World Fair Trade Day Events

North America

These are authentic World Fair Trade Day events. You are strongly advised to find one near you and add your energy to the spectacle. If you cannot find a local event, take a deep breath, set one up, and make sure to let the world know about it.

Country Date City/Town Event Name Description
Canada 08 May 2009 Montreal Mothers' Fair Trade Day Celebration Mother's Day and World Fair Trade Day go great together! Supporting women empowerment and their ability to generate revenue has a huge positive impact on the life of their children, family and community. Come to Artistri on Saturday May 8 and... • Find a special gift for your mom • Get a free bonus gift when you spend $60 or more on ethically-traded products! • Sample some complimentary international snacks made with fair trade ingredients! • Learn more about fair trade principles and how they help mothers in developing countries • Support a woman artisan in the developing world!
Canada 08 May 2009 Halifax TAMMACHAT Natural Textiles’ SPRING SALE Celebrate Mother’s Day & World Fair Trade Day in style! Support sustainable communities & rural women with your purchase of fairly traded ECO-FASHIONS for you & your home – jackets, organic silk scarves, bags, table linens & more. 10am-4pm. Free slideshows all day. Council of Women House, 989 Young Ave. (corner of Inglis & Young), Halifax. www.tammachat.com, 902-624-0427.
Canada 08 May 2009 Victoria World Fair Trade Day will be a day of celebration at TTV Oak Bay. Robert Barlow will be treating us to some middle eastern rhythms in the morning and Jordan Hanson (of Hand Drum Rhythms) and friends will be bringing their djembes for some African rhythms in the afternoon. Lots of music, fair trade goodies to nibble and door prizes. Join friends, family & neighbours at Ten Thousand Villages,Oak Bay, Victoria BC
Canada 09 May 2009 Windsor Big Bang Big Bang
Canada 08 May 2010 Revelstoke Revelstoke's First Annual World Fair Trade Day Revelstoke's first annual Fair Trade Celebration. Entertainment for children, Farmers' Market, performances, Ten Thousand Villages
Canada 08 May 2010 Toronto Fair Trade Colombia celebrates WFTD 2010! Fair Trade Colombia is celebrating WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY 2010 with several activities. One of them is our product fair / fair trade event on Saturday May 8, 2010 at the YWCA Intetnational Boutique in Toronto. Come and see beautiful things from around the world! Free educational materials and lots of surprises and discounts! In partnership with Faces of Fair Trade and the YWCA International Boutique in Toronto!
Canada 08 May 2010 Niagara-on-the-Lake WFTD at Ten Thousand Villages Niagara Celebrate World Fair Trade Day with us at Ten Thousand Villages in Niagara-on-the-Lake. We'll have amazing musicians demonstrating our Fair Trade instruments, Fair Trade food tastings and great giveaways!
Canada 08 May 2010 winnipeg World FairTrade Day 2010-Winnipeg, Manitoba Make a Mother's Day card out of handmade paper from Bangladesh, Make a drum to Bang a Drum for Fair Trade, Draw a Fair Trade idea on a square for a quilt, Sample Fair Trade goodies, get a Henna, listen to drums, enter the draws
Canada 08 May 2010 Winnipeg, Manitoba World FairTrade Day 2010-Winnipeg, Manitoba Daw A FT picture on a square for a quilt Make a drum Henna tattoos with Mili 11-4 Facepainting Make a Mother's Day card with FT paper Drummers 12:30 - 2 Cara Luft performs 2 - 2:45 Thankyou gifts draws to eneter Samples of Fair Trade treats Sale product
Canada 08 May 2010 Windsor WINDSOR'S BIG BANG Drumming circle at the corner of Wyandotte Street East and Kildare Rd in Jubilee Parkette - Celebrate, Show Solidarity & Raise conscientiousness.
