Event type: Market

Heritage Taster Day: Preserving Seasonal Flavours

 

 

From preserves to pickles, curing and kimchi, people have been finding ways to prolong the life of fruit & veg for centuries. At this heritage taster day, we’ll be exploring smart ways to reduce food waste and make the most of your harvest using traditional preserving methods. 

Join us in our field kitchen for a day of demos, tutorials and workshops with independent chefs, local community kitchens and foodie practitioners:

Fancy fermenting? Lucy Antal from The Alchemist Kitchen will be leading a 30 minute practical workshop teaching us the ancient art of making Kimchi. Up to 12 spaces available on a first-come-first served basis. Take your kimchi home to enjoy!

Campfire cooking with practitioner and farm member, Ali Holden who will be setting up a camp fire in the courtyard where you can try your hand at cooking jam over an open fire.

Join us in our field kitchen for a ‘waste not, want not’ demo with Greg from Eat Up Gud who’ll be cooking up exciting Caribbean dishes using produce from our fields including our glut of courgettes!

The Kindling Farm Market Stall will be open to buy fresh, seasonal produce grown at the farm. 

There are two opportunities to attend this event. You can book a time slot between 10am-12.30pm or 2-4.30pm. 

You must register to come to this event. Please visit our website to secure your place. 

 

 

Second-hand September alert: Real-life Vinted Without The Fees on Lark Lane

 

Second-hand September alert: Real-life Vinted Without The Fees on Lark Lane

Slowdown Sundays returns to Lark Lane with affordable autumn wardrobes, live music, and more.

Where: Lark Lane Old Police Station

When: 21st September 2025, 11:00–15:00

Affordable pre-loved fashion pop-up Slowdown Sundays is back Sunday 21st September in Lark Lane, for one day only (and entry is free!). With emphasis on autumn and winter wear, you can get a full wardrobe refresh without the Vinted fees! 

Organisers Life in Colour UK and Zero Fashion UK created Slowdown Sundays with three clear aims: building a slow fashion community whilst making fashion affordable to all and reducing the environmental impact of fast fashion. Buyers will be helping reduce the staggering 92 million tonnes of textile waste each year and the resulting 10% contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions.

Following the success of the July pop-up, and high demand for a return, Lark Lane Old Police Station visitors can expect: 

  • Up to 30 personally curated stalls with fashion for all bodies 

  • Live music from the Penny Lane Jazz

  • Mindful textile crafts

  • A chance to try circus skills with Sarah Han Creatives

  • A chance to win a personalised colour analysis with any purchase

One July visitor wrote in:  “It was so relaxed and easy to look around compared to regular shops. I felt brave and tried on pieces I wouldn’t have and left with 4 items I love for less than £30 (shoutout to my new favourite Levi’s for £5)!”

‘We can’t wait to build on the success of the first event and help even more people find joy and creativity in pre-loved treasures’ say organisers Life in Colour and Zero Fashion UK

Entry is free, and no booking is required.

Follow the journey on Instagram: @lifeincolouruk and @zerofashionuk.

 

Liverpool Artists Book Fair

Liverpool Book Art is delighted to announce that the next Liverpool Artists Book Fair will be held at The Bluecoat (Arts Centre), School Lane LIverpool L1 3BX, on Saturday 4th October and Sunday 5th October, 11.00-17.00 each day. Entry for the public is free.

This is an opportunity to meet book artists from across the UK, and buy their work. A range of works will be for sale, including unique hand-made works, limited edition books, fine bindings, comics and notebooks to treasure.  Creative content ranges across narrative, illustration, photography, graphics, printmaking and visual poetry. Prices from around £5.

Participating stallholders include individual artists, collectives, and independent publishers. Several of the stallholders are participating in the Liverpool Artists Book Fair for the first time, alongside long-established participants. 

