Let The Festivities Commence!
Join us for a joy filled Festive Festival on Sunday the 6th of December for a gathering completely dedicated to the celebration of Christmas…
Our Festive Festival is a cosy, twinkling candlelit hive of all things beautiful and delicious to ease you into the season most effortlessly...
Entry
We'll be open 11.00-17.00
Choose between a morning time slot and an afternoon slot - these times are relaxed - it's so we know who is coming when! You can stay as long as you'd like!
The Festive Festival is £5 per adult. Your £5 ticket grants you access into The Mowbray and Victoria - and you can move freely between both buildings.
On the day entry is £6 per adult
Children are super welcome and there is no charge!
Dogs are VERY welcome in Victoria’s Courtyard - but as we’ve found from previous years - the inside markets are too busy for our furry friends…
There’s also the option to pre-order Turkey Butties & Christmas Veggie Pasties from The Mowbray to guarantee you can get your hands on them!
You will also need to purchase a ticket for entry in addition to your food pre-order
Two Venues - One Gorgeously Festive Day!
A fun and friendly day of Christmas merriment - shopping at both Victoria and The Mowbray… Festive sing-alongs and choirs, coffee sipping, feasting, indulging in a Christmas Cocktail or two and roaming and relaxing through our beautiful spaces
Christmas Choirs
As usual - we have Sheffield’s finest choirs singing the best tunes of the season - and adding all of the great vibes of Christmas into your heart and souls!
At Victoria
11 am - Neighbourhood Voices
Neighbourhood voices is a contemporary, secular choir that sings a range of pop, indie and alternative music. They welcome female identifying, trans and non-binary singers over 18 years of age, from any and all cultures, communities, neurotypes and backgrounds. They are LGBTQ+ friendly and actively working towards making their gigs and rehearsal space as accessible to all as possible.
12 pm - The Voice Academy
The Voice Academy (TVA) is a specialist singing school based in South Yorkshire, providing expert vocal training for singers of all abilities. They help singers develop their voices, build confidence and achieve their individual goals in a supportive, inspiring environment.
TVA have been part of the Festive Festival for the past three years and we are excited to welcome them back for another year. The singers will be performing a selection of group and solo Christmas songs audiences all know and love but with a special little twist on them!
1pm - Neighbourhood Voices
3pm - Tracks
The Tracks performers are excited to show you what they can do. They’ve built their skills through weekly TRACKS music sessions, hours of practice at home and the community mentor programme.
TRACKS helps young people find their voice in a fun, accessible way, putting first those who face barriers in education. They work with Tramlines, Sidney & Matilda, The Leadmill, Sheffield Sharks, No Bounds, Kelham Jazz Festival and many more to bring exciting live music to the next generation of artists.
Christmas Shopping
Come and buy gifts from some of Sheffield’s finest makers, creators and curators - lovely little bits for your home, beautiful things to wear, tasty things to eat and drink and styling for your festive table to really get you in the mood for celebrating this most magic time of the year!
All Day Christmas Feasting and Drinking
Clubhouse Social at Victoria will be bursting to the rafters with delicious Christmas treats, coffee, cakes, bakes and a gorgeous Festive Festival ‘all day eating’ menu… There’ll also be Lunch from the Fire Kitchen and goodies from our Mulled Wine and Mince Pie Bar…
Over at The Mowbray there will be coffee and nice things to eat, Cocktails, Christmas wine and all sorts of loveliness to get you right in the mood!
The Mowbray Pre-Order Festive Festival Food
Our Christmas treats are only available as a pre-order at The Mowbray - Get in quick!
The ultimate tastes of the season and are available as a pre-order as a Christmas special for the market. Take a seat if you like - at one of our Feasting Tables and settle in…
The Famous Mowbray Christmas Butty - packed full of British Turkey and crammed with stuffing, cranberry sauce and bread sauce (g) £12 - Available 11.30-16.00
The Mowbray Veggie Christmas Pasty - a festive ode to Homity - with caramelised onions, potato & cheddar (v, g) £9. Vegan and Gluten Free option available for preorder - just let us know in the comments box - Available 11.30-16.00
(v) vegetarian (g) contains gluten
Christmas Curators, Makers & Creators
We have the most incredible line-up of boutique independent makers and creators - as well as brilliant curators with the most perfect eye for beauty and detail meaning you’ll be treated to beautiful displays and gorgeous gifts with soul, stories and authenticity.
We’re delighted to present some incredible people doing wonderful things that bring with them a graceful beauty through their work and personalities... We're really proud to have such a lovely gathering that hopefully ticks all of your boxes in terms of Christmas gifting.
Excited to be joined by the most wonderful friends...
At Victoria
CRAFT Sheffield will be bringing a beautiful selection of handmade, sustainable textiles, all designed and created in her Sheffield studio. Made using organic linens, cottons and repurposed vintage fabrics, these pieces are perfect for cosy winter layering.
You’ll also find a festive collection of handmade Christmas decorations and homewares, perfect for adding a little something special to your home or finding a thoughtful, unique gift.
