The last outdoor Sunday of the Leslieville Farmers' Market at Greenwood Park is October 25. The next Sunday, November 1, the same market opens inside the East End Food Hub at 1470 Gerrard St. E. and runs there every Sunday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. until December 20, according to the market's 2026/27 season schedule. The market runs that building day to day, and the building sits on the same stretch of Gerrard as some of the east end's newest weekend kitchens.
This is a regular seasonal move. Last year the market held the same indoor run at the same address from November 2 to December 21, 2025, according to a winter farmers' market guide from Family Fun Canada. What's different in 2026 is the street around it. Gerrard has gained new restaurants since spring, and a festival lands the Saturday before the second indoor Sunday.
The Last Greenwood Sunday Shares the Day With Halloween Fest
October 25 closes out the outdoor season at Greenwood Park, 150 Greenwood Ave., with the usual 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. hours. That afternoon, Riverside's Halloween Fest runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Joel Weeks Park, 10 Thompson St. It has a vendor market, family activities and a dog-costume contest, followed by a candy crawl and parade along Queen Street East from 3 to 4 p.m., according to the Riverside BIA.
The two events overlap by three hours. The market closes at 2 p.m., Halloween Fest closes at 3, and the parade takes the final hour on Queen. One Sunday covers the last outdoor market morning and the Riverside afternoon, and after that the market's Sundays move to Gerrard.
The Building the Market Runs
The East End Food Hub is the former Glen Rhodes United Church property at Gerrard and Coxwell. Its history is the reason the market spends its cold months there.
The Food Hub's own account of its history sets out the sequence:
- November 2016: City Council, led by Councillor Paula Fletcher, directs staff to explore partnerships that could expand local food programs in the Coxwell-Gerrard area.
- January 2018: Council starts a feasibility study for a food hub. The study was proposed by the Neighbourhood Food Project, which also ran the Leslieville Farmers' Market, with support from FoodShare Toronto.
- May 2018: The City authorizes a Community Food Hub Feasibility Project at Glen Rhodes Church, 1470 Gerrard Street East.
- November 2018: The City funds Applegrove to bring in the Neighbourhood Food Project, then known as Greenbelt Markets, to launch pilot programming.
- June 2019: The hub is up and running.
By 2024 the project had become the East End Food Hub. A governance committee brought together Applegrove, the Leslieville Farmers' Market, Nourish East End and East End United Ministry, and the market took the lead on day-to-day operations. The Food Hub's homepage lists what happens there today: food-bank services, farmers' market operations, community gatherings, food-skills training, support for food entrepreneurs, commercial kitchens and bookable event space.
The site had a food program well before the market arrived. Toronto.com reported that Glen Rhodes began monthly community dinners during the downturn of the early 1980s and later set up a food bank that kept operating, and that City support helped fund the hub's lease, setup and project staff. When the market moves indoors, it moves into a building it helped shape and still operates.
A November Sunday on Gerrard, Stop by Stop
The market is on the edge of Gerrard India Bazaar. The BIA describes the district as running along Gerrard between Greenwood and Coxwell, founded in 1982, with more than 125 shops and restaurants. Three of the closest weekend options are new or easy to miss:
| Stop | Address | What it is | Weekend timing |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leslieville Farmers' Market | East End Food Hub, 1470 Gerrard St. E. | Indoor winter season | Sundays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Nov. 1 to Dec. 20 |
| Santa Madre | 1437 Gerrard St. E. | Mexican fonda from chef Luis Valenzuela, opened May 2026 | Weekend brunch |
| Maha's | 226 Greenwood Ave., north of Gerrard | Egyptian brunch | Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. |
| Mambo Italiano Restaurant | 1330 Gerrard St. E. | Halal Italian, new this summer | See restaurant for hours |
Santa Madre is the newest of the three. blogTO dates its opening to May 2026 and lists Luis Valenzuela as chef and owner. Foodism describes it as Valenzuela's second east-end taqueria, after Holi Tacos on Queen East. It's modelled on the affordable fonda restaurants of his native Mexico and serves tacos, sandwiches and a full weekend brunch, and the restaurant doesn't accept tips. A June 24 feature in Streets of Toronto lists chilaquiles and huevos rancheros on the brunch menu.
Maha's links the two market seasons. It's at 226 Greenwood Ave., the same avenue as the outdoor market at 150 Greenwood, and its own site places it just north of Gerrard. Its weekend hours run to 4:30 p.m., two and a half hours after the market closes.
Mambo Italiano is a few blocks west, inside the bazaar. Stephanie Dickison's July restaurant roundup describes its menu as straight Italian rather than fusion, and halal. Dishes include osso buco, veal parmigiana, rack of lamb and salmone al limone. The original location is in Mississauga.
For eight Sundays, the market and these restaurants sit within a short walk of each other, on Gerrard or just off it on Greenwood.
The Saturday Before the Second Indoor Market
On Saturday, November 7, from 6 to 10 p.m., Gerrard India Bazaar holds its free Diwali Mela, an annual outdoor celebration. The BIA's event listing promises a live DJ, dancing, sparklers, food and sidewalk sales.
The next morning, November 8, is the market's second indoor Sunday at 1470 Gerrard. The Mela on Saturday night and the market on Sunday morning are both on Gerrard.
How the Indoor Season Fits the December Calendar
Over the eight indoor Sundays, a few dates from the Queen Street side of the neighbourhood fall on or near market days:
- Saturday, November 14, 1 to 3 p.m.: A Queen East Eats walking food tour, run by the Leslieville and Riverside BIAs, with six local food and drink stops, per the Riverside BIA's fall tours page.
- Sunday, November 29, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.: The Riverside Holiday Market at Ralph Thornton Community Centre, 765 Queen St. E., with more than 20 local vendors, Santa photos, live music, hot chocolate and children's crafts. The farmers' market runs 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. that same Sunday on Gerrard, so the two overlap from 11 to 2.
- Saturdays, December 5 and December 12, 1 to 3 p.m.: The last two Queen East Eats tours of the year.
- Sunday, December 20: The last indoor market day of 2026.
After December 20 the market takes a break. It returns to the East End Food Hub on February 28, 2027, and runs Sundays from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. through May 2, according to its season schedule. The market's homepage still says it moves indoors "From March to May," but the same page's 2026/27 schedule includes the November and December run. Go by the dated schedule.
The weeks after the outdoor season are some of the most useful times to get a feel for a neighbourhood's year-round rhythm. At Catherine Mortimer, we follow that rhythm closely, from the Sunday market to what's opening on Gerrard. If you're weighing a move within Leslieville or nearby, request a personalized market plan and we'll take you through it street by street.
