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Cabbagetown Art and Crafts was founded by Randy Brown in 1988, and he still runs it today. Located in Riverdale Park West, deep in the heart of downtown Toronto, the sale takes place on the second weekend of September on the same weekend as the Cabbagetown Festival. There is no admission fee to the park and it is readily accessible by TTC.

The Cabbagetown Festival celebrates on a closed Parliament St for several days, lawn sales sprout throughout the neighborhood, and the Tour of Homes and the Riverdale Farm Festival, among other events, attract thousands of visitors. The Art & Crafts Sale is right in the middle of the action, and the 160 artists in this carefully juried show have become one of the main draws.

Cabbagetown itself is worth a visit. It is an intact heritage neighborhood, renovated and restored to its original charm. The narrow treed streets and alleyways are filled with period homes which provide intriguing insights into Canada's history. Many famous people in the arts live here.

Right beside Riverdale Park is Riverdale Farm, an urban farm which represents a turn of the century small family farm with a house, barn and a variety of heritage breed farm animals. The Riverdale Farm Festival includes craft demonstrations, corn roasts, fiddle playing and children's activities.

The Cabbagetown Art and Crafts Sale is a non-profit corporation which benefits many local charitable organizations in various ways. In addition, they sponsor BarnyardArts which organizes classes in the visual arts at Riverdale Farm from September to June. The aim of BarnyardArts is to encourage appreciation of the visual arts, employ local artists and foster community spirit.

Exhibitors line the walkways of Riverdale Park (the prettiest park in downtown Toronto) with their tents and tens of thousands of people pour into the park and walk along the walkways to view the wares. Overarching trees provide shade, there are park benches for family picnics and ample food for sale. All in all, it is a wonderful community event. Come, and be part of it.

Randy Brown

Mary Martin, Wendy Shingler, & Virginia Hamara

Cabbagetown Art & Crafts Sale, 456 Sumach St, Toronto ON M4X 1V7
Telephone: 416-926-0237, e-mail: cabbagetowncraft@aol.co