Feel Festive at The TedBerry Market

The Eikon Exhibition Centre is thrilled to announce that the Christmas edition of the TedBerry Market will take place at the Eikon Exhibition Centre on Saturday 19th November 2022 from 10.00am until 5.00pm.

Photo Caption: TedBerry Market team prepare for the Christmas TedBerry Market sponsored by Corner Bakery.

The Christmas TedBerry Market, sponsored by the Corner Bakery, follows the huge success of their spring and summer events which collectively generated a total revenue of £350k. 

The market is organised by local embroidery company, Ted & Stitch and boutique floral studio Millson & Berry, born from a joint passion of connection and community. 

Applications are open until Monday 17th October for businesses to apply for a stall at the event. 

Sarah Thompson, founder of Ted & Stitch, said: “We are so excited to open applications for the Christmas TedBerry Market and would encourage all small businesses wishing to extend their customer base to apply. It’s such a difficult time for retailers across Northern Ireland and our initial idea was to give businesses, who were mainly online only, the opportunity to have a shop front for the day to help them to connect with their customers face-to-face.

“We believed that if we could champion small businesses, like our own, and bring them out from behind the screen and right in front of their customers, we could build a supportive and positive community that gave them a platform to increase their revenue and visibility, and I am so proud to say that we have achieved this. The response to date has been incredible, never in our wildest dreams did we think we would need a space like the Eikon Exhibition Centre for our third event of the year to cope with the demand, both from our lovely retailers and the number of people attending the market.”

Jane Millar, co-founder of Millson & Berry, added: “The TedBerry Market gives people the opportunity to find some of the most incredible local businesses that they might not even know exist. Our previous events have had a fabulous array of retailers from beauty to crafts, handmade goods to pet apparel, jewellery to artisan food and handcrafted linen to knitwear and this one promises to be even bigger and better than before.

“The feedback we have received to date has been unbelievable. Three local businesses have told us that they were ready to close their doors, but the boost they received from retailing at the market has saved them – as a small business owner, this makes me feel so proud. I would encourage any small business interested in taking a stall to visit our website and apply today and let us help you get a much-needed boost in sales ahead of the festive season.”

Shona Ayre from the Eikon Exhibition Centre commented, “We are delighted to welcome TedBerry Market onsite for their first Christmas edition of their markets for what is sure to be a fantastic event in the lead-up to the festive period.”

Tickets go on sale Tuesday, November 1 and are £6 per person.

For enquiries, please contact:

Shona Ayre shona@eikon.uk.com