Costa Rica 09 May 2009 Paraîso FESTIVAL ECOLOGICO IV Aniversario Paraíso cantón Libre de Transgénicos, IV Aniversario Paraíso cantón Libre de Transgénicos. "Por Un Desarrollo Sonreìble de las Comunidades y la Biodiversidad" Día del Internacional del Comercio Justo. bajo el lema "Yo Quiero Un Desarrollo Sonreìble de las Comunidades y la Biodiversidad" en el marco del Día del Internacional del Comercio Justo, forma de comercialización que promueven una relación comercial voluntaria y justa, entre productores y consumidores, con respeto y conciencia del ambiente, los recursos, la biodiversidad. Y en el marco también del 2010 año de la Biodiversidad, estaremos celebrando el 5to aniversario de la Declaratoria Cantonal Paraíso Zona Libre de Transgénicos. Nos hemos unido el Frente Ecológico de Paraíso, Grupo Armonía, Colectivo Por Un Desarrollo Sonreíble, Asociación de Estudiantes del Recinto de Paraíso UCR, Asociación de Ecología Social AESO, Consumo y Comunicación Alternativa COKOMAL. Para invitarte a una celebración en un ambiente familiar con productos de comercio justo local, talleres de arte con reutilización, manejo de desechos caseros, tai-chi, yoga, lugares alternativos para la siembra, modelado en barro, información, artesanías, espectáculos y música en vivo con SOMBURIMA, CACAO, ALMA SUDAKA, SONICLAJE & SONAMBULO.
Mexico 04 May 2009 DISTRITO FEDERAL BAZAR DE COMERCIO SOLIDARIO 2010 ESPACIO DESTINADO AL COMERCIO SOLIDARIO EN DONDE LOS PRODUCTORES, ARTESANOS Y COMERCIANTES DIRECTAMENTE EXPONEN Y VENDEN SUS PRODUCTOS.
United States 08 May 2009 St Paul The Big Bangle - Fair Trade Fashion Show Two local fair trade businesses are teaming up to celebrate “The Big Bang - Fair Trade Day”— on May 8th with a Fair Trade Fashion Show. Ten Thousand Villages will be accessorizing Mehera Shaw’s vibrant and feminine styles with fair trade jewelry, purses, scarves and much more. Real-life models will mingle with the audience in a casual fashion show while designer/owner, Shari Keller talks about her clothing line and the process of fair trade production. The Big Bangle – Fair Trade Fashion Show will begin at 2pm at the Ten Thousand Villages store at 867 Grand Ave, St Paul.
United States 08 May 2009 Richmond AFairWorld of Metro Richmond, Va, USA, challenges our regions' coffee shops to s Richmond Virginia Coffee Challenge: AFairWorld of Metro Richmond, Va, USA, challenges our regions' coffee shops to serve Fair Trade coffee on May 8, 2010
United States 09 May 2009 Chicago World Fair Trade Day in Chicago's Daley Plaza Chicago Fair Trade, a metro wide coalition of business, faith and community organizations, universities and individual activists will be hosting its 3rd Annual World Fair Trade Day Festival to raise awareness of Fair Trade. There will be speakers from the City's Department of Environment, the South African Consulate, and the Hidalgo Federation, who’ll speak about various developments within Fair Trade in Chicago and abroad.
United States 09 May 2009 Media Fair Trade Raffle Earth & State will be raffeling off a basket of Fair Trade goodies valued at $240. Join us in the evening for music & Fair Trade chocolate sampling.
United States 09 May 2009 Fredericksburg World Fair Trade Day Celebration Fair trade your home with Ten Thousand Villages on May 8, 2010 all day from 10am-8pm! We'll have lots fair trade fun for all ages, all day!
United States 09 May 2009 West Des Moines World Fair Trade Day at Fair World Gallery Fair World Gallery supports fair trade everyday!! For World Fair Trade Day we will have sampling of coffee and chocolate, local artisan demonstrations and of course in store specials!!
United States 09 May 2009 Greenbelt Celebrate Fair Trade Day with the Greenbelt Co-op! The Greenbelt Co-op Supermarket & Pharmacy in Greenbelt, Maryland will be sampling a variety of the Co-op's Fair Trade offerings from 12 to 3pm on May 9th. In addition, there will be information about World Fair Trade Day and the Fair Trade movement.
