NI Craft Fairs 2011

A question about : NI Craft Fairs 2011

ok - let rip everyone - post all those new year dates immediately !!!

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• I am in the process of setting up a Craft Fair in Ballymena.It will be supported and advertised through Causeway Coast and Glens The local Council and the Tourist Board. It will offer traders a High street locations for reduced rates. I hope to run it on a weekly basis and I am trying to establish if there is a need for this type of venture.All thoughts are appreciated.
• January Dates
  Saturday 22 January, 10 - 2pm Carrickfergus Town Hall Ј8 per table. If successful will be held once a month.
  Ring 07895 885292 for more details
• Currently there's a market on Saturdays behind the swimming pool. It's starting to go downhill as the council keeps on raising the price of stalls. They charge something like Ј10 to use your car to sell.
  If you keep your prices lower than the current market you should get alot of business.
  Where are you thinking of holding it?
• Do you know about this one?
  https://www.thewhistledownhotel.com/n...d=40&Itemid=39
  Maybe someone is interested
• January Dates
  Saturday 22 January, 10 - 2pm Carrickfergus Town Hall Ј8 per table. If successful will be held once a month.
  Ring 07895 885292 for more details
  February Dates
  fri 25th - sun 27th
  craft fair, ballymena tower centre, pm fi99 for more info
  March
  27th march
  "step into spring" springhill
  contact - Jane.Jackson@niwater.com
• January Dates
  Saturday 22 January, 10 - 2pm Carrickfergus Town Hall Ј8 per table. If successful will be held once a month.
  Ring 07895 885292 for more details
  February Dates
  fri 25th - sun 27th
  craft fair, ballymena tower centre, pm fi99 for more info
  March
  27th march
  "step into spring" springhill
  contact - Jane.Jackson@niwater.com
  April
  Saturday 16 April 1pm - 5pm
  Glenabbey Church, Ballycraigy Road, Glengormley
  Ј20 per table, Ј5 extra for electric. Restriction on same craft applies
  For form and more info contact nicholaharley@hotmail.co.uk
  Tables given on first come first served basis.
  All proceeds in aid of Kids Alive
• Hi Pretani,
  This Fair would be in doors Next to Argos at the Tower Centre. It would hopefully specialise in handmade local crafts.It would be the first of its kind for Ballymena. I am currently involved in talks with the council and local tourism bodies to make sure it gets as much exposure as possible and become a permanent offering in the area.It would allow all local crafters and artist to display there work for sale in a prominent location without the inflated costs of long term leases.
• I am in the process of setting up a Craft Fair in Ballymena. I am currently in discussions with the Council and the local Tourism Bodies who are keen to get involved to help promote local Arts and Crafts and hopefully make this a permanent feature in Ballymena.Anyone interested can contact me via the forum.
• Hi folks,
  I work for an event management company and we often organise markets and fairs on behalf of clients around NI. These can be either food markets, craft fairs or a mixture of both. We are always on the look out for new traders so please contact me with your details and I can add you to our database.
  We require traders to hold the following documentation:
  ALL TRADERS
  -Public liability insurance (to cover up to Ј1 million although some of our clients request insurance cover up to Ј5 million)
  FOOD TRADERS
  -Public liability insurance (to cover up to Ј1 million although some of our clients request insurance cover up to Ј5 million)
  -Confirmation of registration with your local Council
  -Copies of food hygiene training/certificates
  -Copies of Gas Safety Checks/Certificates if applicable
  -Please note that only diesel not petrol generators are permitted on the sites we work on. Power is usually available if requested.
  Please email me at gilliansworld@btinternet.com or call 028 9064 1107.
  Our next upcoming event is a market at Carnegie Street in Lurgan Town Centre on Saturday 29th January. This was due to take place in December but had to be postponed due to the snow. We are looking for a variety of both food & craft traders. The market will take place from 10am-5pm with music, childrens entertainment and walkabout characters being part of the days programme. The event will end with a lantern parade through the town centre. The fee for this is Ј30 for a 3mx3m space or Ј50 for a space up to 6m.
  Please contact me via the email address or telephone number above for further details.
  Many Thanks
  Gillian
• The Craft Fair would be held in the unit above the restaurant and it would be opened in to the Restaurant at the bottom of the stairs to make use of the current footfall to the Restaurant.
• Hi folks, got a couple of dates for Mount Stewart if anyone is interested:
  Garden & Craft Fair Sat 21st & Sun 22nd May
  Vehicles of Yesteryear (Craft accepted on this theme) Sun 19th June
  Food Fair 8th and 9th October
  Contact Helen Harrison at National Trust Mount Stewart for details
  Was also going to add Regent House but I see dragonfly has beaten me to it! I think the organiser is the same person as last year??
  Are the fairs at the Stormont Hotel still going on does anyone know?
• Hi everyone happy new year. Thank you SuperMum for setting up this thread. Last I heard about Stormont Hotel that Feb date was cancelled, if I find out more I'll pass on. I will be arranging a few events one near the end of Feb? and one in March, both held in Millbrook Community Centre, larne. I'm looking for people who would be interested in a table, Only handmade items sorry no jewellery as I have myself and one other doing jewellery I think that enought as I would like a variety of crafts, If you are interested please message me with what you do. Welcome helpful tip on setting up events to make thing run smoothly.
• Guys when your putting new dates etc on, can you copy and paste the list and add new info, it saves a lot of time searching
• January Dates
  Saturday 22 January, 10 - 2pm Carrickfergus Town Hall Ј8 per table. If successful will be held once a month.
  Ring 07895 885292 for more details
  February Dates
  fri 25th - sun 27th
  craft fair, ballymena tower centre, pm fi99 for more info
  March
  27th march
  "step into spring" springhill
  contact - Jane.Jackson@niwater.com
  April
  Saturday 16 April 1pm - 5pm
  Glenabbey Church, Ballycraigy Road, Glengormley
  Ј20 per table, Ј5 extra for electric. Restriction on same craft applies
  For form and more info contact nicholaharley@hotmail.co.uk
  Tables given on first come first served basis.
  All proceeds in aid of Kids Alive
  May
  Garden & Craft Fair Sat 21st & Sun 22nd May Mount Stewart
  June
  Vehicles of Yesteryear (Craft accepted on this theme) Sun 19th June, Mount Stewart
  October
  Food Fair 8th and 9th October, Mount Stewart
• Does anyone know of a good supplier for packs of wind chimes?
• still spaces left for ballymena tower centre 25-27th feb
  NO MORE JEWELLERY - SORRY FULL
• can everyone who is interested in doing the ballymena fair 25-27th feb please pm me with your email address so i can send you the application form
  Sorry - jewellery spaces full
  thank you