lokal.yyc

🌟 Our October 10th Gluten-Free Market is coming up! 🌟
We’re excited to welcome an amazing lineup of local gluten-free vendors — from delicious treats to pantry favorites and more. Come out, support small businesses, and connect with our wonderful gluten-free community! 🛍️💚
📅 Date: October 10th, 2026
📍 Location: Marda Loop Community Hall
🎟️ Entry: Free, as always!
Bring your friends, explore all the flavors, and celebrate local together!

💘 BIG NEWS: Gluten-Free Speed Dating is coming to Lokal! 💘
We’re always trying to innovate, experiment and add exciting new things to our events… so here’s our latest trial. 😛
For the first time, we’re introducing casual gluten-free speed dating at our Lokal Gluten-Free Market at the Marda Loop Community Hall.
This is meant to be fun, relaxed and low-pressure — just a chance to meet some new people who understand the gluten-free lifestyle.
❤️ 11 AM session
⏱️ 4-minute mini dates
👫 Meet up to 10 potential matches
🎟️ $7 per person
🌾 Intended for people who are celiac, gluten intolerant, or live a gluten-free lifestyle
🛍️ The market itself is FREE and runs 10 AM–3 PM
For this first trial, tickets are currently limited to 10 men’s tickets and 10 women’s tickets so we can try to keep the group as balanced as possible.
We can’t guarantee perfectly even numbers, but we’ll do our best to balance registrations. If fewer than 5 total participants register, the speed dating session will be cancelled and tickets refunded.
If this first one sells out and people enjoy it, we’ll look at adding more session times, more dating categories and speed dating at future Lokal markets.
So apparently we’re not just helping you find gluten-free bread anymore. 😂❤️

Tickets are available now at www.embracelokal.ca

Range 30-45

The Lethbridge Celiac Support Network celiac support network is eager for us to present a market for their Lethbridge community so we have decided to give it a try :) we are excited to present the event at Excite Lethbridge with different pricing from Calgary.

November 7th, 2026 from 10-3

Calgary vendors, are you considering coming?

Edmonton, help unlock $1 tickets! The Edmonton Gluten Free Expo is coming to the Edmonton Convention Centre on Saturday, September 26, 2026. To celebrate the launch, we are letting the community help unlock $1 general admission tickets, sale goes live this Friday, June 12 at 10:00 AM. Here’s how it works: For every 100 shares this post receives, we will unlock 1 hour of $1 general admission tickets. 100 shares = 1 hour of $1 tickets 500 shares = 5 hours of $1 tickets 1,000 shares = 10 hours of $1 tickets 2,400 shares = 24 hours of $1 tickets The promo is capped at 24 hours. After the unlocked $1 ticket window ends, general admission tickets return to regular pricing. Share this post, tag your gluten free friends, and help Edmonton unlock as many $1 ticket hours as possible. Edmonton Gluten Free Expo Saturday, September 26, 2026 Edmonton Convention Centre #yeg #edmonton #glutenfreeyeg

Can you guys believe that this is already the 4th Fall Market?

We know falls feels so far away with summer just peeking into our gardens now but as soon as you blink we will be in fall mode.

Vendors have been busy planning their year and we can confidently say that we are again also sold out for the Fall and Holiday markets.

Get your applications in now 💅🏻👀😛

𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝟭𝟬𝟭 – 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 💚

Living with celiac disease can feel overwhelming at times…
Especially in the beginning.

The questions.
The label reading.
The “can I eat this?” moments.
The learning curve that no one really prepares you for.

That’s exactly why we’ve created 𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗰 𝟭𝟬𝟭..

A 𝟵𝟬-𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲, 𝗶𝗻-𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 designed to guide, support, and simplify what living with celiac really looks and feels like.

✨ What we’ll cover:
• Understanding the basics of celiac disease
• Navigating gluten-free living with more confidence
• Tips for shopping, dining out, and avoiding cross-contact
• Real-life experiences, shared in a safe and supportive space

This isn’t just information…
It’s connection, reassurance, and learning from people who truly get it.

Whether you’re newly diagnosed, supporting someone with celiac, or just looking to feel more confident in your day-to-day life - this is for you.

To give you real impact, all we ask is $10 - and in return you’ll receive a yearly membership to Calgary Celiac, valuable information on the night, the chance to ask your own questions, and a goody bag to take home - CLICK THE LINK LIMITED SPOTS APPLY - www.zeffy.com/en-CA/ticketing/celiac-101-in-person-3

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗟𝗲𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱, 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱.

Hugs
The Calgary Celiac Association