United States 10 May 2009 Seattle Coffee Hour after Sunday Masses
United States 12 Jun 2009 Royersford Green Earth Fest 2010 this is a fun/ free event with music and food and also plenty of games...
United States 31 Mar 2010 Bronx Fair Trade Frisbee League Manhattan College’s Intramural Sports program hosts a month long Fair Trade Frisbee League in celebration for World Fair Trade Day 2010.
United States 27 Apr 2010 Janesville Fair Trade benefiting the Dane County Humane Society Join us in celebrating World Fair Trade Day with Jolica! In celebration of World Fair Trade Day I am hosting a special fundraiser to benefit the Dane County Humane Society!
United States 01 May 2010 Fair Trade My Home Hundreds of events around North America for World Fair Trade Day 2010. People are entering Fair Trade My Home contests to win Fair Trade prizes, and inspire others to commit to using Fair Trade at home.
United States 01 May 2010 San Diego Fair Trade Open Air Market Local Fair Trade vendors and justice organizations, free will lunch, educational materials and movies! VERY FUN!!!
United States 04 May 2010 Fond du Lac Service-Learning Recognition Luncheon The university will host a hosting a Service-Learning Recognition Luncheon to recognize local community organizations and faculty who have participated in service-learning within the community. They will be serving food from local small scale growers. Just Fare Market has been recognized as having a similar mission on a global scale. Just Fare Market has been invited to display and sell Fair Trade products.
United States 05 May 2010 Baltimore Catholic Relief Services WFTday Event The global headquarters of Catholic Relief Services will be hosting our Baltimore staff and guests from Catholic Charities and the Archdiocese of Baltimore in a World Fair Trade Day event. Past years we have hosted soccer competitions and coffee breaks. This year we hope to share sweet treats and encourage employees and other fans to take a WFTD pledge
United States 05 May 2010 Dallas Fair Trade My Home pledge drive From the Ends of the Earth, We will be collecting pledges for the Fair Trade My Home pledge drive, and will be having coffee and chocolate tastings, sales on all fair trade home decor items, and live entertainment throughout the day.We'll also be sponsoring a cookie baking contest made from fair trade ingredients.We have giveaways and fair trade informational flyers to pass out to all participants.
United States 05 May 2010 Fair Trade your home and life around the Clock Main Street Goshen, Ten Thousand Villages, Fair Trade your home and life around the Clock, A display that will show how fair trade items can be incorporated into your home and life every hour of the day
United States 05 May 2010 Sinsinawa Third Annual Fair Trade Festival Sample Fair Trade coffees & chocolates while listening to music from around the world. Fashion show featuring Fair Trade clothing & accessories, Friday, May 7. Door prizes and special sales
United States 06 May 2010 SF Fair Trade Wine Night Lift your glass to Fair Trade wine! Thursday, May 6th, 7pm Choose from one of four bars: * The Wine Bar on Polk * The Hidden Vine * Rouge et Blanc * Local Restaurant and Wine Merchant and raise your glass to Fair Trade wine! Come out and support the first ever San Francisco Fair Trade Wine Night. Fair Trade Certified products assure you that the people who produce the things you consume get the same rights we take for granted: a fair wage, safe working conditions, education for their kids, and access to health care. We're recruiting bars around San Francisco to serve Fair Trade wine, which means you get to drink wine that Tastes Good and Does Good. Even better, a dollar from every glass will be donated to support TransFair USA, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Oakland. Funds from the event will contribute to supporting Fair Trade farmers producing these sustainable wines in Argentina, Chile, and South Africa. Please RSVP on Facebook and don't forget to invite your friends too!
United States 06 May 2010 Karma Essence Fair Trade Day Karma Essence invites you to Come celebrate Fair Trade Day on Thursday May 6th and Friday May 7th.Thursday May 6th 10am - 8pm Friday May 7th 10am - 1pm. Stop in an enjoy some Fair Trade Coffee or tea. Browse around and see all of our new products. Learn about what Fair Trade is and why it is so important. Roz will be there to answer any questions you have so stop on by & say hi!!
