An artisan market is set to be held monthly in Harrogate’s Valley Gardens after the success of a festive event there this month.
Little Bird Artisan Markets will relocate to the sun colonnade in the gardens from February.
Little Bird Made, the company that runs the events, has held monthly markets at St Wilfrid’s Church on Duchy Road in Harrogate since the summer.
It plans to continue staging occasional pop-up markets at the church but its regular monthly events in Harrogate will move to the more central Valley Gardens.
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Harrogate Borough Council invited Little Bird Made to Valley Gardens to attract more visitors to the town at the start of the first Harrogate Christmas Fayre, which was held from December 3 to 12 in the streets of Harrogate town centre.
At the time, Cllr Andy Paraskos, cabinet member for environment, waste reduction and recycling, said the council hoped that first event would lead to a longer-term relationship.
The two-day event in the first weekend of December hosted about 60 stalls and a steady stream of visitors.
Jackie Crozier, managing director of Little Bird Made, said it was one of the company’s busiest events so far. She said:
“We are really excited to be moving our monthly Little Bird Artisan Market to the bigger venue of Valley Gardens in the heart of the town from February 2022.
“Valley Gardens is the natural progression for Little Bird to expand and offer more opportunities for small local business and to promote our ethos of shopping local.
“It will be great to work with Harrogate Borough Council throughout 2022 and we are looking forward to delivering our events with them.”
When can you next visit Little Bird artisan markets in the Harrogate district?
- Saturday, December 18 from 10am to 3pm: St Wilfrid’s Church, Duchy Road, Harrogate, HG1 2EY
- Sunday, December 19 from 9am to 3pm: Market Place, Knaresborough, HG5 8AL
