As every year, there will be plenty of opportunities for Vaudreuil-Soulanges residents to pick up a unique, local gift for a loved one, a colleague, a teacher or themselves. Between now and December, some 30 Christmas markets are scheduled across the region. 

It's the perfect opportunity to meet the local artisans, producers and merchants who will be taking part in all four corners of the region. Here's where you can meet them in the coming weeks: 

November 18:

- Terrasse en Art - Craft fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Community Hall, 78 7th Avenue, Terrasse-Vaudreuil;

- Alibi Barn Hudson Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Alibi Barn, 422 Main Street, suite 101, Hudson;

- Edgewater School Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Edgewater School, 220 Cardinal-Léger Boulevard, Pincourt;

- Hudson (St.Thomas) Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Église Saint-Thomas-D'Aquin, 413 Main Street, Hudson;

- LILO Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Résidence LILO, 105 boulevard Don-Quichotte, Ile-Perrot;

- Foire de Noël de Saint-Clet from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Église de Saint-Clet 615, route 201, Saint-Clet;

- Marché Etsy Vaudreuil-Soulanges from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., École secondaire Cité-des-Jeunes (cafeteria), 400 avenue Saint-Charles, Vaudreuil-Dorion. Also on Sunday, November 19, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the same location;

- Les Coteaux Christmas Markets from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Édifice Gilles-Grenier, 21, rue Prieur, Les Coteaux. Also Sundays and November 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the same location;

- Seaway Valley Artisans Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Omni-Centre Pincourt, 375 Cardinal-Léger Boulevard, Pincourt.Also on Sunday, November 19 at the same location and on the same schedule;November 25:

- Hudson Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., St.James Church, 642 Main Street, Hudson;

- Birchwood Elementary School Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Birchwood Elementary School, 1325 rue Jolicoeur, Saint-Lazare;

- Holiday Bazaar from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Westwood High School, 2800 rue du Bordelais, Saint-Lazare;

- Pincourt Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Omni-Centre Pincourt, 375 Cardinal-Léger Boulevard, Pincourt. Also at the same location on Sunday, November 26, on the same schedule;

- Marché de Noël de Coteau-du-Lac from 12 p.m. to 7 p.m., Centre communautaire Wilson, 2, rue Georges-Jules-Beaudet, Coteau-du-Lac and Pavillon Wilson 4B, rue Principale, Coteau-du-Lac. At the same location on Sunday, November 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m;

- Town of Hudson Christmas Market 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Stephen F. Shaar Community Centre Shaar Community Centre, 394 Main Street, Hudson.Also at the same location and on the same schedule on Sunday, November 26;

- Marché des Saveurs de L'Île-Perrot from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Centre communautaire Paul-Émile-Lépine, 150, boulevard Perrot, Ile-Perrot. Also at the same location and on the same schedule on Sunday, November 26;

December 1, 2 and 3:

- Marché de Noël Sainte-Justine-de-Newton from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on December 1, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on December 2 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on December 3, Community Center, 2842 Rue Principale, Sainte-Justine-de-Newton;

- December 2: 

- Mount Pleasant Hudson School Craft Fair from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Mount Pleasant Elementary School, 97 rue Mount Pleasant Hudson;

- Furley Hudson Christmas Market from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Furley Hudson, 407 Main St., Hudson;

- Marché de Noël de Saint-Lazare from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Centre communautaire de Saint-Lazare, 1301 rue du Bois, Saint-Lazare. Also at the same location and on the same schedule on Sunday, December 3;- Les Cèdres Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Pavillon récréatif des bénévoles, 145 rue Valade, Les Cèdres. Also at the same location and on the same schedule on Sunday, December 3;- Résidence Le Félix Vaudreuil-Dorion Christmas Market from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Résidence Le Félix Vaudreuil-Dorion, 3223 boulevard de la Gare, Vaudreuil-Dorion;

December 8: 

- École Brind'Amour Christmas Market from 5 to 9 p.m., École Brind'Amour, 400, avenue Saint-Charles, pavillon P, Vaudreuil-Dorion.Also at the same location on Sunday, December 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m;

December 10: 

- Marché de Noël de Saint-Zotique from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., École des Orioles (gymnasium) - 20, avenue des Maîtres, Saint-Zotique and Salle communautaire - 1250, rue Principale, Saint-Zotique;

December 16:

- Marché des Saveurs Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Carrefour Notre-Dame, 1300, boulevard Don-Quichotte, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot;

- Marché de Noël de Rigaud from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Édifice Paul-Brasseur, Salle de l'amitié, 10 Rue Saint-Jean-Baptiste E, Rigaud. Also at the same location and on the same schedule on Sunday, December 17.

More details on each event are available on the Achat local VS website at https://achatlocalvs.com/marches-de-noel.