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A twice-monthly Watford Summer Market is still accepting vendors for this year.
Published Aug 08, 2025 • 2 minute read
Amber Robinson, left, and Zahara Lila are shown Thursday at the Watford Summer Market they coordinate twice monthly, June to September, at Centennial Park in the Warwick Township community. (Paul Morden/The Observer)Article content
A twice-monthly Watford Summer Market is still accepting vendors for this year.
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The partnership between Warwick Township and A-Z Events runs for another three Thursday evenings, 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., this season in Centennial Park – Aug. 21 and Sept. 4 and 18.
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It’s the second season for the outdoor market, said Zahara Lila, one of the partners in A-Z Events which coordinates the market.
“Watford’s my hometown so I thought it would be a good idea to bring something here,” she said.
The Watford market was held once a month for its first year, “and then it seemed like there was more interest, so we added another day” for its second season, Lila said.
As many as 19 vendors have taken part on its busiest evenings, she said.
Along with meat and vegetables, vendors offer kombucha, seasonings, crafts, woodworking, baking and others products.
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“We’re hoping to get more,” Lila said. “It started out at eight to 10 last year.”
Information about the market can be found on the township’s website, warwicktownship.ca, and the event company’s Facebook page.
It’s the fourth year for the event company Lila and Amber Robinson, who is from Narin, formed after being vendors themselves. They also started a market this year in Glencoe and coordinate other events around the region.
They also have a table at the Watford market selling items for vendors not able to attend, including a Warwick Township maple syrup producer and Watford-based Hoof to Mouth Jerky.
“We try to keep it as local as we can,” Lila said.
She said they also try to keep vendor fees affordable and youth selling crafts are able to set up tables at no charge. “That way they can learn how to sell and be their own boss.”
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Eva Vos crochets a soup bowl cozy at the Cousins Crew homecraft booth she and cousin Brooklyn Sanders run at the Watford Summer Market. They are among the market’s youth vendors. (Paul Morden/The Observer) Photo by Paul Morden /The Observer
Attracting additional fruit and vegetable producers has been a challenge, Lila said.
Some they approached had committed their produce to other local markets, Lila said. “If they already have a market to go to, they only have a limited supply.”
The township has secured grant funding to help spread word about the venture, Lila said.
Earlier this year, the market received $3,800 from a grant program offered by Community Futures Lambton.
“It’s just trying to promote the community and trying to give people a reason to come and explore,” said Mayor Todd Case. “I would say, thus far, it has been very, very good.”
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