United States 06 May 2010 Minneapolis The Emperor’s New Clothes: A Cautionary Tale of Free Trade Celebrate World Fair Trade Day a few days early with the Sierra Club and MN Fair Trade Coalition!Join us in for a movie that exposes the costly side of “free” trade and learn how you can be involved in creating positive change.The Emperor’s New Clothes: A Cautionary Tale of Free Trade Discussion following screening Free to all. Space is limited, so pre-registration with Customer Service (612-338-2465) is required.The Emperor’s New Clothes takes an impassioned look at the effects of economic globalization on workers in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. Filmed over a three-year period, the film looks at life before, during and after the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
United States 07 May 2010 Eugene Greater Goods- International Fair Trade Celebration Working with people from around the world selling goods for a peaceful and sustainable future since 1991
United States 07 May 2010 Chicago World Fair trade Day Celebration in Chicago in Daley Plaza Join thousands of fair trade supporters, learn about fair trade and shop more than two dozen fair trade exhibitors offering gifts, jewelry, home accessories, stationery, coffee and chocolate and this annual celebration of World Fair Trade Day in Daley Plaza.
United States 07 May 2010 World Fair Trade day 2010 Celebration Join Cafe Campesino for a celebration of Fair Trade! We will begin at 6:00pm with a community potluck & live music. There will be yard games, raffles & give-aways, and a pinata for the kids. We will be sampling Fair Trade coffee, tea, and chocolate throughout the evening. There will also be a sale on Fair Trade merchandise.
United States 08 May 2010 St Louis World Fair Trade Day, Because Mom Said So! Join us to celebrate Fair Trade in St. Louis! A number of local vendors will be attending. In addition to a variety of Fair Trade great products from all over the world, there will be live entertainment, free samples, a cash bar, and artists blowing glass art. For more info, visit PartnersForJustTrade.org/STLWFTD
United States 08 May 2010 Columbus Fair Trade & Tapas Come Join us for an evening of entertainment, Fair Trade activities and samples of delicious Fair Trade tapas prepared by Global Gallery and hosted in the wonderful Audubon Center.
United States 08 May 2010 Phoenix Fair Trade Cafe Celebrates World Fair Trade Day We serve 100% fair trade certified, organic, shade grown coffee. We will also have special educational opportunities all day including documentaries and organizational volunteers from Las Otras Hermanas.
United States 08 May 2010 Roots Celebrates World Fair Trade Day Roots Coffeehouse, committed to fair trade and organic coffees, teas, chocolates, and handmade goods, invites North Texas to celebrate Fair Trade Day with us! Giveaways and Fair Trade Information all day long!
United States 08 May 2010 New York City NYC World Fair Trade Day Event Celebration of World Fair Trade Day at Union Square Greenmarket
United States 08 May 2010 Plainfield Plainfield Co-op World Fair Trade Day Celebration Join us for FREE FAIR TRADE COFFEE, FREE FAIR TRADE SAMPLES, and Fair Trade items on sale ALL DAY! We're located at 153 Main Street Plainfield, VT - behind the fire station and we're open 9am-8pm.
United States 08 May 2010 Austin Austin Fair Trade Film Festival and World Bazaar The festival consists of INDOOR and OUTDOOR events. --Inside will be film screenings and expert-audience Q&A. We're screening one short film and three documentary films that deal with different aspects of fair trade. After each film, we will have Q&A panels with experts and community leaders on trade economics, social justice, and sustainability. Outdoor will be a FREE Global Bazaar with locally-owned vendors offering fair trade products.
United States 08 May 2010 Richmond Celebrate World Fair Trade Day With Us! Stop by Ten Thousand Villages Richmond on May 8 for a World Fair Trade Day Celebration! 10 am - Story Time! A new Fair Trade book for children, "Think Fair Trade First," by Ingrid Hess 11 am - Story Time! A new Fair Trade book for children, "Think Fair Trade First," by Ingrid Hess 12 noon - World's Biggest Coffee Break! Sample Fair Trade coffees and chocolates! 1-3 pm - Fair Trade Your Garden! All Day - Fair Trade Scavenger Hunt!
