George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
Come join us for the next startGBC Pop-Up Vendor Market, hosted on Wednesday, 12th and Thursday, 13th August 2026 at George Brown Polytechnic, Waterfront Campus, 51 Dockside Drive, Toronto, between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Discover exciting new products and services from George Brown alumni businesses and help to support local. Join us for Summer Sounds between noon and two, chill by the waterside, enjoy BBQ food, social interactions, games, workshops, and so much more as you stroll through our vendors.
startGBC is proud to host 3 annual pop-up markets to highlight George Brown entrepreneurs and give them a platform for everybody to turn out and support them.
- During June, as part of our Research, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Day, held at Limberlost Place.
- During August, as part of George Brown Summer Sounds offerings at the Waterfront campus (August 12th and 13th, 2026).
- During November, as part of our Global Entrepreneurship Week programming at St James campus.
Help support the growth of Canadian businesses and shop local.
Our next pop-up will occur August 12th & 13th at the Waterfront Campus as part of George Brown Summer Sounds programming. Please reach out to the startGBC team for questions on being a vendor at startGBC@georgebrown.ca or register to be a vendor using the following link.
See below for entrepreneurs hosted at our last pop-up market and other George Brown alumni businesses.
Vendors
Accessibility and Photography/Recording
Check Out Other George Brown Entrepreneurs
Accessibility
We value inclusion and access for all participants and are pleased to provide reasonable accommodations for this event. Don't hesitate to contact startgbc@georgebrown.ca to make a reasonable accommodation request. All startGBC events are wheelchair accessible.
Event Photography
This is an event where photography, audio and video recording may occur. By attending this event and entering the event premises, you consent to such recording media and its release, publication, exhibition, or reproduction for news, webcasts, promotional purposes, telecasts, advertising, and website inclusion.
Images and audio may be broadcast, reproduced and/or made available in print publications, online or on mobile devices.
How to Get There
By car: Details posted 1 month prior to next pop-up market
By public transit: All our campuses are serviced by the Toronto Transit Commission.
By bike: We offer dedicated bicycle parking at all our campuses.