The Chester Food & Craft Market

16/10/2026

🎄 TRADERS WANTED – THE CHESTER FOOD & CRAFT CHRISTMAS MARKET 2026 🎄

One of the North West’s most beautiful festive venues is back… and trader applications are now open!

Join us for a magical two-day Christmas Market at the stunning Carriage Shed, City Place, Chester, on:

📅 12th & 13th December
⏰ 11:00am – 6:00pm

Set beneath the iconic Victorian glass canopy, this unique venue transforms into a festive shopping destination filled with Christmas lights, seasonal entertainment and thousands of visitors looking to support independent businesses.

We’re looking for quality traders offering:

🎁 Handmade Crafts
🎄 Christmas Gifts & Decorations
🕯 Candles & Home Fragrance
🧶 Artisan Makers
🍰 Cakes, Bakes & Sweet Treats
🧀 Artisan Food & Produce
☕ Hot Drinks & Seasonal Specialities
🎨 Artists & Unique Creatives

Visitors can enjoy:

🎺 Brass Band Entertainment
🌭 Authentic German Sausage Grill
🥞 Fresh Dutch Pancakes
🎄 Festive Shopping Village
✨ And much more!

Why trade with Artisan Market Group?

✅ Fantastic indoor/outdoor covered venue
✅ Extensive social media advertising campaign
✅ Established and professional event management
✅ Friendly trader community
✅ Thousands of festive shoppers expected over the weekend
✅ Prime Chester city centre location

Whether you’re an experienced trader or attending your very first Christmas market, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Apply today via: [email protected]

Limited pitches available – early booking is highly recommended to avoid disappointment. 🎅🎁

15/10/2026

🎄 TRADERS WANTED – THE CHESTER FOOD & CRAFT CHRISTMAS MARKET 2026 🎄

The Chester Food & Craft Market

One of the North West’s most beautiful festive venues is back… and trader applications are now open!

Join us for a magical two-day Christmas Market at the stunning Carriage Shed, City Place, Chester, on:

📅 12th & 13th December
⏰ 11:00am – 6:00pm
Carriage Shed

Set beneath the iconic Victorian glass canopy, this unique venue transforms into a festive shopping destination filled with Christmas lights, seasonal entertainment and thousands of visitors looking to support independent businesses.

We’re looking for quality traders offering:

🎁 Handmade Crafts
🎄 Christmas Gifts & Decorations
🕯 Candles & Home Fragrance
🧶 Artisan Makers
🍰 Cakes, Bakes & Sweet Treats
🧀 Artisan Food & Produce
☕ Hot Drinks & Seasonal Specialities
🎨 Artists & Unique Creatives

Visitors can enjoy:

🎺 Brass Band Entertainment
🌭 Authentic German Sausage Grill
🥞 Fresh Dutch Pancakes
🎄 Festive Shopping Village
✨ And much more!

Why trade with Artisan Market Group?

✅ Fantastic indoor/outdoor covered venue
✅ Extensive social media advertising campaign
✅ Established and professional event management
✅ Friendly trader community
✅ Thousands of festive shoppers expected over the weekend
✅ Prime Chester city centre location

Whether you’re an experienced trader or attending your very first Christmas market, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Apply today via this email only:

[email protected]

Limited pitches available – early booking is highly recommended to avoid disappointment. 🎅🎁

29/09/2026

🦋CHESTER WE ARE BACK THIS SATURDAY at Carriage Shed🦋

A great article ahead of Chester’s Largest Outdoor Artisan Market!!! 🎉

Want to book your stall for a future event? Email us today: [email protected]

Chester Food & Craft Market returns to the Carriage Shed on October 10, with local makers, artisan stalls, street food and seasonal treats from…

27/09/2026

CALLING ALL STALL HOLDERS & FOOD VENDORS FOR NORTH WEST EVENTS

Artisan Mrkt Grp is looking for traders to join us at our upcoming events across the North West!

We have a busy programme of festivals, artisan markets, family fun days and music events, with opportunities available across:

Warrington | Liverpool | Manchester | Winsford | Chester | Burnley

We’re currently welcoming applications from general traders, independent businesses, makers, creators and hot food vendors looking to get their products in front of new audiences.

For general traders, gazebo and table hire can be supplied where required, or you’re more than welcome to bring your own professional setup.

We are at capacity for:

•Bars
•Coffee
•Tropic
•3D Printed toys (homeware accepted)

Whether you’re an established trader or looking to take your business to more events across the North West, we’d love to hear from you.

Interested in joining us?

Please contact us through our official booking email only for available locations, dates, categories and pitch information:

[email protected]

Artisan Market Group — supporting independent traders across the North West.

