Marketplace 2025

Folkestone Marketplace Returns! Discover Local Treasures in 2025

**Saturday, Sundays & Bank Holidays 12pm - 4pm **
Folkestone Marketplace has now reopened for 2025 featuring a handpicked selection of makers, bakers, creators and artisans, there is even a little sprinkle of magic this year.

Every Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holiday our bespoke fisherman style huts will throw open their doors for you to peruse.

We have some standout traders joining our amazing returning businesses; you can find, Gilda, with a smorgasbord of baked goodies, buckets full of treats for your pooch from Dog Deli, beautifully handcrafted silver jewellery by inSilver, impressive close-up magic tricks from Alakazam Magic and much more!

(March only, from April the Marketplace is open 12pm - 6pm)

Join our 2025 Marketplace

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

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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Details

  • 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.