands

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Aerial view of Parksville’s Summer by the Sea Street Market (Image Credit: City of Parksville)

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Extra space means new attractions, including space dedicated to the pending FIFA World Cup, Karim said.

“These are some expansion areas where we’ve been able to place some of the new vendors, the youth entrepreneurship vendors, as well as the World Cup fan zone.”

Crowds between 2,000 and the 3,000 range are expected for the weekly Summer by the Sea Market, which features Vancouver Island producers of clothing, home decor, arts/crafts, food and much more.

New this year are four distinct zones, which Karim said categorizes vendors into themed areas, creating more clarity and predictability for shoppers and vendors.

Even with its growth, Karim said they are well aware of evolving the market in a controlled, responsible way for everybody involved.

“We’re thinking about: how do we be meaningful, how do we be intentional in a way that represents the beauty and the vendors of Parksville and district.”

Vehicular traffic is closed off Tuesday evenings during Summer by the Sea Street Market. (Image Credit: City of Parksville)

In addition to shopping, live entertainment and fifteen food carts will be set up weekly.

Karim applauded the assistance from the business community, volunteers and Parksville Downtown Business Association for working together to make the market such a big success.

“Summer by the Sea Street Market is definitely a staple event here in Parksville,” Karim concluded.

The market runs every Tuesday night between 6 p.m. and 9 p.m. through Aug. 25 (the last two markets end at 8:30 p.m.)

More information is available here.

Nanaimo’s weekly Commercial Street Night Market returns for its seventh season on Thursday, June 18.

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