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Altrincham Market is happy to hold a growing
number of events throughout the year . Seasonal
festivities for Easter, St George's Day and
Christmas to name but a few are woven into the
traditional weekly markets with stallholders taking
a keen interest in proceedings. Regular monthly
markets also take place on the first Friday and the
third Sunday of the month and more details are
given below.
The Market plays host to visiting specialist
Fairs and Festivals which have included the well
respected 'Audacious Herbaceous' Plant Fairs, a
variety of Continental Markets, the annual 'Taste of
Trafford' Food and Drink Festival and the
'Altrincham Beer and Cask Festival'.
Up and coming events at the Market are listed
below:
Producers Market
The next Producers' Markets will be held on
Sunday 15th January 2012, Sunday 19th February 2012,
Sunday 18th March 2012, Sunday 22nd April 2012
To complement the increasing number of businesses
open in Altrincham on Sunday a monthly Producers
Market will be held on the 3rd Sunday of each month
between 11am and 3.30pm. The market features some of
the finest food producers and craftmakers from the
North West.
Food fanatics will be treated to an outstanding choice of locally-sourced food and drink from the North West's top producers including:
- Free-range chicken, beef, pork and lamb
- Local fruit, vegetables, plants and herbs
- Regional cheeses, butter, organic free-range eggs and apple juice
- Artisan cakes, puddings, breads and pastries
- Pâté and restaurant quality pre-prepared meals
- Hand Crafted chocolates by master chocolatiers
- Jams, pickles and preserves
- Locally brewed beers
Visitors to the market will have the chance to meet the producers and try before they buy.
Vintage and Craft Market
The next Vintage, Retro and Craft Market will
be held on Sunday 15th January 2012, Sunday 19th
February 2012, Sunday 18th March 2012, Sunday 22nd
April 2012
Altrincham is now hosting a Vintage & Craft
Market alongside its already-successful
Producers' Market, with the next one taking
place on Sunday 15th January. The market runs from
11am - 3.30pm in the town's historic covered market
on Greenwood Street and sees traders selling
vintage clothing, textiles, homewares, up cycled
items and locally produced crafts with a vintage
or retro flavour.
For more information, email organiser Gail
Titchener at
magpiesandi@hotmail.co.uk or call
07795 167902.
Altrincham Farmers' Market
The next Farmers' Markets will be held on Friday
3rd February 2012, Friday 2nd March 2012, Friday 6th
April 2012
A small select band of Farmers / Food Producers join
our regular stallholders every 1st Friday of the
month between 8.00am - 2.00pm.
Just to whet your appetite there will be Home
grown Seasonal Veg, Black Welsh Beef, Rossendale
Lamb, Free Range Eggs, Homemade Sweet and Savoury
Pies, Fresh Fish and Seafood, Cheese and Dairy,
Preserves and Artisan Breads.
Don't forget to check out the Lower Market opposite M&S
side entrance for White's Fruit and Veg. Mark offers
a great variety of Seasonal quality produce on
Tuesday Friday and Saturday throughout the year
www.whitesfruitandveg.com
Hiring Altrincham Market
Father Christmas visits Altrincham Market
Father Christmas arrived by sleigh at Altrincham
Market on Saturday 3rd December pulled along by
PODGE a shetland pony from the Fairfield Farm
Project
www.fairfieldresidential.co.uk. The Market sends
its thanks to all concerned at Fairfield !!!
PODGE masquerading as one of Father Christmas'
reindeers by donning antlers and tinsel captured
everybody's hearts and delivered Father Christmas
and his elves, Jack and Charlotte to the cosy GROTTO
in the covered market which Altrincham Market
Traders had prepared for him.
Father Christmas was warmly received by shoppers and
children alike and is set to return with his elves
to the market grotto on 18th December between
11.00am - 3.00pm.
The Christmas Kitchen Food Fair
For extra festive fun our regular Saturday
General Retail Market and monthly Sunday Food
Producers, Vintage and Craft Markets (see details
below) will be joined by 'The Christmas Kitchen and
Food Fair' located on Greenwood Street.
 Sounds
like Christmas at Altrincham’s Vintage & Craft Market
In addition to the regular retro hits from
Twisted Vinyl, visitors to next Sunday’s (18th
December) Altrincham Vintage, Craft & Producers’
Market will get to enjoy classic Christmas songs
from the 40's and 50's performed by local soprano
Claire O’Brien.
Photo Gallery
For information of all events, click on the Events Page
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