Get your credit card ready–it’s time to explore stores and grab gift cards for everyone on your holiday shopping list, from your office Secret Santa to stocking stuffers and under the tree presents for kids. Stumped on where to find something for the people on your list with eclectic taste? We’ve got you covered. One-of-a-kind antique stores to magical performances and hands-on maker workshops, you can find something for everyone in New West–you just have to know where to look!
Photo credit: Hidden Wonders
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Add a little magic to someone’s life with a gift certificate to Hidden Wonders, a speakeasy-style performance venue hidden behind a false business facade in New Westminster’s historic downtown core. The 75-minute experience is an entertaining exploration of small-scale illusions in an intimate setting. Prepare to experience the wonder of magic up-close.
Gift certificates and tickets available for purchase through their website.
Hidden Wonders Speakeasy Magic Experience
Downtown New Westminster (location revealed after ticket purchase confirmed)
Champagne Taste
There’s no place like home–especially when you are searching for a present for someone who loves to cuddle up on the couch and enjoy the ambiance of their own carefully curated surroundings. Champagne Taste is a must-visit shop for tasteful collectibles and custom furnishings, like vintage mirrors, imported chairs and consigned luxury flatware and jewellry.
Champagne Taste
1101 Royal Avenue
Good Omen
Witchy wares like handcrafted crescent moon mugs, candles, and tinctures to improve your mood are just a few of the things you’ll find at Good Omen. From apothecary and body care to accessories and paper cards, it’s the ideal spot to score a gift for someone celebrating the Winter Solstice this season.
Gift cards and products can also be purchased through their website (but we recommend browsing through shelves in-person if you can to see what unexpected enchanted goodies catch your eye.)
Good Omen
34 Sixth Street
Mosaic Art Studio
Brighten someone’s day with a Turkish Mosaic Art Workshop at Mosaic Art Studio. A one-of-a-kind experience for anyone who loves hands-on learning, Mosaic is a unique studio specializing in the art of creating Turkish lamps.
Book a group workshop for you and your crew, or pick up an at-home DIY kit to build a lamp piece by piece using multiple colours and different-shaped hand-cut glasses and beads.
Mosaic Art Studio
332 Columbia Street
Antique Alley
Do you have a vintage collectibles enthusiast, a history fanatic or a movie buff to buy for?
Whether you’re searching for a groovy lava lamp, a classy piece of mid century modern furniture, cute vintage accessories, or delightful antique knick knacks, Antique Alley’s vast selection is so impressive they also operate as a one-stop-shop for movie props.
So pick up that 200 pound bronze ship’s propeller (with a little help) under, or maybe beside, the tree.
Antique Alley
605 Front Street
Great Wall Tea
Is there anything more cozy than a cup of tea on a cold winter day? Small bags of loose leaf tea are delightful for stocking stuffers, or you could wrap up a selection of blends and accessories for the tea lover in your life. Great Wall Tea in River Market is known for their large wall of tea tins and quality loose leaf tea, and stock a beautiful selection of black, green and herbal varieties.
Great Wall Tea
River Market, 109-810 Quayside Drive
New West Craft Holiday Night Market
Celebrating six years, the New West Craft Holiday Night Market is back again with over 50 artisans inside River Market offering their wares. You’re bound to find a variety of unique and creative locally handcrafted gifts among the vendors. An added bonus–experiencing the festive atmosphere of the Holiday Night Market is a gift in itself! Make a night of it with a shopping buddy, and enjoy live holiday music as you browse the goods and munch on snacks and drinks inside the market.
New West Craft Holiday Night Market
Admission is free.
3 – 9pm, December 2, 2023
River Market 810 Quayside Drive