Scotland’s largest city will host two ‘unique and eclectic’ design markets this festive season.
Tea Green Events will hold markets at The Burrell Collection and Kelvingrove Art Gallery for the consecutive fourth year, both hosting around 80 designers.
The markets, which will be free to enter, will visit Pollock Country Park on Saturday, 8 November from 10am to 5pm, and Sunday, 9 November between 11am and 5pm.
Designers will set up shop in the West End on Saturday, 6 December between 10am and 5pm and Sunday 7 December from 11am to 5pm.
Tea Green will also hold markets at prominent locations in Aberdeen, Dundee, Fife, and Edinburgh.
Glasgow-born entrepreneur Alan Thomas Dibble, from global knitwear business Green Thomas, will take part in both markets.
Dibble said: “We love connecting with the people of Glasgow. I grew up visiting Kelvingrove — first with my family, then on school drawing trips — and now I take my own children there. The Burrell Collection is another favourite; both venues offer such inspiring, memorable days out.
“While we sell a lot online, both across Scotland and internationally, our wintry, tactile products really come to life in person. People love to touch and experience them, which makes the winter markets the perfect opportunity — whether they’re shopping for themselves or finding gifts.
“For us, these markets are also a chance to test new products, gather feedback, and connect with visitors, fellow creatives, and stockists.”
Jewellery designer Gilly Langton, from Plockton in the Highlands, will also attend the Kelvingrove market.
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Langton said: “Tea Green Events are head and shoulders above the rest with their fantastic venues, showcasing the very best makers Scotland has to offer. They bring in the crowd, like-minded people who are genuinely passionate about hand-made goods, sold face-to-face.
“Glasgow is such a friendly, chatty city with lots of strong women who like to stand out and make powerful, bold choices on the jewellery front, which works well for my products. While I sell a lot in Scotland online, I have no stockists in Glasgow so the markets are also a good forum for that contact too.”
