Marketplace 2025

Join our 2025 Marketplace

We are excited to announce that Folkestone Harbour is now accepting applications for our 2025 Marketplace, running March - October next year.

Folkestone Marketplace is home to a humming collection of small, independent shops and stores. During a short browse, visitors can cast the eyes over a seemingly never ending curation of eclectic items, from English Wine and artworks to home furnishings and ceramics.

To reflect our desire to make the Marketplace a space where anyone can bring their little shop dreams to life within a thriving visitor attraction, we have reduced our rates dramatically for 2025 to make more business dreams a reality. Find out more information below in the FAQs.

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  • To be considered for a Market Hut, please complete an application form following this link. Applications are not judged on a first come, first-served basis so please take your time to include as much information as possible.

    Please be aware that applications from traders will only be considered if they are accompanied by a detailed description of your products and huts.

  • Folkestone Festive Marketplace receives a high volume of applications from a wide range of exceptional businesses. We take into consideration many different elements when selecting traders to be a part of the marketplace, when deciding which applications are successful we consider the following points:

    Quality: We are particularly interested in handmade or locally sourced products, however this is not essential.

    Hut Decoration and Layout: Tell us about how you would kit out your Hut. How will your products be presented? Would you put up shelving or interiors? What colour will you paint?

    Product Range: The range of products you sell will be taken into consideration, including how this would fit into the curation of the overall Marketplace.

    Price Range: We are looking for a range of variously priced products that suit all customer budgets. You should demonstrate your minimum and maximum prices in your application.

  • Hut rental fees are outlined below for Folkestone Marketplace 2025. Successful applicants will be sent a Licence to Trade with a payment link for the refundable security deposit and a separate invoice for the hut fee.

    Weekend Only Trading:
    Main Season Sign-Up (April to September): £150 +VAT per month
    Single Month (March and October only): £150 +VAT per month
    Single Month (any month April to September): £400 +VAT per month

    Weekday Trading:
    Trading during the week is an optional extra available to market traders at £150 +VAT per month. Week trading is available Wednesday – Friday from April to September, and Monday – Friday during school holidays.

  • Our Marketplace is open from March to October, with hours outlines below:

    Weekend Trading:
    March: 11am – 4pm
    April – September: 11am – 6pm
    October: 11am – 4pm
    All traders are required to open for weekend trading.

    Weekday Trading (Optional Addition):
    April – September: Wednesday – Friday, 11am – 6pm
    During School Holidays: 7 Days a Week Trading
    Opening for weekdays is optional at an additional charge, with flexible trading opportunities.

  • Based on traditional fisherman huts, our timber front opening huts are a great option to show off your wares. At approximately 3m x 3m, these huts have two front facing doors and a canopy extending the footprint of the hut. All huts will be ready to move in to with either wooden ply walls or painted white. All huts have; 2 double 13 amp sockets and a LED bulkhead light. These huts are essentially blank canvases ready to be transformed.

    On return, traders will need to ensure Huts are white boxed, with any wall holes filled in.