26/09/2026

❄️🛍️ WANT TO HAVE A STALL AT CHESTERS LARGEST OUTDOOR ARTISAN MARKET??! 🛍️❄️

STALL BOOKINGS ARE NOW OPEN

We’re back at The Carriage Shed, Chester on Saturday 14th November, 11am–4pm for another packed Chester Artisan Food & Craft Market.

As we head into the busiest shopping period of the year, we’re looking for brilliant independent traders, makers, bakers, producers and food businesses to join us for a proper winter market in one of Chester’s best city-centre locations.

Saturday November 14th

📍 The Carriage Shed, City Place, City Road, Chester, CH1 3DR
🚆 Directly next to Chester Railway Station and opposite The Queen Hotel
🕚 Trading: 11am–4pm
⛺ Gazebo & 6ft table supplied
✨ Own set-ups are also very welcome

We’re particularly interested in:

• Artisan gifts & handmade products
• Fresh produce
• Cakes, bakes & sweet treats
• Cheese, pies, breads & deli products
• Jewellery & accessories
• Home fragrance & candles
• Christmas gifting
• Seasonal products
• Hot food & hot desserts
• Quality independent food and drink businesses

The run-up to Christmas is a huge trading period, so this is a great opportunity to get your products in front of Chester shoppers looking for something local, independent and different from the high street.

⚠️ Spaces are now limited and categories will be managed to keep a strong, varied trader mix.

📧 To book or enquire please use this email only:
[email protected]

Please include your business name, product range and social media links/photos when getting in touch.

26/09/2026

🚨 TRADERS WANTED – CHESTER! 🚨

We’re now taking the final trader bookings for our remaining Chester dates at The Carriage Shed — and spaces are now limited.

Join us at one of Chester’s most distinctive market venues, perfectly located right next to Chester Station and The Queen Hotel, with fantastic passing footfall and easy access for visitors coming into the city.

Our remaining dates are:

* Saturday 10th October
* Saturday 14th November
* Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th December – Christmas Market

We’re looking for a brilliant mix of artisan makers, independent businesses, food producers, gifts, crafts, fresh produce, sweet treats and quality traders to join us.

✅ Gazebo & table included
✅ Own set-ups welcome

✅ Central Chester location
✅ Strong seasonal marketing
✅ Free-public entry events
✅ Dog friendly
✅ Christmas weekend expected to be exceptionally busy

If you’d like to join us, please get in touch as soon as possible — once each category is full, bookings will close.

📧 [email protected]

📍 Carriage Shed , City Place, City Road, Chester, CH1 3DR

Spaces are now limited — secure your Chester dates before they’re gone. 🦋

20/09/2026

🎄 CHRISTMAS WITH AMG - Festive Locations, Multiple Trading opportunities, One Application! 🎄

Christmas is coming to Artisan Market Group and we’ve got four festive events across November & December with opportunities for brilliant independent traders, makers and food businesses to join us. ❤️🎅

We’re looking for a fantastic mix of artisan crafts, handmade gifts, Christmas produce, sweet treats, festive food, hot food and unique independent businesses to help us create proper Christmas market atmospheres at each location.

📍 WINSFORD CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
📅 Saturday 21st November
⏰ 10am – 4pm
📌 Civic Square, Winsford Cross Shopping Centre, Winsford

📍 PRESCOT – THE CLOCK FACE CHRISTMAS FAYRE
📅 Sunday 29th November
⏰ 10am – 6pm
📌 The Clock Face, Derby Road, Prescot

📍 THE TETLEYS CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL – WARRINGTON
📅 Friday 4th, Saturday 5th & Sunday 6th December
⏰ Friday 6pm–9pm
⏰ Saturday 12pm–8pm
⏰ Sunday 12pm–6pm
📌 Tetleys Walkers Club, Long Lane, Warrington, WA2 8PU

📍 THE CHESTER FOOD & CRAFT CHRISTMAS MARKET
📅 Saturday 12th & Sunday 13th December
⏰ 11am – 6pm
📌 Carriage Shed, City Place, City Road, Chester, CH1 3DR

✨ Great locations
🎁 Festive shopping
🍔 Hot food opportunities
🛍️ Independent & artisan traders
🎄 Real Christmas family atmosphere
❤️ Supporting local businesses

Whether you’re an established trader or you’ve got a brilliant product you’d love to bring to one of our Christmas events, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 For availability, prices and stall bookings email our official email address only:
[email protected]

Please include your business name, what you sell and which event(s) you’re interested in when contacting us.

**Gazebo & Table provided for General Traders, own set ups also welcome**

🎅 Be part of something special this Christmas.

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