A Brand New Weekend Market Has Launched in East London

London has a formidable array of markets, for whatever your want or need – whether that’s nabbing a houseplant at Columbia Road flower market, grabbing a cheeky pastry from Borough or trying on leather jackets in Camden. Find a full lowdown of the best markets in the capital with this handy Time Out guide.

While Londoners are spoiled for choice when it comes to markets, it’s always a treat to see communities putting together new ones (and even better with Christmas nearly upon us). In that regard, we have some good news: a new Saturday market has launched in Bethnal Green, east London, with six stalls selling an array of artsy goods. 

The market is hosted in front of legendary cafe E Pellicci on Bethnal Green Road, and it’s the result of a project by E Pellicci, the East End Trades Guild, Oxford House and Newmans Stationary. It was crowdfunded by the century-old cafe and locals, who raised over £9,000 to kickstart the market.

The Bethnal Green market is running for eight weeks, having started at the beginning of November. It’ll be open every Saturday from 9am to 4pm, until December 20. 

The market offers hand-crafted pieces from east London artists, featuring everything from one-of-a-kind crafts and pieces of vintage clothing to ceramics and even art made on the spot. 

Bethnal Green market stalls

1. Bethnal Queen: vintage clothes and original pieces
2. Ceramasistas: nature-inspired ceramics 
3. Control & Chaos: sustainable luxury candles 
4. Fine Art and Fancy Things: hand-crafted miniature art, including dolls, match-box art and mini-Christmas pieces
5. Trimmings & Things: decorative trimming
6. Proposition Studios: live-drawn art 

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