Christmas Treasures Bazaar 2026
Saturday, November 7, 12-4pm (NEW START TIME!)
Rideau Park United Church, 2203 Alta Vista Drive, Ottawa
Entrance on Cunningham Avenue; Free Parking; OC Transpo Bus Route 44

Click here to view the UCW September 2026 Newsletter (page 2) for more information on the Bazaar.

Admission to the bazaar is free; tickets for the Tea Room are holding 2025 pricing at $12 per person (with many thanks to our volunteers and donors); bring your own bags and shop until you drop! What will the Christmas Treasures Bazaar have for you?

  • Books, handmade crafts, houseplants, kids and teens toys and games
  • Fine china, linens, purses, gloves, hats, tablecloths, sewing and knitting, jewelry
  • Kitchen everything! Small appliances, house décor, lamps, clocks, seasonal items
  • Baked goods, jellies, jams, preserves, frozen turkey pies and speciality small batch frozen meals
  • The famous Rideau Park Tea Room – a plate of delicious tea sandwiches, squares and tea!

How to Participate

Volunteer! It takes many volunteers to run this event – all the area convenors are in place, and their information is posted in the office and the UCW bulletin board. Pick an area, contact the convenor of the area you want to help in and get signed up. Want to sell house plants? Books? Serve tea? Can you help with donation drop off? Greet people at the door? We have jobs for everyone. Teens – we can sign off on those volunteer hours.

Bake! We need baking to sell and baking to serve.

  • Bake Table! Baked items to sell should be dropped off in the Parlour on Friday, November 6, 9am-6pm, or until 11am on Saturday, November 7.
  • Tea Room! Drop off those yummy homemade squares in Beecroft Kitchen before 10am on Saturday, November 7 (uncut pans of light and dark squares, e.g. date, lemon and chocolate).

Donate! We need your treasures for this Christmas Treasures Bazaar. Items you can donate are those listed above and more. Surprise us!

Donation drop-off times:
o Wednesday, November 4, 9am-8pm
o Thursday, November 5:30, 9am-8pm
o Friday, November 6, 9am-6pm

Show up! Don’t forget to share the date and time with family and friends. Come have fun, meet neighbours and support Rideau Park United Church.

Tickets for the Tea Room are priced at 2025 prices – $12 per person at the door. The Tea Room offers take-out for busy people who want to take home all the fixings and make tea at home. Take out prices are also $12, paid at the door.

Why? This is your one stop shop to buy local and Canadian! Support your community by supporting our church’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Green up your Christmas shopping and save the planet by purchasing treasures that have been previously loved but still have lots of life left or discover a new craft item you just must have. Raise your pinky and sip a cup of tea with your neighbours in the Tea Room. Your generosity helps Rideau Park continue to offer many programs that support our community. All are welcome here and the more the merrier.