Shoppers will be spoilt for choice this festive season as Liverpool welcomes some brand new markets, as well as the return of some old favourites, in the run up to Christmas.
Liverpool City Council’s Markets team have been busy elves working behind the scenes to schedule a brand new offer to meet the Christmas demand.
New for 2024:
- Sunday 3 November – nearly 100 traders will take over St George’s Hall this Sunday for the first Winter Artisan Market with stalls filled with beautiful artwork, jewellery, candles, and lots of festive goodies perfect for Christmas gifts. Visitors can enjoy free entry from 10am to 4.30pm with live music performances taking place throughout the day, and outside the Hall In addition. There will be a food zone, the perfect place to take a break from browsing, with a variety of hot food vendors.
- Sunday 17 and 24 November, and Sunday 15 December – following the huge success of the summer’s weekly Stanley Park Market which began in July, there will be a festive special starting next month. Operating between 10am and 4pm, there will be a whole host of returning traders, along with some special Christmas programmes for all the family to enjoy.
- Saturday 30 November – Basnett Street in the city centre (next to T.K. Maxx) will host to an artisan and creator’s market with traders specialising in handmade products perfect for gifting. If it’s a success, the team will look to hold the market on a more regular basis.
- Fridays in December – Liverpool City Council has teamed up with Exchange Flags to create a twilight offer on 6, 13 and 20 December from 4-8pm. Expect street performers, live music, food and drink, as well as an array of artisan traders.
It’s not just about the city centre – the much-loved farmers and craft markets at Lark Lane, Woolton Village and Allerton Road will be taking place hosting all the usual favourite traders promoting their Christmas offer.
And not forgetting weekly market every Saturday at Greatie (Great Homer Street Market), this year there will also be 2 Sunday openings the 1st and 8th December for the popular market, alongside the Friday market at Garston, and the twice weekly Tuebrook market – all the perfect places to shop local this Christmas season.
Find out more at the City Council’s dedicated markets pages.
Liverpool Christmas Market, courtesy of Clarke Events, will also return to St George’s Hall plateau from November 14 to December 24, opening every day from 11am to 10pm. Building in popularity year-on-year, visitors can enjoy a wide variety of stalls selling food, drinks, gifts and crafts, as well as live entertainment, rides and a Ferris wheel. Head to Clarke’s website for all the latest information.
Liverpool City Council’s Cabinet Member for Culture, Health and Wellbeing, Councillor Harry Doyle, said:
“We must all be on the good list this year as our Markets team are spoiling us with so many incredible festive options!
“This feels like a real celebration of local makers, and we’ll have so much choice when it comes to discovering that perfect gift or savouring some seasonal delights.
“We’ve listened to what people have told us they want and have responded – for example, the success of the summer Stanley Park Market exceeded all our expectations, and the feedback from the local community is that they want it to continue in one form or another, and this is a great starting point.
“Liverpool is going to be the perfect destination to embrace Christmas and we look forward to welcoming the thousands of visitors and helping them get into the festive spirit.”
Local market trader Shirley Brett, said:
“This programme really feels like it’s putting Liverpool’s markets back on the map.
“Everybody loves a bargain and in this current financial environment money’s tight for everybody, and here at Liverpool Markets we have bargains galore!
“And not only can you do your weekly shop, you can bag some Christmas goodies, spend time with family and friends and soak of the Christmassy atmosphere.
“As a trader I would like to take this opportunity to thank everybody who’s come down this year and supported all the small local businesses – it’s been great getting to know you all and we look forward to seeing you all soon.”
