Event type: Market

The Art Quarter Summer Market

After the huge success of its first Christmas Market, The Art Quarter Liverpool Market is back for summer 2023 at Metquarter, supporting small businesses and local makers.

Over forty talented artists, designers and makers will pack out the upper level of Metquarter offering incredible locally made gifts and products including jewellery, ceramics, glassware, illustration, candles and much more.

Taking place on Saturday 29th July from 11am-5pm, The Art Quarter Summer Market will host stalls from original makers, artisans, and crafters including Joolzery, a unique jewellery brand which designs, and handcrafts contemporary recycled copper and ethical healing crystal jewellery. The creative duo from Lazykate Textiles will also be on hand to give customers the chance to try weaving on their big wheel as well as selling a range of hand dyed yarn.

Local beekeeper and owner of Beeshack, Martin Swift, will be in attendance to provide customers with delicious local honey and honey related gift sets from his 100 hives across the city of Liverpool. Bespoke craft brand, Julie’s Dabbles will also be showcasing delightful model wooden houses and beach huts, together with handsewn hanging mobiles.

Completely free to attend, The Art Quarter Market will offer an array of entertainment throughout the day including live music from Wavertree Community Gospel Choir, SingMe Merseyside and Liverpool Chamber Choir. There will also be a fun filled hands-on children’s make and take workshop with Design Laser Play.

With Pride in Liverpool 2023 taking place the same day, guests can make a day of it in Metquarter by also visiting GPO Food Market which will be hosting a Bottomless Drag Brunch hosted by Twin Flame Drag Duo 12pm – 3pm on Sat 29th July. Expect 90 minutes of bottomless beer, Prosecco and cocktails, plus food from any of their vendors. Not forgetting banging music, games and raffles! Straight Outta Canton will also be firing up their barbecue to bring classic Punjabi flavours accompanied with traditional French cooking and barbequing techniques.

The Terrace Party is back, too, with a DJ to get the party started. GPO Food Market and all their Food Partners are super proud to support Pride in Liverpool this year, with 10% of the money raised on select dishes and Pride Cocktails going to the work of LCR Pride across the region.

The Art Quarter Summer Market is a free event and will take place at Metquarter on Saturday 29 July from 11am-5pm.

For more information and opening times please visit www.metquarter.com

Liverpool Art Fair 2023

This summer will see the much-anticipated return of Liverpool Art Fair, with the highly successful event taking place at the iconic Royal Liver Building for the first time.

The event, which is free to attend, will be open to the public from 30th June to 20th August, Tuesday – Sunday, 12-6pm. Visitors will be able to view an amazing array of paintings, sculptures and prints by 175 local artists. Art prices start at £20, there is a large “under £200” section and everything is under £2000, ensuring there is something for every pocket!

Liverpool Art Fair is an annual event, aiming to showcase a wide range of affordable original art by a plethora of local artists; providing a unique insight into the region’s creative talent and the opportunity for everyone, from seasoned collector to first time art buyer, to own their own piece of the Liverpool art world.

Pre-pandemic the event ran for eight years, launching in May 2012 as part of the inaugural Liverpool Art Month, at the then brand new Camp and Furnace. In 2017, it relocated to the Pier Head, in a purpose-built gallery constructed from five shipping containers. In 2019 it moved to Metquarter, where it ran for 80 consecutive days. In total the event has welcomed over 50,000 art lovers and showcased work by more than 1700 artists.

Panellists were selected from an open call, with anyone based within a 35 mile radius eligible to apply. A selection panel, made up of; Sarah Lovell, Lead Officer for Culture at Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Faith Bebbington, sculptor, Patrick Kirk-Smith, editor and director of ArtinLiverpool, and Angela Samata, arts professional and broadcaster, had the unenviable task of whittling down the almost 300 artists who applied.

During the seven weeks of the fair, a packed events programme will take place including Saturday creative workshops with our partners Cass Art, Beginners Guides to Buying Art drop-in sessions, and a programme of events designed to support artists and creatives to start and grow their own businesses, in partnership with the BIPC (Business and Intellectual Property Centre). All events will be free; keep checking their website liverpoolartfair.com and socials for more details and booking information.

The Liverpool Art Fair People’s Choice Award will also be returning, with visitors able to vote for their favourite artist up to the beginning of August. The lucky winner will receive a host of prizes, including an exhibition at the Cass Art Liverpool store and their art work displayed on Open Media’s advertising screens across the city! As our Media Partner, Open Media will also be helping us to spread the word about the event throughout the summer.

Liverpool Art Fair is also sponsored by CBRE, who manage the Royal Liver Building, and Evelyn Partners; we are incredibly grateful for their generous support.

