MinorOak celebrates its history as a 1930s market building with occasional Saturday pop-ups, coordinating with Sneinton Market Square and the other Sneinton Market Avenues Tenants. MinorOak’s markets always concentrate on local makers, vintage, upcycling, and direct trade. MinorOak has hosted dozens of pop-up markets, including Pagan markets for Samhain, Beltane, and Yule, Christmas markets, LARP (Live Action Role Play) markets, and privately managed market events.
Keep scrolling down for a list of what to send if you want to take part as a trader; it’s at the bottom of the page. But first, the upcoming markets…
2025 Open Studios at MinorOak
Artists who live in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire: have you been thinking about doing Open Studios Notts, but aren’t confident about opening your studio to the public? Be part of a shared pop-up studio in Sneinton Market!
2025 MinorOak Market Dates and Times
Beltane Pagan Market with Pagan Pride
- Location: Sneinton Market, Nottingham
- Scope: MinorOak, Sneinton Market Avenues, Sneinton Market Square
- Date: 26 April 2025
- Trader set-up times: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Event hours: noon-6:00 pm
- Tear-down times: 6:00-7:00 pm
Samhain Pagan Market with Pagan Pride
- Location: Sneinton Market, Nottingham
- Scope: MinorOak, Sneinton Market Avenues, Sneinton Market Square
- Date: 25 October 2025
- Set-up times: 9:00 to 11:00 am
- Event hours: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Tear-down times: 5:00-6:00 pm
Holiday Prep Market (with Sneinton Market Tenants Association)
- Location: MinorOak, Sneinton Market, Nottingham
- Scope: MinorOak only (inside + 4 outside pitches)
- Dates: 22 November
- Set-up times: 9:00-11:00 am
- Event hours: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Tear-down times: 5:00-6:00 pm
Application not yet available
Holiday Yard Sale Market (with Sneinton Market Tenants Association)
- Location: MinorOak, Sneinton Market, Nottingham
- Scope: MinorOak only (inside + 4 outside pitches; 14 pitches total)
- Dates: 29 November
- Set-up times: 9:00-11:00 am
- Event hours: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Tear-down times: 5:00-6:00 pm
Application not yet available
Mini-Pagan Yule Market (with Sneinton Market Tenants Association)
- Location: MinorOak, Sneinton Market, Nottingham
- Scope: MinorOak only (inside + 4 outside pitches; 14 pitches total)
- Dates: 6 Dec
- Set-up times: 9:00-11:00 am
- Event hours: 11:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Tear-down times: 5:00-6:00 pm
Application not yet available
Mini-Holiday Night Market (with Sneinton Market Tenants Association)
- Location: MinorOak, Sneinton Market, Nottingham
- Scope: MinorOak only (inside + 4 outside pitches; 14 pitches total)
- Dates: 13 Dec
- Set-up times: 2:00-4:00 pm
- Event hours: 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm
- Tear-down times: 9:00-10:00 pm
Application not yet available
Trader Information
Types of Markets:
- Mini-markets are inside and next to the unit and usually have just 12-16 traders. They are curated.
- Avenues markets are avenues-wide and usually have 35-50 traders plus other entertainment and events going on at the same time. The Samhain and Beltane Markets used to be Avenues markets (pre-Samhain 2024) and are now large markets.
- Large markets take place in Sneinton Market Avenues AND Sneinton Market Square and have other entertainment and events going on at the same time. The Beltane and Samhain Pagan Markets are now large markets. Traders for large markets are subject to review, but if the goods are appropriate for the market, it is usually an automatic approval.
If you’re trading from a gazebo or undercroft at an Avenues or Large market, you can expect:
- Help placing or locating your pitch, if needed
- Access to public loos
- Plenty of affordable places to buy food and drinks within a 2-minute walk
- An assigned indoor emergency withdrawal point in case of terrible weather
- No onsite parking (but we’ll make recommendations)
If you’re inside or next to MinorOak, you can expect:
- Free coffee, tea and snacks
- Clean toilets inside, including one that is wheelchair accessible
- If you’re outside and next to the building, we can easily provide you with an electrical hookup.
- The indoor market space has:
- infrared heaters
- wheelchair accessibility
- a market banner for over the door
- Easy access to electrical from all pitches
- Places to hang things, if you let us know in advance
- Lockable rooms where you can keep extra items, handbags, etc.
- Warning: the inside space can be a bit crowded for markets that are booked up. Plan for your pitch size.
