25th July 2025
Applications are now open for makers to participate in our Christmas Craft Market 2025!
Professional makers are now invited to apply to be part of our fabulous Christmas Craft Market from 15 November to 23 December - the best festive market on the North Coast!
The Flowerfield Christmas Craft Market takes place indoors in our atmospheric ground floor galleries in the beautiful Georgian house front of the arts centre looking out across the park. It showcases high quality handmade contemporary crafts and artisan food producers, from ceramics to glass, jewellery design to textiles, woodcraft to handmade decorations, homeware to stocking fillers, prints, knits and paintings. It promotes makers from all across Northern Ireland.
In 2024, the market saw the highest market footfall yet and generated gross sales of over £42,000. Our largest turnover to date. It exceeded all our expectations. We are excited for this year's market, which really has become a Christmas shopping destination.
We welcome applications from professional makers resident and working within the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough and from across Northern Ireland. Our primary objective is to support and promote professional makers/creatives whose sole income is from their creative work. We particularly welcome applications from new market participants.
You do not have to stay with your stall. Our team manages all sales and stock notifications for you. That's almost six weeks of sales potential without the costs of staffing or your time.
What do you have to do?
- Download and complete the attached application form (which includes or guidelines and Ts & Cs), and return to us no later than Friday 19 September 2025, 5pm
- We will notify all applicants by Friday 3 October, 5pm
- All selected makers must set up their stall by Thursday 13 November, 4pm. You don't need to man your stall over the five week market period - we take care of everything. You present your work with all items individually priced. We will notify you if your stock is low.
- Collect your unsold items and presentation display by 3 January.
- We will issue all payments per individual by Friday 31 January 2026.
The market will launch on Saturday 15 November in partnership with Naturally North Coast and Glens Artisan Market who will be resident in our auditorium and outdoors terrace. There will be live music and free festive activities for families.