Lucy Byrne, Managing Director of organisers dot-art said:

“We are over the moon to be bringing Liverpool Art Fair back after a pandemic enforced 4 year break, and to be in the city’s most iconic building is the icing on the cake! The response from the creative community has been incredibly positive (we are showcasing more artists than ever before) and we cannot wait to share their amazing artwork with locals and tourists alike this summer.”

More information: liverpoolartfair.com / info@liverpoolartfair.com

 

The Good Market

The Good Market at Penny Lane Church is finally here! Join us on Sat Jul 01 2023 at 11:00AM for a fun-filled day of shopping, eating, and mingling with the community.

The Good Market isn’ just another makers market – we hand curate the very best local & independent high quality, purpose-led makers and creators to give you the best shopping experience.

Located at Smithdown Place, Liverpool, L18 1LZ, this in-person event is the perfect opportunity to support local businesses and discover new products. With over 35 stalls packed from vegan soy candles, handcrafted jewellery, beautiful bouquets, sweet treats to tasty drinks, art and clothing there’s something for everyone at the Good Market.

The Good Market is FREE ENTRY and family friendly (unfortantely this venue is not Dog Friendly)

Bring your family and friends along to enjoy a day out in the sun. With live music from Coffee&Turntable, there’s never a dull moment at the Good Market.

Good Market – Curated independent Market, showcasing the finest purpose driven brands and makers.

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Liverpool Makers’ Bazaar

Liverpool’s oldest existing art and craft market, established 2016. Home to tens of small local businesses who are exhibiting and selling directly to the public.

With free entry and a pop up vintage tea room, it’d rude not to!

Geek Bazaar

Join Bluecoat for their first Geek Bazaar hosted by local independent business Empire Sector UK (@empire_sector_uk). This inclusive comic mart invites all self proclaimed geeks to peruse comics, manga novels, artworks and more from a whole host of friendly sellers. Expect plenty of fun with a cosplay competition and a few more surprises in store!

The market runs from 11:00am – 4:00pm and will be held in their Garden and Sandon rooms, which are fully accessible from the Hub.

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Liverpool Makers’ Bazaar

Liverpool Makers’Bazzar returns to The Old Police Station on Lark Lane on Sunday May 14th.

Forty stallholders will be exhibiting and selling their unique handmade items, plus there will be a pop up vintage tea room.

Free entry, 11am to 4pm
Dog friendly event

Sample Sale

Lime Street Concrete and Olive Can Fly welcome you to their first small business collaboration.

Join them for a bev and an evening of discounted samples!

Lots of goodies on sale from their collaboration including coasters and bookends.
Discounted stained glass pieces and concrete studio homeware are available too.

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All welcome!

Homebaked CLT Spring Market

Together with their friends at The Sandon, Homebaked CLT would like to invite you to their Spring Market!

The market is held Sunday 23rd April, 12-4pm, 180 Oakfield Rd, Anfield, Liverpool L4 0UH. Free admission.

After the success of their festive market, they are back with another one! This time bigger and better!

You may be on the lookout for a unique gift for that someone special, enjoy a bit of window shopping or just a catch up and a brew. They will also have their Cosy Homes Club offering energy efficiency advice, tips and tricks!

Whatever your reason to call in, it’s a chance for you to meet with your neighbors, support local businesses, and find out what’s happening in your community.

There will also be free art workshops, street food and plenty more!

Liverpool Print Fair

The Liverpool Print Fair is back at the Bluecoat for the first time in over 4 years.

Browse a vast selection of original artworks and prints from a wide range of artists from across the country. We’ll also be there with a stall featuring artwork made in our print studio.

Liverpool Print Fair is a celebration of printmaking. They bring a colourful range of artists, designers and storytellers together to showcase their work in its many forms. The event is perfect place to find affordable art and handmade prints, with a dynamic mix of styles among the stalls.

The fair has been running biannually since 2016 and has hosted a variety of talented artists from across the UK. Now in its fourth year, Liverpool Print Fair is bigger and better than ever. If you’re looking for something new, it’s a great place to treat yourself to some amazing affordable art and get to know the printmakers you’re buying from.

Liverpool Makers Bazaar

The monthly market of all things handmade and like yourselves, unique and beautiful, returns to The Old Police Station on Lark Lane on Sunday March 12th.

With free entry to 45 talented small local businesses and their favourite pop up vintage tea room Mrs B’s Vintage Teas, they will have something for everyone.

As Mothers’ Day and Easter are fast approaching it’s time to get your serious gift vibe on and buy directly from the people who made it….there’s a story behind each item and a happy dance (inside) with every sale.

They open 11-4 get there early for first pick !