The first of a new monthly artisan market, featuring wares from some of the city’s best creative makers, artists, and producers, will take over the Kampus garden neighbourhood – and it starts this weekend.
It’s the result of a collaboration between Kampus and the Ancoats Pop-Up, which has been the runaway success from Manchester’s Cutting Room Square. The market will be a glorious celebration of all things independent, with handmade products, baked goods, and original art on sale on Sunday 27 February 2022 from 11.30am – 4.30pm.
Visitors will be able to browse around the pop-up stalls that will pack Little David Street, the charming cobbled Kampus street recently restored and open to the public for the first time in decades, at what will become a regular fixture on the last Sunday of every month.
The first line-up features an eclectic mix including print artist Alex Berry, 38 Jewellery and skin care brand Lovefromdeda. They’ll sit alongside stalls boasting vintage clothes, plants, ceramics and rum liquors, as well as established Manchester brands including Cloudwater Brewery and The Barkside, the dog lifestyle store.
Ancoats Dough Boy and Sleepless Cat Coffee Roasters will be taking over the Bungalow to offer a selection of delicious sweet and savoury baked goods, including sourdough cookies and chocolate tarts alongside freshly-ground coffee.
“Over the years Manchester has shown big love for supporting start-up businesses, from those making bohemian jewellery and abstract prints, to beer and spirits from small-scale breweries,” says Alice Longson, co-founder of Ancoats Pop-Up.
“We couldn’t be more excited to be starting a new pop-up chapter at Little David Street at Kampus. The stunning surroundings of the historic street and gardens are just a perfect place to spend a laid-back Sunday, indulging in some of the best brands and unique products that the city has to offer.”
Kampus is a collection of old and new buildings, right next to the famous Canal Street in Manchester’s Gay Village and just minutes from Piccadilly Station. The community is already home to Nell’s New York Pizza and Bar, and some of the North West’s most cherished independent brands, including Pollen Bakery, Cloudwater Brewery, General Store, Beeswing and Great North Pie are all planning to open branches at Kampus this spring and summer.
“Kampus is all about community, from the residents that rent here to the indie businesses set to call it home,” says Adam Higgins, co-founder of Capital&Centric, the developers behind the Kampus neighbourhood.
“The collaboration with Ancoats Pop Up will be a real celebration of Manchester’s creative community, providing a shop window for the small businesses doing awesome things in the city. Little David Street had been closed off for years before we restored it, the monthly markets will be a chance for the community to come spend some time in the historic setting and the Kampus gardens, whilst getting behind local creatives.”
The Kampus gardens and Bungalow are the central feature of the community and are permanently open to the public, with the Bungalow operating as a ‘village hall’ for pop-up events and community groups. Previous pop up tenants have included sourdough bagel bakety and florist Bread Flower, plant powered vegan Vietnamese traders Bahn Mi and top chefs James Lord and Josh Hanahan from Tine.
The new monthly artisan market at Kampus will take place on Sunday 27 February 2022 from 11.30am – 4.30pm and will become a regular fixture on the last Sunday of every month.
Image credit: Lucy Napier
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