VB Country Market opens Saturday June 19 10 AM to 1PM and runs each Saturday until September 4 2021.

With Manitoba’s current Code Red COVID protocols in place, the VB Country Market will open Saturday June 19 on the grounds of the Victoria Beach Community Centre located on Highway 59N at Ateah Road.

The market is considered an essential service and falls within the retail protocols as outlined in Manitoba government public health orders. We are asking that in order to keep the country market open, if you are unwell please stay home.

It is a summer event we all look forward to and we are monitoring the situation and health orders closely. We plan to keep our market open, but if at any point we are ordered by a public official to close the country market, we will comply and update this webpage with details.

WHAT TO EXPECT AT THE  VB COUNTRY MARKET
The country market area has changed from past years.  This expansion allows for more vendors and more space between vendors and visitors park on the Community Centre's property (follow signage). The market will be in a "L" shape with the entrance along Highway 59N and rounding through the trees into the ball park area. 

Here are the COVID actions we and our market sellers are taking to protect our community:
  • Visitors, staff and volunteers are all required to wear masks at the market. Masks should cover mouth and nose. You will not be allowed into the market area without a mask. If you are wearing a mask improperly, we will ask you to adjust your mask to a safe position.
  • Hand sanitizer is available at the entry, exit, and at vendors booths.
  • Under provincial market protocols, we have suspended product sampling.
  • Vendors and volunteers are advised to stay home if they feel sick.
  • Signage will be posted to remind visitors of protocols and to maintain physical distancing.
  • One entrance and one exit through market area.
  • We are limiting the number of people entering at any given time and are tracking numbers as people enter and exit throughout the duration of the market. We remain under the limit required by Manitoba Health’s retail guidelines which may also include one family member per household.

WHAT YOU CAN DO
We thank you for supporting the VB Country Market and we encourage you to follow all health and safety measures to protect yourself and our community: (links to Manitoba government)
Thank you all for your part in ensuring our country market is a safe and healthy environment for everyone.

As things evolve, we will continue to update this page.  If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact vbcountrymarket@gmail.com.
 
​If you are a vendor interested in participating in the market , please submit the form below. Email the coordinator, Carol Bartmanovich, at vbcountrymarket@gmail.com or call at 204-880-0025 if you have any further questions or require more details.

​See below for further vendor information and vendor application:
 SET UP
  • SET UP AT 9:00 AM - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT 10:00 AM
  • TAKE DOWN AT 1:00 PM (Vendors are please asked to not take down early)
  • SPACES ASSIGNED AT COORDINATORS DISCRETION
  • SPACES ARE SIZED TO ALLOCATE FOR YOUR VEHICLE WHEN PRE-BOOKED/REGISTERED
  • VENDORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING THEIR OWN SHADING/CANOPY/UMBRELLA
  • WASHROOM FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE INSIDE THE COMMUNITY CENTRE DURING MARKET HOURS

COST
  • $25 WEEKLY PRE-BOOKED SPACE
  • $30 WEEKLY WHEN ARRIVING WITHOUT NOTICE TO COORDINATOR BEFORE DAY OF MARKET
  • $250 FOR 12 WEEKS (Non-Refundable)
  • $5 TABLE RENTAL ONLY OR TABLE & CHAIR RENTAL (no exceptions) or ELECTRICAL 
  • POWER MUST BE PRE-ARRANGED
  • SPACE MUST BE CONFIRMED WITH COORDINATOR BY THURSDAY

PAYMENT OPTIONS
  • E-TRANSFER PAYMENTS TO: payvbcc@gmail.com using password market
  • CHEQUES ARE MADE PAYABLE TO VICTORIA BEACH COMMUNITY CENTRE
  • CASH COLLECTED ON DAY OF MARKET

​FOOD GUIDELINES

    2021 VENDOR REGISTRATION