Belfast Christmas Market has firmly established itself as a destination on the social calendar of the people of Belfast, Northern lreland and beyond. Piloted in 2004 by The Market Place, it was voted NABMA ‘Best Large Speciality Market 2015’. I was invited along, with NABMA President Councillor Mick Barker, by Allan Hartwell and his team,…
If there is a magic mix to creating a successful Christmas Market then it seems Market Place are the guardians of the secret recipe. At the NABMA conference in January, Europe’s largest specialist market operators took the title of Best Large Specialist Market 2015 for Belfast Christmas Market. This type of success is not unfamiliar…
The winners of this year’s KPR Midlink ‘Great British Market Awards’ competition, organised by Nabma, were announced at the Nabma ‘Mission for Markets’ conference at the Council House, Birmingham on 29th January. The 13 categories were: ‘Britain’s Favourite Market’ (being the result of a public on-line vote and this year saw a record breaking 110,338…
Belfast Christmas Market celebrated its 10th year anniversary when it opened its gates in November 2014, however it celebrated much more than that. As well as being an awardwinning, superb market, it also signals the beginning of Christmas for the many visitors across the city and beyond who attend. Many of those, including the Lord…
With over 800,000 visitors expected to have come to the Belfast Christmas Market by close of business this Sunday, it looks like this year’s targets will have been exceeded, providing clear evidence just how popular the Christmas Market continues to be. The Lord Mayor of Belfast played host to market operators Market Place and an…