Sheffield Christmas Market in Fargate

[Cyclone 10]

Hello All!

 

I need your quick advise on the above.

I'm looking for somebody who could advise me about the Christmas market in Sheffield. Have you visited maybe the one in Fargate in Sheffield last year? I have read one thread from 2014 and the comment were pretty negative, but thought to check how was in 2015.

Is it popular destination for christmas shoppers or they rather hang around places like Meadowhall? If you've been at the market - have you found what traders had on offer interesting? Would you go there next year? Would you say it's more attractive than market in Leeds or York? Any comment will be much appreciated as I'm considering trading next December in there (have also offer to trade in York). Many thanks in advance. I have just few days to make my mind up so please help!

 

I've visited it, but purely because I was working in the city centre.

It's small and has little that I found interesting.

Sometimes I buy some dried sausages from the stall selling them, that's about all I've ever bought.

I wouldn't go to Leeds or York for a market, and I wouldn't got to meadowhell shopping close to Xmas either.

[DjNewton 10]

hello All again!

The pottery we have is high quality and I'm afraid it won't find as much customers as required. On the other hand it should stand out if the majority sell cheap ordinary stock around but our worry is - ordinary stock (no offence to anyone who sell it) will bring people who look just for it. Very difficult to predict really, but thanks anyone for your comments and contribution to this story

[Bilge 34]

If xmas markets sell a varied range of interesting, good quality food and drink then they can be really good and make for a vibrant seasonal atmosphere that helps footfall for the shops, pubs and cafes etc nearby. I'd say the same about the Moor market. More food and drink, less tat.

 

If it's just 'stuff in sheds' that I can buy elsewhere or via Amazon then I'm not interested. Car insurance, plant pots and signing up to Sky TV is not my idea of seasonal fun.

[darylslinn 10]

As for the so called festive bar..... it's nothing more than a fairground amusement arcade turned into a bar with a few tables, stools, a bit of tinsel and a tree.