As small businesses across our province feel the impact of another challenging year, it’s more important than ever to shop local, invest in our communities and support our friends and neighbours. This Holiday season, your dollars have so much power. You can find amazing gifts right on your doorstep that keep dollars in your local economy, jobs in our communities, and smiles on your family’s faces.

At the BC Marketplace, we’re all about shopping local and supporting the hard-working business owners that make our province such a special place. We know that picking out gifts can be hard work and that’s why we’re here to help. We’ve gathered some ideas and inspiration for your Holiday gift buying from awesome Okanagan-based businesses.

We put our best Elves on the job, so check out the businesses below and get Holiday ready with the BC Marketplace. Find more inspiration and gift ideas by exploring the Thompson Okanagan Marketplace.

Jak Natural Designs

Gift Idea: Homewares
Perfect For: The HGTV fan in your life
Location: Blue River

Jak Natural Designs was built for a love of creating, a desire for sustainability and a need for purposeful, beautiful products made with love and care in British Columbia. Browse their unique collection of hand-crafted homewares and find an incredible “made in BC” wooden home decoration for the interior design enthusiast in your life.

Canadian Frost Apparel

Gift Idea: Toques and Beanies
Perfect For: Outdoor Adventurers
Location: Vernon

Sitting by the fire isn’t the only way to stay cozy this winter. Hand-knitted toques from this talented team of seamstresses, knitters & crocheters from the Okanagan Valley will make anyone on your list feel the warmth of the holidays. Hit the slopes with luxurious hand-made merino wool or stay warm with a bamboo beanie that’s fit to après straight from the gym or studio.

Coyote Indie Books

Gift Idea: Traveler Journal
Perfect For: The Journal Keeper
Location: Lake Country

Coyote Indie Books is an awesome independent book and accessories store in Lake Country, Okanagan. Their unique range of books, merchandise and journals is perfect for the whole family. We’ve highlighted their Traveler Journal as a great gift idea for the journal keeper in your life.

Kat Cadegan Jewelry

Gift Idea: Boreal Collection
Perfect For: The Special Someone in Your Life
Location: Revelstoke

Snowflakes won’t be the only thing to sparkle with a gift from this true north inspired jeweller.  Handcrafted in the mountains of BC using recycled precious metals and sustainably sourced conflict free gemstones, these timeless pieces explore the elements of the outdoors. Forest trinkets like the hemlock cone pendant and willow bangles will give a gift of BC to anyone special on your holiday list.

Untangled Craft Cider

Gift Idea: Craft Ciders
Perfect For: Celebrating Special Occasions
Location: Cawston

From farm to table to stocking, put this deliciously crafted Similkameen valley cider under the tree. Made from fresh grown fruit on sister farm Klippers Organic Acres, flavours of the orchard will make for memories merry and bright. Hopped Apricot is a tropical taste sure to surprise while gifting Lionheart will have visions of sugar plums dancing in their heads. Untangle having to choose just one with the gift of the cider club!

Okanagan Lifestyle Apparel

Gift Idea: Sweat-Set
Perfect For: New Year’s Resolutioners
Location: Kelowna

For the one on your list all about that Okanagan life, share the vibe from collections inspired by living life to the fullest. Give a gift with four season style pairing the bamboo fleece better together sweat-set paired with a peaches and beaches or trails and ales collection t-shirt. A range of lifestyle accessories from paddle gear to collab beer will please anyone on your gifting list.

Bare Skin Studio

Gift Idea: Gift Certificate
Perfect For: Flawless Complexion Seekers
Location: Lake Country

This Holiday season, treat a loved one to a Bare Skin Studio pamper session. From facials to lashes and brow services, Bare Skin Studio is your one stop shop for all things beauty and skincare-related.