When the outdoor markets thin out, the Victoria Public Market at the Hudson is still indoors, at #6-1701 Douglas Street. The market’s official holiday hours page lists regular hours as 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. That same page also flags some Monday closures and a shorter Christmas and New Year schedule, so it is the page to check before a holiday week. Christmas Day and New Year’s Day are listed as closed; Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve close at 3:30 p.m.; Boxing Day is listed as 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
A weekly farmers’ market is part of the mix. The official farmers’ market page says local farmers and food producers set up every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and that you can also find them on Saturdays and Sundays. “We hope their presence grows and that they will eventually be with us everyday,” the page says. The market’s contact line is 778-433-2787, or info@victoriapublicmarket.com.
The Hudson building, a short walk from downtown’s other indoor shops, is a practical rainy-Saturday stop: you can do a farmers’ market shop and still have the public market’s regular vendors around you. Because stall lists and holiday hours change, the official site — not a screenshot from last winter — is the last word on who is open this week.
The Butchart Gardens, already written up in this edition’s Lifestyle section, is a different kind of outing; the public market is the in-town, year-round option if you would rather stay in the city and go home with groceries.
Good to know
- Address: #6-1701 Douglas Street, Victoria. Phone: 778-433-2787.
- Regular hours listed: 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Confirm holiday hours on the official page.
- Farmers’ market: Wednesdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., also Saturday and Sunday. Details: victoriapublicmarket.com.
Image: Screenshot of the Victoria Public Market Farmers’ Market page.
Photo: Victoria Public Market at the Hudson, Screenshot of official source page, via source.
