Come and join the highly anticipated Christmas Makers Market in Northern Quarter!
Get ready to stock up on Christmas goodies because The Makers Market has a fabulously festive Christmas Market coming your way! The absolute best of the North West will be showcased in this fun-filled and family-friendly event filled with holiday cheer, so bring your loved ones as it’s the last Northern Quarter market of 2024 and it’s one not to be missed!
Expect to be greeted with all the merry-and-bright festivities of over 95 handmade, artisan small businesses. There will be local artists, live music and of course a bounty of the finest artisan eats and sweet treats. Support local this year and gift truly unique presents that can’t be found anywhere else, you will be completely spoilt for choice!
There will be an abundance of incredible food traders, bringing their fabulous artisan products including:
Brownies, blondies, rocky road, bread, doughnuts, Indian frozen meals, vegan cakes, tiramisu, tarta tres leches, pies, NY cookies, sausage rolls, pasties, Basque cheesecake, curries, Asian snacks, macarons, scotch eggs, local honey, gin, cookie pies, chilli sauce, filled dates, Turkish deli items, Japanese cakes, BBQ’ed sandwiches, Nepalese momos, olives and more!
There’s plenty for the handmade and art aficionados too with stalls including:
Bath teas, hats, bags, ceramics, aromatherapy, art prints, toy photography prints, greeting cards, preserved flowers, embroidery, crochet, pet treats & accessories, Lino prints, bookmarks, travel prints, goat milk soap, football art, jewellery, stationary, records, candles, vintage clothing, architectural drawings, pottery, oil perfume, Manchester inspired artwork, glassware, gothic/folklore prints, recycled sunglasses, scrunchies, dried flowers, ornaments, terrariums, plants, antique cartography, and more!
If you’ve been looking for a fun activity, bring some friends to the market and have some unique and bespoke welded permanent jewellery made. Be sure to stop by Aureli’s stall and have a piece created just for you!
This month we will also have marvellous science activities being showcased by the Physics Department of the University of Manchester in their student-led science communication project. They engage with the public about learning and studying physics in a fun and friendly way accessible to all ages! Make sure to stop by as they have a wide variety of tabletop demonstrations being used to explain different concepts in physics. On top of going out to markets, they also run weekly workshops in schools! So feel free to drop by and say hello, they’ll try to answer any questions you might have about the physics of the world we live in!
You don’t have to leave your furry friends at home either, all of our markets are dog-friendly!