Welcome to Ritchie & Hazeldean!

The Ritchie & Hazeldean Photo Neighbourhood Bingo Contest for Kids!

This contest is open to all kids (outside of Ritchie & Hazeldean too!)

Here’s how to play!

1. Explore the neighbourhoods of Ritchie & Hazeldean.
2. Look for the places and sites that correspond to the images and numbers.
3. Write down the addresses and/or say the locations that correspond to the numbers and send these to ritchiehazeldeanmarkethub@gmail.com by the end of Monday, June 6th.

You will be contacted if you have won a prize!

If you find all the places and if they are all right, you will have TWO chances to win a prize. If you don’t finish it, send it in anyway! You still have a chance to win a prize!

The prizes for this contest are:

$25.00 gift card for Kind Ice-Cream!
$25.00 gift card for The Doughnut Party!
2 gift collections of delicious goodies (lots of amazing candy!) from Andy’s Beef Jerky & Artisan Emporium!
6 cheese tarts from Pablo Cheese Tarts!
A fabulous space-themed large Bento lunch kit from Two Mothers!
An activity pack from Two Mothers!

There are two contests for locals from Ritchie & Hazeldean who are participating in the sale (both adults and children can participate):

Most Fabulous Sale Day Photo - you can send as many photos of the sale day as you want to ritchiehazeldeanmarkethub@gmail.com between June 4 - 6… there are prizes for the most expressive photos!

Most Fabulous Sale Sign or Sandwich Board - make a sign for your sale, and send a photo of it to ritchiehazeldeanmarkethub@gmail.com between June 4 - 6 - there are prizes for the most expressive signs that advertise your sale!

These two contests have the following prizes generously donated by local Ritchie & Hazeldean businesses:

1.  A free haircut by Hazeldean Hair Studio!
2. A $50.00 gift card from The Blue Chair Cafe
3. A $100.00 gift card from Acme Meats
4. A brewery tour for 10 People plus $25 gift card from Longroof Brewing!
5. 2 chances to win a six-pack of Japanese Cheese Tarts by Pablo Cheese Tarts
6. Dance registration for a session with Move & Be Moved
7. $25 towards a massage, facial or other treatment with Vikki Qian

Good luck! :)




If you’re looking for an explorative and fun outing with your family this Spring, look no further!

The neighbourhoods of Ritchie & Hazeldean will be strutting their stuff on front lawns, in churches and in brick and mortar businesses on Saturday, June 4 from 9am - 5pm! Last year it was huge (we were on Global TV!), and this year it is going to be even bigger!

We have the following on offer, which can also be found on the online map (which you can use to find where things are during the event!): https://tinyurl.com/bdet38p8

For the KIDS We Have …

Gift and treat bags, games, free tables, rock painting, nerf gun sales, outgrown it sales, toys, books, baby blankets, reusable water balloons, Little Acorn Garden Kits for Kids!, Seed Pucks, Dollhouse Hair Boutique - offering $5.00 off children’s cuts, Move & Be Moved drop-in dance classes, carnival games, Andy’s Beef Jerky & Artisan Emporium - treat bags for kids, sidewalk chalk art, Pablo Cheese Tart - stickers for kids and Young Entrepreneurs of the neighbourhoods of Ritchie & Hazeldean to be inspired by (you can find them by looking for the LIGHT GREEN marker on the map).

There is also a special contest for kids- a photo bingo neighbourhood card which will be available on this website the night before the sale (which will be available for download)! Try to find the addresses or locations that match the photos! If your child can get ALL the answers, they will be entered twice in the contest! Finished (or ALMOST finished) bingo cards can be sent in to ritchiehazeldeanmarkethub@gmail.com on June 4 - June 6. This contest is open to every child who comes to the sale (not just Ritchie & Hazeldean residents)!

• Local Ritchie & Hazeldean Businesses have generously donated LOTS of prizes for this contest:
  
  $25.00 gift card for Kind Ice-Cream!
  $25.00 gift card for The Doughnut Party!
  2 gift bags loaded with delicious goodies (lots of amazing candy!) from Andy’s Beef Jerky & Artisan Emporium!
  6 cheese tarts from Pablo Cheese Tarts!
  A fabulous space-themed large Bento lunch kit from Two Mothers!
  An activity pack from Two Mothers!

For EVERYONE we have …

Henna demonstrations, seedlings -squash, tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers, handmade greeting cards, collage art, wood crafts (stars & hearts), cinnamon ferns, Bruh-tanicals - Pick your plant, and pick your pot!, calligraphy instruction, painted rocks, Sunflower Seed Bombs for Ukraine (a fundraiser), homemade hot chocolate mix, yard and garage sales, free tables, vintage and antique items, massage, acupuncture, facial TCM, foot massage, reflexology, Avon, tarot card readings, plants, handmade wooden hair barrettes, Scentsy, upcycled gifts, Mill Creek Ravine Naturals Comfrey Salve, Ritchie Garden Services (gift certificates), cement planters, succulent plants, live music by Diamond Dust (roots and blues), live music by The Syllabubs (classical and folk), live music by Karen Shepherd (folk, jazz, roots, indigenous), live music by Laurelle Kanji, brunch music at the Blue Chair Cafe by Gareth Gilliland, evening music by Jim Findlay doing the Joni Mitchell Project at the Blue Chair Cafe, hand-made gnomes, kitchen stuff, decals from 78zerovinyl, homemade chocolate & chocolate tastings, Vinyl records (over 2000), upcycled wind chimes, crocheted slippers, i.am.vintage (herbal balms, salves and tea), macrame, handmade jewelry, soaps, shower bombs, bath salts, candles, aprons, ceramics, eye pillows, meditation pillows, home decor, crafts, clothes (Pieces By Sharon - capris, dresses, and hats), furniture, Dollhouse Hair Boutique - offering $10 off of adult cuts, Re:Plenish - 10% off sale, Andy’s Beef Jerky & Artisan Emporium - 10% off of everything in the store, Pedego Electric Bikes - Saturday, June 4, 2022 – 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m - E-Bike tour - with Blogger Linda Hoang (tickets must be bought in advance from her site https://linda-hoang.com/), and the Block Pride Party at the Paint Stop and Grindstone Theatre.

If you get hungry and thirsty on the sale day we have:

Freezies, River’s Wacky Waffle Station (waffles, whipped cream, and toppings), Lemonade, Artsy Tartsy Portuguese egg tarts, Pop, Juice, Water, Acme Meats - 10% off of everything, Longroof Brewing -$15.00 Growler fills, Pablo Cheese Tart - Japanese Cheese Tarts & Snacks - Mini Tart & Drink special, Chocolate Orange Cookies, Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies, Alfajores (Peruvian Caramel Cookies), Kind Ice-Cream’s featured 90’s inspired flavours and food trucks at the Grindstone Theatre/ Paint Stop.

For the pets we have:

Upcycled Pet toys and dog treats, homemade dog shampoo, and "SafeTeam Rescue" Fundraiser for adoptable kitties in care (selling all kinds of amazing cat-inspired gifts and collectibles).

Bathroom stops at local businesses as well as Zion and Redeemer Lutheran churches (who are hosting events and can be found on the map with the YELLOW marker).

Participating local Businesses can be found on the map by looking for RED markers.


There will be something for everyone, and we look forward to inviting you to our neighbourhoods of Ritchie & Hazeldean!

#buylocalritchiehazeldean

The event poster to download, print, and SHARE can be found by clicking here (it takes a while to download, but it does eventually):  EVENT POSTER


Special thanks to zeemaps.com for letting us use their mapping system free of charge for this event, and last year's event!