 

 

 

Squash’s Harvest Auction Fundraiser

 

This year at Squash we’re celebrating our 10th annual Harvest Auction Fundraiser! Come slong for a magical eve of comedy and fun, win some locally grown and made harvest delights, and help raise funds for communities close to our heart, including:

  • Squash’s own ‘Soup It Forward’ initiative, making sure neughbours in need can eat free in the Squash cafe, especially going into the colder months
  • local charity Habibti Liverpool who support the medical staff and children at Al Sabeen Hospital in Sanaa, Yemen
  • the African Caribbean Centre, a thiriving L8 hub, empowering a healthy, connected community
  • the Union of Agricultural Work Committees, a Palestinian non-governmental organisation dedicated to supporting farmers and promoting sustainable agricultural practices. Following the attack on the Local Palestine Seed Bank on July 31st this year by Isreali forces, twinned organisation Exeter Seed Bank are fundraising to help restore and protect remaining seed sources in Palestine.

 

If you can’t make the auction but would like to donate please do so here.

 

Growers and Cooks! Have you grown something you’re really proud of this year? Or made an amazing jam? Donations of home or allotment-grown fruit & veg and preserves, ferments, or other delicious homemade seasonal treats can be dropped off at Squash on Saturday 13th, Wednesday 17th, Thursday 18th, Friday 19th between 10am and 4pm.

 

Harvest Competition! The catagories for our annual harvest produce competition are:

-BEST WONKY FRUIT OR VEG

-BEST SQUASH/ PUMPKIN

-BEST PRESERVE (jam/ chutney/relish/ferment- entries require a whole jar and a sample for judges)

-BEST DRESSED AT THE HARVEST AUCTION (get your best Autumn kecks on!)

-BEST IN SHOW

 

If you would like to enter, please note this on the Auction Lot Entry form when you drop off your goods

 

For more info or to donate an auction lot email clare@squashliverpool.co.uk or call 01517077897

 

Under-5s Concerts: Prehistoric Party

Tuesday 19 May, 1pm & 2.45pm

We’re heading back through the musical mists of time to meet everyone’s favourite prehistoric pals… Together with presenter Claire Henry and musicians from the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, we’ll discover the dinosaurs that walked the Earth millions of years ago – and there’ll be lots of roarsome musical fun along the way!

Tickets for under-6 months are free but must be booked in advance with an adult ticket.

Liverpool Book Market

 

The legendary Liverpool Book Market returns to the Garden Room in the Bluecoat.

Browse a fantastic selection of books from a range of local booksellers, including ‘still Out-of-Print’ of Smithdown Road and the Bolshie Bargain Bookstall.

Bargains, rarities and a cornucopia of subjects for the literary mind!

Free admission.

Enquiries: ‘still Out-of-Print’ Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookshop 07440 501099

2025 Dates: 

  • Fri 29 & Sat 30 August
  • Fri 19 & Sat 20 September
  • Fri 24 & Sat 25 October
  • Fri 14 & Sat 15 November
  • Fri 12, Sat 13 & Sun 14 December

 

 

 

 

Slowdown Sundays – Sustainable Fashion Market

Local people selling their preloved clothes in this sustainable fashion market. Say no to fast fashion, slow down your shopping.

Welcome to **Slowdown Sundays – Sustainable Fashion Market**!

Join us on **Sun Jul 13 2025** at **11:00** in the vibrant location of **Lark Lane**, in the old police station, for a day of eco-friendly fashion finds.

Discover unique pieces from local sellers. From clothing to accessories, you’ll find stylish items. By shopping here, you’re reducing the impact of fast fashion, supporting preloved and reducing carbon impact by shopping local, no packaging and shipping needed. Also, no buyer fees!

Come support shopping locally and consciously at our market. See you there!

We’ll have music, drinks and treats to add to the reasons why this is a MUST visit.

The Old Police Station, 80 Lark Lane, Liverpool, L17 8UU.

Sip, Swap & Shop. Preloved Fashion Girls Night @ The Handyman

 

Hey ladies! Get ready for a fabulous night out at The Handyman venue on June 19th, 2025 at 6:00 PM .

