B.ARTS Christmas Makers Market Returns to Stoke-on-Trent with 30 Local Artists and Makers

B.ARTS will host its fifth annual Christmas Makers Market on Saturday 14 November, bringing together around 30 local artists and makers, festive entertainment, live music and free creative activities in Stoke-on-Trent.

B.ARTS are hosting our fifth annual Makers Market with a range of stalls with festive gifts by local artists and makers, taking place on Saturday 14th November 10-4pm at our building at B.ARTS, 72 Hartshill Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7RB.

We will have hot and cold food and sweet treats, a range of alcoholic and soft drinks (including mulled wine!) available to purchase from our Bread in Common Café and Bar that will be open throughout the day.

Our range of stalls include; visual artists, textile artists, illustrators, jewellery makers, mixed media artists, card makers, clay artists, and many more.

The event will even be joined by The ArtsHill Volunteer Performers who bring some seasonal festive walk about characters to the Makers Market, and there will be live roaming music by Vibealicious to keep us entertained through the day.

Get into the festive spirit at B.ARTS with free festive activities with Siobhan Mcaleer. For adults, making stockings from scrap fabric 10.30-12pm, there are limited spaces, some are available to pre-book and some spaces we will be saving, so you can sign up on the day. For families, bauble making and decorating, 1-1.45pm, 2-2.45pm and 3-3.45pm, come and sign up on the day, places are limited.

We will be joined by photographer Natalie Willatt, who will be taking photographs on the day but also will have a free festive photobooth so you can have your own digital keepsake of the day too!

Kath Stanway, B.ARTS Co-Artistic Director said;

‘We are delighted to be hosting our Christmas Makers Market at B.ARTS again on Saturday 14 th November. This year we have an incredible range of artists and makers (around 30!) all selling unique handmade and bespoke gifts, some have returned from last year and we have lots of new faces too! We are really looking forward to the return of our makers market with yummy food & drink, live music from Vibealicious, our festive walk about performers and a free festive activity for everyone to join in with!’

B.ARTS

B.ARTS is an artist led arts and educational charity set up in 1985 to provide access to the arts for those who faced barriers to engagement. B.ARTS has been based in North Staffordshire for all of that time and has worked all over the world. We co-create moments of fun, surprise, delight and joy empowering local people to find their own creativity.

B.ARTS is an Arts Council England NPO and is supported by a range of trusts, organisations, partners and funders including The Esmee Fairbairn Foundation, The National Lottery Community Fund, and The Garfield Weston Foundation.

At: B.ARTS, 72 Hartshill Road, Stoke on Trent, ST4 7RB

On: Saturday 14 th November 10-4pm

Access:
All of our Christmas makers market is fully accessible by anyone using a wheelchair and we have a dedicated B.ARTS staff team to assist with any access needs you might have.

If you need any further assistance or information please contact Kath on 07544814720 or kath.stanway@b-arts.org.uk

Getting to us:

The number 25 Bus stops right outside our building.

You can park on Vale Street Car Park or Aquinas Street Car Park or use on street parking in the streets behind our building.

Please do not park over the road at St Andrews Square this is for residents only. Please respect our neighbours.

Entrance to our Makers Market is FREE

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