Alongside this, CRAFT has curated a selection of sustainable Italian leather goods, all available to shop on the day.
Beautifully made, thoughtfully sourced and designed to be treasured.
Mimi Odette is a British knitwear brand creating beautiful, personalised hand-knitted pieces. Personalised using iconic fabrics from Liberty of London and Merchant & Mills. Established in 2020, every item is lovingly personalised in their Sheffield studio.
At the festive festival you can, design your own hand-knit with the help of the Mimi Odette team. Each piece will be personalised with an initial and ready for collection before Christmas — a perfect keepsake for the little ones in your life.
Explore their beautifully collection of nostalgic stocking fillers and handmade decorative bows & decoration, perfect for making Christmas 2026 truly magical.
Ella Osborne is an artist, illustrator and jewellery maker based in Sheffield. She loves to swim, bake, lounge in her hammock, and do all kinds of crafts. She is best friends with every cat she meets, and she really loves tacos.
Ella will bring a range of fun and beautiful prints, bookmarks, badges, pocket mirrors, wrapping paper and other illustrated paper goods, as well as some new pieces of handmade pottery, and a selection of brass brooches lovingly made in her garden shed.
Beth is a jewellery designer and maker from Sheffield. She makes her jewellery by hand in recycled silver using the ancient techniques of sand and lost wax casting. Some of the pieces are also gilded gold locally.
Beth will be bringing necklaces, earrings and rings, adorned with shell imprints, little letter pendants and repurposed beads.
Pottery West is the studio of Catherine and Matt West, based on the edge of the South Yorkshire Pennines.
They make wheel-thrown tableware in stoneware and fire in both reduction and oxidation atmospheres. They draw on their previous experience in design, making subtle, meticulously detailed and simple wheel-thrown forms often used in a functional context. There is an interplay and tension between perfection and consistency with the looser, poetic quality of the human touch. Their pots often contain facets, carefully calculated crystalline or layered glazes or specific firing processes which add a sense of narrative and poetry. They aim for the pots to be a quiet yet confident celebration of detail, function and the poetics of making.
Paper Goods is a small stationery and gift business, based in Sheffield. They care about people and the planet, and so do the brands they work with. On the day you’ll find stationery gift sets, Paper Playground creative kits for kids (screen-free fun, which their parents will appreciate), Christmas wrapping paper, cards, and 2027 planners and diaries for anyone already thinking about January.
Essence + Alchemy creates whimsical scents infused into wax and wood: Natural aromatherapy candles and incense sticks.
They’ll be bringing seasonal scented candles, incense and stocking fillers.
Sanpo's product range includes fine art prints, professionally produced on 310 gsm German Etching paper, each designed to bring the beauty of nature into everyday life.
Their illustration themes revolve around botanical gardens, plants, and flowers, painted with gouache, watercolour, ink, acrylic, soft pastels, and colored pencils. Each piece is inspired by the vibrant colours and textures encountered.
Nomad Maison is a rug and homeware shop built on connection. Every piece is sourced directly from makers, with a commitment to responsible trade and craftsmanship. They reinvest their profits back into the villages and artisans they work with, helping preserve traditional looms, weaving, and ceramics. Beyond Nomad Maison collections, they host events that matter, offering the space free to young creatives and providing a home for charities and organisations that share their values.
Bethan Woollvin is an award-winning children’s book author and illustrator, best known for her bold, witty storytelling and empowering fractured fairytales. She launched her career with Little Red, created while studying illustration at the Cambridge School of Art, which won the Macmillan Children’s Book Competition in 2014. Since then, Bethan has continued to reimagine classic tales including Rapunzel and Hansel & Gretel, alongside her own original tales such as Three Little Vikings and These Are My Rocks.
Bethan will be selling signed books, prints and other illustrated goodies at the festival.
Signal Goods is a Sheffield based studio specialising in small batch handmade homeware. Each piece is made by hand, using offcuts from local carpenters, and finished with 100% natural oil blends.
You’ll find coffee scoops, cooking spoons, chopping boards and brushes, as well as carving kits for those wanting to give it a try themselves.
Sheffield-based Mamnick will be bringing a selection of British and Japenese-made clothing, knitwear and accessories to the Festive Festival. Expect winter essentials and gifts, including their signature Sheffield-made chip-fork bottle openers.
We're delighted to have Lucy from Sparse Vintage back with us for this year’s Festive Festival. She will be bringing her usual mix of quality vintage and stylish, pre-loved clothing and accessories, with a focus on luxury knits and fab seasonal eveningwear.
Bullion Chocolate Makers are a Sheffield-based Bean-to-Bar craft chocolate factory, founded in 2016 by Max Scotford. At Bullion, they work to set the gold standard for award-winning Bean-to-Bar craft chocolate production, championing transparency, sustainability and fair relationships with growers and consumers.
Their offering will be our range of award-winning bean-to-bar craft chocolates, a selection of candles made by the Yorkshire Candle Company with their roasted cocoa husks, which are a waste by-product of chocolate-making, craft drinking chocolates, and other chocolate treats!
