About The Fairy Tale Fair:
The Fairy Tale Fair is a well established and well loved craft fair in Brighton. Launched in 2012 in Patcham, Brighton it has continued to grow and build a loyal following of stall holders and customers. The Facebook page now has over 5,000 fans, twitter isn’t far behind and our blog has had over 70,000 views since launch in summer 2012. In summer 2014 we launched our new site and Christmas 2014 saw our expansion into central Brighton. www.thefairytalefair.co.uk
Spring 2015:
2015 is going to be another year of expansion for The Fairy Tale Fair. Starting with our Mother’s Day and Easter specials: Patcham Saturday 14th March, and Brighton Open Market Sunday 29th March. Both fairs will feature over 40 local maker and designers selling their creations plus lots of magical extras including performances and face painting. At Patcham there will also be a vintage tearoom and craft workshops too. The fairs are the perfect opportunity to find unique and handmade Easter gifts.
When And Where:
Patcham Saturday March 14th, 10.30am - 4pm.
(Patcham Methodist Church, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN18TA).
Brighton Open Market, Sunday March 29th, 10.30am - 4pm
(Marshalls Row, London Road, BN1 4JU.)
Who and What:
For each of the fairs we accept high quality designer and makers. We also welcome good vintage sellers. We favour local Sussex makers as we like to support the community. Stall holder applications are now closed, but we can add enquiries to the waiting list.
The Fairy Tale Fair is run by Claire Montgomery, a designer and maker herself, she also takes part in the fair with her whimsical themed laser cut jewellery (www.catacakecreations.com).
Number of Stalls:
There are approximately 38 stalls at Patcham, and 46 at the Open Market.
Patcham Methodist Church, Ladies Mile Road, Patcham, Brighton, BN18TA - Patcham Saturday March 14th, 10.30am - 4pm.
The Fairy Tale Fair is back art Patcham by popular demand. Over 40 whimsically themed stalls will fill the venue, and it is going to be a magical day out for all the family.
The stalls will all feature handmade or hand designed creations, made by independent designers and makers, many based locally. Get your Mother’s Day and Easter gifts unique and handmade this year and avoid the hustle and expense of the high street.
You’ll find Easter gifts, jewellery, prints, cards, children’s clothes, accessories, bags, skincare, crochet, knitted items, vintage finds and much more! There will also be magical extras including face painting, craft workshops, vintage tearoom, charity raffle and lots more.
The venue is located in Patcham, Brighton, and free car parking is available! Hurrah! The venue is fully wheelchair and buggy accessible.
Entry is FREE! Hope to see lots of you on the day, and feel free to dress as your favorite fairy tale character, fairy or the Easter bunny!
Brighton Open Market, Sunday March 29th, 10.30am - 4pm - Marshalls Row, London Road, BN1 4JU
The Fairy Tale Fair makes a return to Brighton Open Market on Sunday 29th March for an Easter special. Over 40 whimsically themed stalls will fill the venue, and it is a great chance to see all the creativity that Brighton has to offer.
The stalls will all feature handmade or hand designed creations, made by independent designers and makers, many based locally. Get your Easter gifts unique and handmade this year.
You’ll find Easter gifts, jewellery, prints, cards, children’s clothes, accessories, bags, skincare, crochet, knitted items, vintage finds and much more! There will also be magical extras including face painting and live performances. Plus all the permanent shops, cafes and artists’ studios.
The venue is located in central Brighton, on all major bus routes in the city. It is a 5 minute walk from London Road car park. The venue is fully wheelchair and buggy accessible and undercover.
Entry is FREE! Hope to see lots of you on the day, and feel free to dress as your favorite fairy tale character, fairy or the Easter bunny!
Awards & Achievements
We are lucky enough to have had some great achievements so far in our short journey. These include:
One of American Express’ top 100 small businesses of 2014 for Small Business Saturday UK. We were also invited to Downing Street for a one off special Christmas market and ceremony. Small Business Saturday is a grass-roots, non-political, non-commercial campaign that supports, inspires and promotes small business and encourages people to support small businesses in their communities, both on the Saturday itself and beyond.
2nd in Brighton & Hove in the Local & Loved Awards 2015.
2nd in the UK in Markets & Community category in the Local & Loved Awards 2015.
- Votes via reviews from customers and stall holders of the fair on The Best of Brighton & Hove. http://www.thebestof.co.uk/local/brighton-and-hove/business-guide/feature/the-fairy-tale-fair
We’ve also been featured by The Guardian, Mollie Makes, The Argus, Child Friendly Brighton, Welovebrighton.com, Printed.com, Visit Brighton, and had a visit and blog from Caroline Lucas, Brighton MP.
Read what everyone is saying about us here: http://www.thefairytalefair.co.uk/testimonials/
Our Stall & Craft Collective listings can be found here
Contacts: Claire Montgomery
Hello, My name is Claire Montgomery, I live in Brighton by the sea with a black cat called Buddy and have a slight obsession with penguins! I am a designer, and regularly take part in craft and makers fairs in Sussex, Brighton and London.
I launched The Fairy Tale Fair in summer 2012. As a maker and designer myself I had already taken part in a few craft fairs in Brighton, but felt there was a lack of family friendly community fairs. I set The Fairy Tale Fair up to appeal to those families looking for a great day out, and to support the local maker and designers by providing an affordable fair to take part in and hopefully gain lots of sales and new customers.
Since then the fairs have grown from strength to strength but we still hold these core values.
We are very much looking forward to our Easter fairs this Spring in Patcham and Brighton, and look forward to welcoming our regulars as well as lots of new faces!
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