United States 08 May 2010 East Toronto Fair Trade Colombia celebrates WFTD 2010 You are all invited to our FREE event to celebrate WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY 2010. Come and see beautiful things from around the world from Fair Trade Colombia and our partners Faces of Fair Trade and the YWCA International Boutique!
United States 08 May 2010 Indianapolis Fair Trade Day Celebration Come celebrate Fair Trade with food, music and education. From 11:00 to 1:00, enjoy live music. All day, challenge yourself with our artisan quiz (answers available throughout the store - free chocolate for anyone who completes it), and enjoy food samples from our fair trade mixes.
United States 08 May 2010 Dublin Fair Trade Product Display We will have people from Trade As One (a local fair trade organization) here to answer your questions about fair trade, display their products for you touch and see, and sample coffee and chocolate.
United States 08 May 2010 Edison Fair Trade for Fair Play First of all there will be a two day conference of sorts day one is where the consumer will be informed in general about the topic at hand and will have many tables set up to see this entire process and its individual industries that make up this issue
United States 08 May 2010 Denver Go Bananas for World Fair Trade Day Ten Thousand Villages in Denver is dishing up free fair trade banana split sundaes on World Fair Trade Day, Saturday, May 8, 12-3pm! Also enjoy a special performance on the mbira, an african instrument similar to the thumb piano, by musician Mary Ellen Garrett from 12-1pm, learn about artisans with an ongoing DVD, and sip on complimentary fair trade coffee while you peruse arts and crafts from around the world!
United States 08 May 2010 Long Beach Long Beach World Fair Trade Day A Fair Trade street fair from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 8th, 2010 in Belmont Shore, CA (Long Beach). It will feature six to ten Fair Trade vendors and the Fair Trade LA information booth. We also hope to have music.
United States 08 May 2010 Austin Ten Thousand Villages of Austin- Fair Trade Film Festival Ten Thousand Villages of Austin is celebrating World Fair Trade Day 2010!! Come down to the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema and be part of our FIRST ANNUAL Austin Fair Trade Film Festival from noon until 10 p.m. There will be an outside market and three films being screened indoors with panel discussions after each film. Come support Fair Trade and help make the world a better place!
United States 08 May 2010 Salem World Fair Trade Day Celebration A lively celebration of World Fair Trade Day in Salem, Oregon at One Fair World from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 8, 2010
United States 08 May 2010 Fredericksburg World Fair Trade Day Celebration Fair trade your home with Ten Thousand Villages in Fredericksburg, VA on May 8, 2010! Here's what we have in store: Try out fair trade coffee, iced tea and chocolate all day. Bring the kids for fun, interactive fair trade story times featuring the books "Think Fair Trade First" and "Moja Means One" at 11am and 1pm Sample Ben & Jerry's fair trade ice cream from 2pm-5pm. Enjoy live music from Stony Man at 6pm. Pop a balloon for mystery gifts and discounts all day Take the pledge to "Fair Trade My Home" and enter for a chance to win fair trade gifts
United States 08 May 2010 Potsdam World Fair Trade Day Celebration Celebration of WFTD, on going educational FT video, free FT gifts, a raffle and sales in store, and a handout on ways to bring FT products into your home.
United States 08 May 2010 Salem World Fair Trade Day Celebration A lively celebration of World Fair Trade Day at Salem's "One Fair World" at 474 Court St. NE, Salem, Oregon. With drumming and didgeridoo demonstrations and free refreshments. Join us on Saturday, May 8, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
United States 08 May 2010 Ann Arbor World Fair Trade Day Celebration World Fair Trade Day Celebration: World Music Performers throughout the day, gifts with purchase, fair trade chocolate sampling
United States 08 May 2010 Raleigh World Fair Trade Day Celebration Raleigh Take our fair trade quiz and receive 20% off your purchase.Grab a free scoop of Ben & Jerry's fair trade ice cream in the afternoon.Enjoy free Divine chocolate and other food samples throughout the day. Register for door prizes.Vote for the winners in our "Fair Trade My Home" contest.
