St. Jacobs Farmers' Market & Flea Market has seasonal special events at the all year round. There are kids' rides for younger children during fair weather and live animals to see. Market days are year round on Thursday and Saturday 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m..

St. Jacobs Farmers' Market Petting Barn

Do you have kids who love old toys and collectables? Click here for news about an exciting "new" MARKET ROAD ANTIQUES now open across from St. Jacobs Farmers' Market.

EXHIBITS TO SEE in the Village of St. Jacobs:

Exhibits at The Mill : Located at1441 King St. North, across from The Shops at Riverworks.

Let kids push the buttons to see and learn! Admission to all by donation

• Model Railway: Push button to see trains run through a miniature St. Jacobs & area circa 1940. This exhibit is on the 4th floor of this historic building. Look out the window for a bird's eye view of King Street!
• The Maple Syrup Museum: Walk through a miniature sugar shack; see real artifacts, watch video (3rd floor)
• St. Jacobs Quilt Gallery (3rd floor)
• History of Home Hardware: Artefacts from the giant retailer, whose first store was in the village (basement)
• The Story of Electricity: See the Sparks of Genius that brought electricity to light - in St. Jacobs and elsewhere (basement)

The Visitor Centre Telling the Mennonite Story at 1406 King St.N. Admission by donation.

The Mennonite Story

Watch artisans at work in their studios located mainly in the northwest corner of the village in the Silo Shops, The Mill, and The Mill Shed.

• Park and play area on Parkside Drive, at the north end of the Village of St. Jacobs..

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Shopping For Kids:

Take A Special Ride

Take a trip through St. Jacobs Country aboard the Waterloo Central Railway .

On Market days you can take a horse-drawn trolley tour to a Mennonite Farm

At The Outlets, St. Jacobs & Market District

Also, see Out and About in Waterloo Region