Quillowcraft Stitchery handmake bespoke cushions, quilts, totes, lavender bags -lavender grown in their own garden, and other items, here in Sheffield.
Juno Books is a Sheffield based indie bookshop, specialising in feminist and queer writing. They stock a range of fiction, non-fiction, adults and children's books, spanning a wide range of genres, including graphic novels, craft books, poetry and translated fiction, showcasing the best of smaller and independent publishers. They will be bringing a selection of their very favourite books this year, ideal Christmas gifts for all the family, or perhaps just yourself...
Morvarid Alavifard is an Iranian precious-metal artist based in Sheffield, working across a range of disciplines. Her practice brings together silversmithing, jewellery and printmaking, exploring the relationship between materials, processes and artistic expression.
Visitors will have the opportunity to discover a collection of her silver objects, jewellery and prints, as well as find out more about her creative practice.
Morvarid will also be offering the opportunity to sign up to her hands-on metalworking workshops, making them a lovely opportunity to try something new and a unique gift or creative experience to enjoy with a friend or family member.
Alchemy Grove – Holistic Therapy
Alchemy Grove is an independent holistic therapy and aromatherapy business based in Sheffield, founded by Abi Barbetta.
At the heart of Alchemy Grove is a focus on women's health and the value of holistic therapies at different stages of life. Offering massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, holistic facials and pregnancy massage, the treatment space is dedicated to supporting women through every chapter.
Alongside treatments, Alchemy Grove has its own collection of hand-blended aromatherapy products, made in small batches using carefully selected essential oils. The range includes botanical bath salts, room sprays, aromatherapy inhalers and rollerballs, with blends created for different moods and everyday rituals.
Alchemy Grove brings together holistic therapies and thoughtfully developed aromatherapy products, with a focus on quality, simplicity and the benefits of working with botanicals.
Martha Rose Stoneware is a ceramic artist based in Sheffield.
Her signature pieces are a collection of hand-painted portraits on stoneware. She finds inspiration sifting through car boot sales and flea markets to find forgotten photographs. Each piece is hand-built and decorated in blue underglaze, referencing the appearance of traditional Delftware with faces that are typically absent from classical portraiture.
As it’s the festive season, she's also been busy making lots of decorations inspired by her Scandinavian heritage including dala horses and Julestjerner.
At The Mowbray
This little deli on Sharrow Vale Road specialises in the finest British & European cheeses and charcuterie alongside a large range of other fine foods and provisions. They will be bringing some of our top picks from the cheese counter with a curated range of accompaniments such as crackers, chutney, olives and other picky bits!
Luiza Holub is an artist and printmaker living in Sheffield and working from her garden studio. She works primarily with linocut and monoprint processes which allow for hand printed interpretations of familiar objects and everyday life.
She finds charm in the ordinary and likes to show this through a style that is simple, imperfect and has graphic qualities. The texture within her prints can only come from the unpredictable and wonderful nature of printmaking.
On the day she will be selling her original lino and mono prints, affordable art prints, everyday greeting cards, Christmas cards and wooden Christmas decorations.
Greystone Flowers are flower farmers and florists based in Holmesfield, Derbyshire in their wonderful new plant nursery down in the valley.
They will be at the Festive Festival offering a selection of their popular Christmas wreaths alongside flowers, plants and foliage for your home over the festive period. They also like to bring a selection of botanical inspired items from other small businesses, perfect for gifting.
WOLF Clothing Collective is a woman owned business based in the hill up Crookes selling vintage, workwear and their own designs. With a focus on quality fabrics, colour and texture, they will be bringing their own WOLF designs (think herringbone jackets) plus chunky vintage knitwear and one-of-a-kind Indian Kantha chore jackets recycled from vintage blankets.
Many prices will be discounted against their website prices for this event only so this is your chance to get a Christmas bargain. There will also be lots of items which are not available online.
As the WOLF warehouse isn’t usually open to the public, this is a great opportunity to try on their jackets and boilersuits and figure out your size. You can also message the team on Instagram to request anything you'd like them to bring for you to try on at the event.
Ideal Christmas gifting territory - even if it is ends up being a gift to yourself!
Didi Cor will be selling one-of-a-kind pieces of handmade sterling silver jewellery and copper Christmas tree decorations. Pieces capture tiny landscapes, organic textures, and cast-in-place stones.
Founded in 2015, Grey Suit Clay is the Sheffield based small batch ceramics studio of artist & maker Francesca Hague.
The focus at Grey Suit Clay is to produce beautiful, carefully made pieces that are designed to be well used and well loved. They practice a combination of wheelthrown and slip casting techniques to create everyday pieces for the home, each piece finished by hand in their Sheffield studio.
Nyoo will be selling responsibly made slow fashion, accessories and lifestyle products.
One of a kind garments made from vintage fabrics, breathing life into resources that already exist, and handmade garments in a range of sizes using organic, deadstock and roll end fabrics.
Timeless clothing to last beyond a season and worn again and again.
We can’t wait to see you!
Photography by Danni Maibaum, Becky Payne, Polly Baldwin, Mirl & Co and Georgia Horn.
