Durham Market Place will swing this Bank Holiday!

Nostalgia Weekend with Vintage and General Market

Bank Holiday weekend will be swinging in Durham Market Place with a nostalgia weekend, bringing the sounds and sights of the 1940s alongside a vibrant vintage market.

Make sure you come down on Sunday May 26th and Monday May 27th between 11am and 4pm - there will be something for all the family.

All part of Love Your Local Market fortnight, which runs from 15th to 29th May, this vintage market, and the accompanying general market introduce a whole host of traders who you've not seen before in Durham Market Place.

So come and explore! There's vintage clothes and antiques as well as gifts, food, and lots more. 

Adding to the atmosphere, we'll have WWII jeeps, and a WWII Dodge weapons carrier in the Market Place, and period re-enactors from Yesterday’s Heroes local living history group in WWII American infantry and US Naval uniforms.  

And there's musical entertainment too from Jay-B & Miss Becky Clayburn, who will be performing 1940s swing music throughout each day.  

There will also be a Nostalgia Tearoom in the Market Place, with outside seating; The Keep Calm and Carry On Café!

And on Monday 27th May The Market Hall, with over 50 stalls by quality local independents, will be openfrom 11am to 4pm too!

So here's who you can come along and meet at Sunday and Monday's markets:

Vintage Market

Dawn Wright – vintage/pre-loved clothes (Monday only)

Andre Nicole - designer clothes

Karen Storey - vintage clothes

Deborah Cade - vintage clothes

Sarah Hunt - handmade gifts and hair pieces (Monday only)

Ding Dong - vintage clothes and antiques

Linda Bell - vintage cafe

David Collin - antiques and collectable badges 
Scoops 'n' Smiles - vintage icecream van (Monday only)

General Market

Food

TopHat Teacakes -  tasty chocolate treats!

Kate and Megan Hutchinson - cakes, tealoaves, breads and preserves

Northumbrian Smokehouse - smoked meats, salmon, cheese and pate (Mon only)

T Monkhouse - Middle Eastern desserts

Kirsty Anne Forster - delightful bakery produce (Monday only)

Amy Mycock - jams and fruit

Fashion, Clothes and Makeup

William Dunbar - jewellery

Jennie Turner - jewellery

John Elliott - military surplus and collectables

Ann Barker-Lawton - crocheted baby clothing and accessories

Gifts and Homeware

Barker and Cummings - glasses, pottery, pictures and candles

No Bones - quality canine confectioner

Lucia Kulcsar - handmade sock dolls and animals

Durham Creatives - heritage crafts and arts (Monday only)

Kirsty's Hampers and Flowers - fresh flowers and luxury gift hampers

Brian Yates - brass band merchandise

Sam Vickers - photography, prints, postcards and greetings cards

Stefan Ingineru - handmade wooden mirrors

Rachel Mcgouran - hand-made greetings cards

Susan Hymer - silk flowers (Sunday only)

Lots of new faces who've never traded in Durham Market Place before - and wonderful entertainment.  Bring the whole family and enjoy a day in the heart of Durham!