Christmas Artisan Craft Fair

Have a handmade shopping day. The people in your life deserve something special and for a totally unique gift, you cannot beat handmade.

Not only is a handmade gift a little different, but they’re also MUCH higher quality. Plus, buying handmade means real love has gone into your purchase from an artist who adores what they do and feels passionate about each of their products.

SO, for a shopping and gift experience like no other and a chance to connect and meet the creatives behind the designs, join us at The Leigh Community Centre.

We look forward to seeing you at some or our events and don't forget to tell your friends! Loads of wonderful makers are waiting for you! Share the love and join me and over 40 creatives. When you shop small/local/handmade, your small businesses are far more likely to use good-quality materials, have a focus on sustainability and renewability and actually put love and care into each item. Plus, shopping small often means shopping from a business with just one or two team members, meaning everyone’s paid fairly and your hard-earned money will end up in the right place.

Because our gifts are all original and made with love, you will be able to find unique handmade gifts from a selection of makers and designers from Essex, London and Suffolk.

From hand painted gifts, to crafted jewellery to ceramics. We really do have something for everyone!

Doors open at 10am and the event runs until 3pm, with over 40 stall holders! Free entry and a lovely venue = Saturday sorted!

Folk & Bespoke prides itself as being different, not the same boring shops that you see around town, bringing you the same cheap, unethical goods. Folk & Bespoke aims to bring you something different EVERY month! We aim to be a unique shopping experience, a celebration of small independent businesses and time served craftspeople.

My aim is to put you in the spotlight and support creative communities! My aim is for us to be the go to market for people to shop indie!.I hope that all of us small businesses will support other small businesses! Even though we are a city, we still have a small town community! You can’t go out without bumping in to someone you know or a familiar face. Our city will grow and this is the time for artisans, creatives and independents to flourish.

The demand is there, the talent is there. Let's commit to being something different, something better, something great!.

Looking for a gift or a treat for yourself? There are SO many reasons to shop small and shop handmade!

Get completely unique, one-of-a-kind items you won’t find anywhere else

Handmade items are almost always better quality than factory-produced gifts

Support local, independent artists rather than big chain businesses

Get something with meaning and a story behind it

Handmade usually means sustainable and ethically sourced

Items are made in safe and fair working conditions

No factory emissions or waste