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…
2024 Mini-Yule Market
Saturday 7 December 2024, 11am to 4pm
17 of our best traders, ghost stories read by the Nottingham Shakespeare Company, Dee’s mulled apple juice.
Get ready for the end of the turn toward darkness and the beginning of longer days and shorter nights! The winter solstice is on 21 December, and Christmas is shortly afterwards. However you celebrate your mid-winter holiday, you will find gifts with an alternative vibe at the MinorOak Yule Market.
We’ll have 16 artists and crafters and one direct trader. This year, the market is curated and we’ve invited some of our favourites; you might know some of them from the Pagan Markets. If you have people on your list who appreciate things that are beautiful, authentic, locally made, and perhaps a bit… magical? you will love this market!
The 2024 Mini-Yule Market is closed to traders. Please sign up for our mailing list at and select ‘pop-up opportunities…’ to hear about future opportunities.
Our fabulous traders
INDOORS (don’t miss the traders in the meeting room!)
- Fawn with the Wind
- Off My Head Hats!
- Corrina Rothwell
- Alex Mottier Art
- Nifldreki
- Whirly Wire Creations
- Hillbilly Forge
- Cathicrochets
- Céline Siani Djiakoua
- Braided Grain
- Herbal florist
- Postapocaknits
- Bad Nancy
ON AVENUE A
- Feuilles Morte Designs
- Kavana Emporium
- Star Goddess Creations
- HellsSmells +
- Hobbyspotz UK
2025 Avenues-Wide Pagan Markets
We are hoping to organise Beltane and Samhein Markets again in 2025, with the Beltane Market on Saturday 26 April and the Samhein Market on Saturday 25 October. However, we have not yet confirmed dates with the City Council.
Trader Information
Trader registration not yet available for the 2025 Markets
What can you expect as a trader at one of MinorOak’s markets?
Our small markets are inside and next to the unit and usually have 12-16 traders. Our large markets are avenues-wide and usually have 25-50 traders, plus other entertainment and events going on at the same time.
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.
Outdoor MinorOak Pitch Elevation
