{"id":605128,"date":"2026-04-15T06:42:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:42:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605128\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T06:42:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T06:42:08","slug":"torontos-largest-asian-owned-market-returning-next-month-with-a-few-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/605128\/","title":{"rendered":"Toronto\u2019s largest Asian-owned market returning next month with a few upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/events\/asian-heritage-market-mel-lastman-square-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Asian Heritage Market<\/a> is set to return to\u00a0Toronto in May,\u00a0taking place during the annual month-long cultural celebration.<\/p>\n<p>Presented by The Welcome Market, the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Toronto (CCCGT), and Toronto City Councillor Lily Cheng (Ward 18 Willowdale), this year&#8217;s event has expanded into a two-day showcase with more than 95 Asian businesses.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For those who have attended in the past will know the event showcases a wide range of vendors from vintage foods to food.\u00a0Many draw on global culinary influences while paying homage to Asian cultures.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, the Asian Heritage Market welcomed a record 10,000 attendees in Toronto,\u00a0prompting organizers to expand the event into a full weekend event to improve accessibility. This year, 30,000 guests are expected to attend the popular festival.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the two-day expansion, organizers are introducing a beer garden this year.\u00a0Presented by Sapporo Canada, it will serve premium beer, non-alcoholic options, and the brand&#8217;s latest release, Vodka Lemon Sour.<\/p>\n<p>And that&#8217;s not all. Live performances, a SUKOSHI Stamp Station, and a special collaboration between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blogto.com\/restaurants\/ruru-baked-toronto\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Rurubaked <\/a>and SUKOSHI round out the exciting lineup of on-site attractions.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian Heritage Market will take place on May 9 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on May 10 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. The event is free to attend and will be held at Mel Lastman Square, located at 5100 Yonge St.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Asian Heritage Market is set to return to\u00a0Toronto in May,\u00a0taking place during the annual month-long cultural celebration.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":605129,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194291],"tags":[40706,49,48,12032,3526,3302],"class_list":{"0":"post-605128","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-toronto","8":"tag-asian","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-heritage","12":"tag-market","13":"tag-toronto"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605128"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605128\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}