Shambles Market will host a special evening Makers Market, bringing together around 30 local craft and artisan traders showcasing the very best of local and Yorkshire-made products.
The event will complement the market’s existing Shambles Food Court traders, creating a vibrant and welcoming, family-friendly evening destination in the heart of the city on 29 July from 7:30pm to 10pm.
Organised by Make It York, the twilight event supports York’s Purple Flag status by promoting a safe, diverse and attractive evening economy.
Historic Shambles Market
For over 60 years, the award-winning Shambles Market has been offering a delightful variety of choice from local traders.
Open seven days a week, there’s always something different to discover every day – from exquisite quality gifts and fresh flowers to artisan crafts and stylish accessories. Moreover, the vibrant Shambles Food Court is not to missed, the place where you can savour a delectable array of street food delights and relax in the picnic seating area.
Young Traders Market
Alongside the Makers Market, aspiring entrepreneurs will compete in the National Market Traders Federation’s (NMTF) Young Traders Market competition.
Up to 12 young traders aged between 16 and 30 will take part, competing for the opportunity to progress to the 2026 regional final. The competition forms part of the NMTF Young Traders Market programme, a national initiative designed to encourage and discover the next generation of market traders and business owners.
The Young Traders Market provides an opportunity for young entrepreneurs to test new business ideas, gain valuable trading experience and engage directly with customers in a real market environment.
The NMTF, founded in 1899, is the UK’s only national trade association representing market and street traders, events retailers and mobile caterers.
Applications open
Make It York are accepting applications for traders to be part of the markets, which can be made online via Make It York by 30 June.
Plan your visit
Come along, support local businesses, discover unique Yorkshire products and meet the emerging entrepreneurs shaping the future of Britain’s markets.
Plan your visit at visityork.org
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PRESS RELEASE: 24 June
For more information on the topics, visit:
- Make It York’s online application forms: https://www.makeityork.com/events/night-markets-trader-form/
- Shambles Market: https://visityork.org/business-directory/shambles-market
- Shambles Food Court: https://visityork.org/business-directory/shambles-food-court
- York’s Purple Flag: https://visityork.org/members/purpleflag
- NMTF’s Young Traders Market: www.nmtf.co.uk/campaigns/young-traders-market
About Make It York – Make It York’s purpose is to develop and promote the city and its surroundings, nationally and internationally, as a vibrant and attractive place to live, visit, study, work and do business. Its mission is to grow the economic prosperity and wider wellbeing of York and its citizens. In practice, this means delivering a range of projects and programmes based around our corporate strategic priorities. These are, city positioning and profile-raising, ensuring an exciting city centre, and delivering the city’s ground-breaking cultural strategy.
About Visit York– Visit York is a part of Make It York and is the leisure tourism brand. Under the brand Visit York, Make It York’s aim is to market York as a must-see world-class destination to the leisure and business visitor and ensure investment to develop the quality of tourism in York. Activity covers all aspects of tourism marketing and PR, including market intelligence, as well as providing business support through the membership programme. Visit York operate the Visit York Pass, York’s city-sightseeing card, and run the Visitor Information Centre.
