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We are delighted to have a truly amazing selection of makers and artists joining us at our Lavenham Two Day Summer Craft Market on August 23rd and 24th.

On both days Lavenham Village Hall will be packed with stalls selling beautiful jewellery, original artwork, amazing ceramics and pottery, beautiful candles and skincare, prints and cards, textiles and so much more! There will be stalls outside on Saturday too and on Sunday you can enjoy the added treat of Lavenham Farmer’s Market

Over the next few weeks we’ll be introducing some of the super talented artists and makers who will be joining us, so check out our posts on Facebook to keep an eye on all the exceiting traders and stalls we have coming this year.

Lavenham Summer Craft Market

Saturday August 23rd – 10am – 4pm

Sunday August 24th – 10am – 2pm

Lavenham Village Hall, CO10 9QT

Free entry

Ticket sales for this popular food & drink festival held at Kentwell Hall are now available for a special early bird price.

Don’t miss out on discounted prices for next year’s festival – The Taste of East Anglia will be located once again in the grounds of this famous Tudor mansion in Long Melford on Saturday 14th June 2025.

In 2024 this festival hosted over 80 artisan producers from the region as well as local crafters plus a great line up of chefs put on a wonderful show in the kitchen demonstration tent and we are aiming to deliver an equally successful festival in 2025.

Tickets are discounted to just £8 for adults and there are special family packages available too!

We look forward to seeing you there.

Taste of East Anglia Food & Drink Festival

14th June 2025

Kentwell Hall, Long Melford, CO10 9BA

and a happy New Year!

Many thanks for all your support over the year and we look forward to seeing you again in 2025.

Our first farmers markets in 2025 are:

Lavenham Farmers Market on Sunday 26th January

Sudbury Farmers Market on Friday 31st January

Plus Hadleigh Street Market returns on Friday 3rd January

See you there!

Come along to our Christmas Artisan Evening Market on Saturday 14th December on the piazza outside The Mercury Theatre. From 4pm we will have a great range of local produce, street food and crafts with a very festive flavour.

Look out for stalls selling freshly baked cakes, brownies and cookies from The Alabama Biscuit Company, The Essex Bakery and Crumbs Alive. Donuts and patisserie from local favourite Victoria Yum, there’s handmade pies and local cheeses from Hoskyn’s Deli plus jams & chutneys from Karen’s Kitchen and Sticky Pickle Company as well as Chunky chocolate from Temprd, fudge from Woodlands Bakeaway plus wine from Bromley Brook Vineyards as well as craft ale from Jack Rabbit Brewery and gins and spirits from Meadow Oak Distillery and kombucha from Scobys Ferments.

There’s great craft stalls selling a perfect selection of unique gifts including Hare Cottage Crafts, soaps from Evergreen, upcycled block print accessories from Charlotte, hand crafted chopping boards from Arubis and stunning jewellery from Sage & Seasalt and Andrew Wright.

Bring your dogs as we have special treats from Boos Bakery!

Join in with some carol singers at 5pm with a glass of mulled wine from the theatre bar and make sure you bring an appetite as we have delicious Street Food including Neapolitan style pizzas from The Little Pizza Oven, Indian Street food from Tikka Tonic and chicken burgers from Peck.

It all kicks off at 4-8pm on The Piazza, outside The Mercury Theatre

Saturday 14th December