United States 08 May 2010 Evanston World Fair Trade Day Celebration at Casteel Coffee Exhibiting fair trade products. Educating consumers about fair trade practices along with coffee tastings.
United States 08 May 2010 Mankato World Fair Trade Day Fundraiser for Haiti Co-ops Fundraiser for Haiti co-ops (via TransFair USA). Five coffee shops in Mankato, southern Minnesota, USA, will donate a percentage of their takings on sales of Fair Trade Certified coffee 10-00-12 noon on morning of May 8. Volunteers from the Mankato Area Fair Trade Town Initiative (MAFTTI) will have specially-designed Mother’s Day cards (with a “Let All Trade Be Fair Trade” motif on the front) and Fair Trade flowers available on receipt of a donation to the Haiti fund.
United States 08 May 2010 Miami World Fair Trade Day at the Environmental Center The Environmental Center of Miami Dade College is open to the public on the Second Saturday of every month. We have been invited to this beautiful nature preserve to set up a space for sharing Fair Trade information. We will have literature and samples of diverse fair trade items for the home and for all seasons, many of which have been generously donated by Whole Foods, Pitahaya Swimsuits, and the Fair Trade Resource Network.
United States 08 May 2010 Red Bank World Fair Trade Day! Join us to celebrate WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY Saturday, May 8.You've shopped fair trade at Ten Thousand Villages. Now here's your chance to…Tell us what you already know about fair trade, and SAVE UP TO 20% on your entire purchase when you do so!
United States 08 May 2010 Bloomington WFTD Music and Fun in Bloomington Celebrate World Fair Trade Day in Bloomington at Global Gifts! Samples of fair trade goodies Live Music from Barak Bless Kirtan and Mitch Rice & Friends. Take a Global Gifts fair trade artisan quiz and get a free fair trade chocolate bar!
United States 08 May 2010 Albuquerque First Annual Fair Trade Trunk Show at Peacecraft This Trunk Show will feature both Faith- Based and Not- for -Profit Social Justice Projects, as well as local members of the Fair Trade Federation and World Fair Trade Organization. These projects, such as Just Cashews, Baskets of Africa, Haiti Projects Inc., and Palomas Aprons… and More! from Albuquerque and around New Mexico, help develop and distribute crafts made by artisans all over the world, transforming the lives of artisans, their families, and their communities, and creating peace on earth! Call 505-255-5229 for more information!
United States 08 May 2010 Peoria Heights Global Village WFTD Local speakers will talk about Fair Trade cooperatives at home and aboard. We will have samples of Fair Trade food & drink. Face painting for Haiti Relief.
United States 08 May 2010 Atlanta World Fair Trade Day celebration in Virginia-Highland We'll have coupons for a free pint of Ben & Jerry's ice cream (2-4PM), plus samples of fair-trade chocolate, coffee and tea all day.
United States 09 May 2010 Frederick Bring your Mother to a Fair Trade Tea & Coffee Break! Freshly roasted coffee, fairly traded & organic tea, chocolate, and fresh baked treats made with fairly traded ingredients will be featured at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation’s celebration of World Fair Trade Day. Dublin Roasters, of New Market, will be roasting coffee beans on-site. The UUCF Fair Trade Boutique will be introducing its new line of organic and fairly traded teas from Choice Teas and the Art of Tea. We will have Fair Trade chocolate to sample, and more! Come and learn about Fair Trade, and it’s role in your life. You are also cordially invited to join us for worship services at 9 and 11 a.m.; Reverend Robert Hughes sermon will address the topic of "Ethical Eating"
United States 15 May 2010 Warner Fair Trade Celebration A day of music, fair trade foods, crafts and celebration at Rowe Mountain Fair Trade in Warner, NH. On May 15 from 10 am until 6pm. All customers and public are welcome to join us for a special day. Town wide "Spring Into Warner" celebration same day.
United States 15 May 2010 Edmonds Fair Trade Indulgences Day The Fabric of Life Foundation and Boutique will host a Fair Trade Indulgences Day of celebration on Saturday May 15th, 2010 in beautiful downtown Edmonds.


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