Exhibitions, workshops, demos, Winter Arkade & more – 15th & 16th Nov 2025
The North Docks of Liverpool is the epicentre of the city’s creative sector & the workshop for Merseyside’s culture. We plan to showcase the talent and amazing output of this creative community across a weekend of exhibitions, conversation, workshops and an artisanal market on the 15th & 16th November at Make North Docks & The Invisible Wind Factory.
Programme:
Saturday 15th November
11:30 – Affirmation Decoration Making with Pyromancy Productions
12:00 – Design Your Own Tote Bag with Sarah Armstrong
12:00 – Panel Talk #1- ‘Can arts & culture be the patriotism of unity?‘
14:00 – DJ Workshop with Malissa (Sisu Crew)
14:00 – Panel Talk #2 – ‘How can arts & culture be heard amongst large scale regeneration and political headwinds?‘
14:30 – Natural Wreath Making with Louise & Deb
14:30 – Lego Christmas Card Printing with Cath Garvey
Sunday 16th November
Winter Arkade 11am – 6pm
(Artisnal Market)
Crypt Keepers Carnival presents Halloween Bash at the Black-E
FULLY CURATED ALTERNATIVE ARTISAN MARKET 11AM UNTIL 5PM
Stalls including –
- Taxidermy
- Art
- Jewellery
- Clay sculptures
- Clothing & Accessories
- Cake
- Coffee
- Cocktails & More!
1 Great George Street, Liverpool, L1
FREE ENTRY
FAMILY FRIENDLY
CHARITY RAFFLE IN PLACE FOR LINCOLNSHIRE BAT RESCUE – PRIZES DONATED BY OUR LOVELY TRADERS.
8th & 9th November 2025Bluecoat, School Lane11am – 5pm | Free entry | Family friendly
Liverpool Print Fair returns to Bluecoat this November for its second event of 2025, a carefully curated weekend market celebrating the art of printmaking.
Across two days, 25 independent artists, illustrators and designers from across the UK will showcase and sell their work, including screen prints, risographs, linocuts, etchings, zines, and illustrated goods. Visitors can meet the makers, discover unique pieces, and find affordable art and gifts in a relaxed, creative setting.
Find out more at www.liverpoolprintfair.co.uk.
Christmas has arrived at Kindling Farm! Celebrate the festivities with a day of heritage craft making, mulled wine and Kindling treats for sale!
Join us this Christmas for a day of traditional crafts and heritage activities from an array of craftspeople and artisan makers from across the Northwest.
Get hands-on and give heritage crafts a go by joining drop-in workshops suitable for all the family, where you can make your own Christmas decorations and gifts. With demos on the day, you will learn about endangered traditional crafts from the people keeping them alive!
We will have Kindling Christmas trees and foodie delights available to buy from our Market Stall. Head to the Barn for a glass of mulled wine (non-alcoholic option available) or a hearty seasonal soup.Join us in the courtyard for carolling around the campfire and discover the history of Kindling Farm in a mini-exhibition curated by our volunteers and local community.
You must register to come to this event. Please visit our website to secure your place.
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
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:
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Up to 30 personally curated stalls with fashion for all bodies
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Live music from the Penny Lane Jazz
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Mindful textile crafts
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A chance to try circus skills with Sarah Han Creatives
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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 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.
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
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.
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
