Join us for our third HAZ Creative Market at the Winter Gardens on 3rd December 2022
We’re back with a festive flavour!
This time we’ll be taking over the Pavilion at Blackpool’s fabulous Winter Gardens and we’re looking for stallholders for our special Christmas edition of the Creative Market on the 3rd December 2022.
We’re looking for Lancashire based stallholders with great creative talent and unique, original products.
About the event
We’re pulling out the stops for Christmas and taking over the Pavilion. As well as your lovely stalls, there will be a variety of creative workshops and entertainment for our visitors. Volunteers from the Winter Gardens Trust are planning festive fair activities with prizes to be won.
Artist Workshop call out
If you are interested in running a workshop, you can find out more here. This is a paid artist opportunity.
Product Categories
- Art & Photography
- Craft
- Clothing and Accessories
- Health & Beauty
- Home & Living
- Food & Drink – Packaged take-away cold food (e.g. preserves, cheeses, brownies)
- Jewellery
- Vintage Clothing
- Vintage Collectables
We’ll assess applications based upon the following criteria:
- A professional, well-presented business – a website or social media site with good product descriptions and photographs.
- Artists/makers are based on the Fylde Coast
- Product quality: Products/artworks need to be finished to a high standard.
- They must meet manufacturing standards and may need to be approved by Trading Standards.
- Your social media presence – to show us what you do and to help us promote the event
The balance of sellers: we want to make sure that there’s a good mix of sellers at the event. We are always looking for new and innovative products to be sold at the event. Some product categories, e.g. Jewellery and Food and Drink retailers can become oversubscribed, in this instance assessments will be made on their uniqueness, exclusivity and their quality. They may also be benchmarked against other applicants in the same category.
All of your products need to be your own work. With the exception of vintage, we’re not looking for resellers of manufactured goods (e.g. Tropic, Body Shop at Home).
Stallholder information
Location
The Pavilion, Winter Gardens Church Street Blackpool
Opening Hours
Saturday 3rd December 2022: 10am – 5pm (set up access from 8am)
Set Up
- Set-up will take place on Saturday 3rd December 2022
- Sellers can arrive from 8am.
- Stalls will be provided.
Stall Fees
We know that artists and makers have had a difficult two years so we will be charging a low stall fee of £20.00, which must be paid in advance.
What’s Included?
- We will provide a large traditional style 3m x 1.8m market stall with a counter across the front. Or you can choose a 183cm x 76cm trestle table.
- You can hang signage from the front of the stall and/or use a tablecloth
- You may decorate your stall as you wish.
- WiFi is available but we cannot guarantee the quality of connectivity or signal.
The application process opens on Thursday 13 October and closes at midnight on Friday 4 November 2022.
We will assess applications on a rolling basis, so you will hear back from us within 10 days of your application.
The form collects your email address first, in order to provide you with a copy of your application upon submission. You will be able to edit your application up until the closing date. We will also ask you to email product and promotional photographs in support of your application: 2-3 good quality images of products and/or a photo of your stall setup (this could be at a recent event, or a test setup on your kitchen table).
We will assess applications on a rolling basis, so you will hear back from us within 10 days of your application. We will hold a reserve list in case of any cancellations. If you have any queries, please email [email protected].
Your Data
- The application form asks for your contact details; you will also be asked to ‘opt-in’ to receive communications from Heritage Action Zone (market communications will come from Blackpool Council and/or Charabanc). Your contact details will not be shared outside of the HAZ, and will only be used to contact you regarding your application and, if successful, with updates or queries leading up to the event itself.
- We will share your business name, website/social media links and product photos with selected third parties (namely local press) in order to promote the event.
- All applicants’ personal details will be stored securely, if your application is unsuccessful, your personal information will be deleted after the event has taken place.