It’s time to refresh your wardrobe sustainably! Join us for a fun evening of swapping and shopping preloved fashion items, sipping on drinks, and shopping for unique pieces. Let’s support sustainable fashion together!

VINTED IRL -NO added buyer fees or shipping fees

Bring 1-2 items to swap for credit. Use your credit to shop our fabulous range of clothes. This event has a focus on occasion wear, those outfits you won’t wear again that are stuck in your wardrobe, doomed to never shine again.

Part of our Sustainable Prom Project.

Checkout our socials for ideas of what’s on sale

The Handyman

Smithdown Road

L15 3JL

 

Liverpool Book Market

 

The legendary Liverpool Book Market returns to the Garden Room in The Bluecoat. Browse a fantastic selection of books from a range of local booksellers, including ‘still Out-of-Print’ of Smithdown Road, and the ‘Bolshie Bargain Bookstall’. Bargains, rarities and a cornucopia of subjects for the literary mind!

Enquiries: ‘still Out-of-Print’ Antiquarian and Secondhand Bookshop 07440 501099

Look out for future dates: Fri 18th & Sat 19th July; Fri 29th & Sat 30th August

 

 

Recurring events in Liverpool

Liverpool is a city full of Irish culture. There is always something happening that you join in with. Below is a lit of regular and recurring activities, delivered by our that you can pick up at any time.
Liverpool Irish Centre
The Liverpool Irish Centre runs a shop full of Irish produce, open 7-days a week. It receives Irish food deliveries fortnightly on a Wednesday/Thursday. The main bar hours are Fri and Sat, 2pm-midnight and Sun, 12.30pm-9pm, with live music 4/5pm. Follow them online to stay up to date with events. The venue is a hireable space and can be booked for parties or functions. The recurring programme looks like this:

Monday

Gardening class,10am, The Shed
Comhaltas, 6.30pm

Tuesday

Sequence dancing, 1pm
Liverpool Irish Choir, 6.30pm

Wednesday

JJ’s lunch club, 1pm
Yoga, 6pm
Irish language, 6-8pm
The Lowlands, 7pm
Liverpool Irish Fluteband, 7.30pm

Thursday

Tea dance/Bingo, 1pm
Irish language, 6pm
Bolger-Cunningham Irish dance, 6.30pm
Liverpool Irish Rovers social run, 6.30pm

Friday

25 cards, 9pm

Saturday

Bolger-Cunningham Irish dance, 10am
Tin whistle class, 10.30am, The Shed.

In addition, Liverpool Irish Rovers run regularly through the week. Contact them directly to join. The Centre runs Supper Céilí on the last Wednesday of every month at 8.30pm and hosts a monthly seisiún on the third Sunday of every month.
Comhaltas
Running classes regularly at the Liverpool Irish Centre, Comhaltas is your go to organisation for anything relating to Irish music. See day listing above for class times.
Conradh Na Gaeilge Learpholl
Irish language is on the rise again, not least because of the astounding work done at community level by groups such as Conradh Na Gaeilge Learpholl. Based at Liverpool Irish Centre, there are all sorts of lessons to join in with. Look at the day lists above for details of Wed/Thurs clubs. They also host Lon Gaeilge sessions at 12.30pm on the first Friday of every month at The Railway on Tithebarn Street. Guests to this are invited to bring 10 new words per session to use in conversation. Conradh Na Gaeilge Learpholl are the lead organisers of the annual Tony Birtill memorial lecture and scholarship.
Irish Community Care Merseyside
With 60-years of Irish community championing, Irish Community Care Merseyside is a first port of call for those needing to access welfares services. It undertakes year-round work to improve life-chances and build communities.
Liverpool Irish Famine Trail
Conserved and updated by Liverpool Irish Festival, the Liverpool Irish Famine Trail has an app and self-guided maps that you can take yourself through. There ar recurring walks taking place across the year – see our events page using the Events menu above, or this link.
The Institute of Irish Studies, University of Liverpool
An academic centre of excellence with a year round programme of events, talks, activities and archives to share. Sign up for their events mailings.