What is the Craft Crawl?
The Victoria Craft Crawl is a celebration of creative spirit where independent makers can discover, explore, and shop with Victoria's downtown boutique craft community.
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Visit all participating business and collect their stamps on your Craft Crawl Passport or participate on social media to be entered to win a prize!Â
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Participating Businesses
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Bon Macaron
Bon Macaron Patisserie is devoted to the creation of France’s most elegant and fun dessert: the macaron. With over 50 flavours ranging from the traditional to the most creative sweet & savoury, a new flavour once a week, and a classroom to learn all our secrets, everyone will find something to their taste!
Hours: Friday 10-6:00, Sat 10-6:00, Sun 10-6:00
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GVPL Central Branch
The Central Branch of the Greater Victoria Public Library is the system's main branch, located in the downtown core. The Heritage Room includes a special collection with approximately 2,500 items related to the history of Vancouver Island. Check out their extensive selection of books covering to all sorts of crafts.
Hours: Friday 10-6:00, Sat 10-6:00, Sun Closed
SUPPLY Victoria Creative Reuse Center
SUPPLY Victoria is a nonprofit that sells donated school, office, & art supplies and offers creative reuse workshops. By diverting materials from the landfill, SUPPLY makes them accessible to the community through their storefront, and inspire arts-based creative reuse through visibility, education, and programming.
Hours: Friday 12-4:00, Sat 12-4:00, Sun 12-4:00
Victoria Bead Town Designs
Discover an endless variety of beads in all shapes and sizes including Swarovski crystals, natural semi-precious stones, wood and glass, and many other treasures and supplies. We are a business catering to all the crystal and bead lovers for over 25 years.
Hours: Friday 11-5:00, Sat 11-5:00, Sun 12-4:00
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Gala Fabrics
Specializing in natural fibers since 1984, Gala Fabrics has a wide array of fabrics, notions, and trims for all occasions.Â
From beginner sewists, to experienced tailors, we cater to cosplay, film, tv, theatre, quilting, bridal, home decor, and everything in between. Check us out and find something to inspire your sewing journey.
Hours: Friday 10-5:00, Sat 10-5:00, Sun Closed
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Hands on Clay
Hands on Clay has been offering Victoria a place to create with clay since 2010! We offer a variety of programs to learn what creating with clay is all about. A great place to start are our one-night Wheel Throwing and Hands-building workshops.Â
Hours: Friday 11-7:00, Sat 11-7:00, Sun 11-5:30
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The Papery is a locally owned stationery and gift boutique that’s been inspiring creativity for 29 years. Whether you’re picking out the perfect card, discovering your next favourite pen, or finding a gift that feels just right, The Papery invites you to slow down and rediscover the simple joy of beautiful things made to be shared.
The Papery
Hours: Friday 10-6:00, Sat 10-6:00, Sun 11-5:00
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We're Victoria's highest-rated indoor plant shop, locally owned and operated. Find our selection of beautiful houseplants, ceramics, planters, and accessories. We also install and maintain plants for offices, restaurants, and commercial spaces across Greater Victoria. Ask us about our private workshops and events!
VI Plant Shop
Hours: Friday 11-5:00, Sat 11-5:00, Sun 11-5:00
Beehive Wool Shop
Beehive Wool Shop is a welcoming space for knitters and fibre artists of all skill levels. We are very proud of our curated selection of commercial and hand-dyed yarns in a wide variety of gauges and fibres. We also offer classes to help you get started.
Hours: Friday 10-5:30, Sat 10-5:30, Sun 11-4:00
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Gather & Stitch
Kat offers fun and inclusive sewing classes and retreats in Victoria, BC. She loves helping people build their sewing skills and seeing their confidence grow. Her goal is to make you feel at home so you can enjoy yourself and build some awesome sewing skills!
Hours: Friday 10-4:00, Sat 10-5:00, Sun Closed
Stairway Studio
Committed to preserving the timeless art of traditional silversmithing, Stairway Studio offers a diverse range of classes and workshops suitable for all skill levels. Our retail supply shop provides top-quality tools, equipment, materials, and a variety of gemstones.
Hours: Friday 12-8:30, Sat 10-4:30, Sun 10-4:30
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Thrift/Craft Alternative Art Supply
Get great deals on art and crafting supplies for a wide range of interests and skill levels. We carry supplies for jewelry, scrapbooking, painting, assemblage, collage, embroidery, graffiti, drawing, clothing repairs and so much more! Doesn't hurt that you're helping keep things out of the landfill too.
Hours: Friday 11:30ish-6, Sat 11:30ish-6, Sun 11:30ish-5
the DVBA
The Downtown Victoria Business Association's mission is to nurture and promote the vitality and vibrancy of downtown Victoria and its business community. Their vision is to be the authority on all things happening in Victoria’s downtown core.
They are a not-for-profit organization, under the direction of a volunteer board of management. They strive to create a vibrant community and a prosperous economic environment to make Downtown Victoria the region’s destination for business.
We are very grateful to have the Craft Crawl sponsored by the DVBA, and that they continuously support independent businesses in Victoria's dowtown core. Find out more abut the DVBA Here.
How to Participate + Prize entriesÂ
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Craft Crawl Passport: Prize 1
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1) Â Pickup your Craft Crawl Passport at any of the participating businesses between Sept 25-27 2026
2) Visit each of the 19 participating businesses IN PERSON to collect a stamp on the passport.
3) Once your passport is complete, fill in your contact info in the space provided and leave it with the last business you visit.
4) One (1) winner will be drawn from the pool of completed passports on October 3rd.
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Craft Crawl runs between Sept 25th-27th, 2026
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​​On Social Media: Prize 2 Â
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1) Visit participating businesses and post a picture or video of the business on Instagram or Facebook. Tag the business and @victoriacraftcrawl and tell us your favourite thing about that business.
2) Each qualifying post counts as 1 entry. You may enter as many times as you like.
3) One (1) winner will be drawn from the pool of qualifying entry posts on October 3rd.
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Craft Crawl RulesÂ
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1) Â One (1) Craft Crawl Passport per person.
2) Each participant must visit every business IN PERSON to receive a stamp, if completing a passport. No exceptions.
3) Winners will be drawn and contacted on October 3rd. Winners will have until October 10th to respond. If no response is received, another winner will be drawn.
4) Winners (or a friend) must pick up their prizes from Gala Fabrics at 738 Caledonia Ave. We are unable to ship prizes.
Map
Use our map to guide your Craft Crawl route through downtown Victoria. If using a mobile device, use two fingers to move around and zoom in on the map, then tap the store icons to see each business's address.
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Thanks to Colin Richards of Brilliant Studio for setting up our digital map!
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