The Engine Shed: Christmas Fair

The Engine Shed hosts a Christmas fair on Sunday 29 November, run by Craft & Flea as part of their Makers Market. It's a day for local crafts, gifts, food, and live entertainment, and it's one of those things that's easier to describe by what you'll actually find on the tables than by a single label.

Craft & Flea are part of the Indie Markets collection, and this particular edition brings together Lincoln's local artisans, independent makers, collectors, designers and creatives. The stalls are curated on an application basis, so it's not a random mix of whatever happens to turn up. On the tables, you'll find handmade and hand-designed goods alongside authentic vintage collections: ceramics, illustrations, candles, jewellery, and vintage finds. It's the kind of place where you can pick up something made by someone in the city rather than something shipped in from a warehouse.

The venue itself is The Engine Shed at the University of Lincoln (LN6 7TS), a space whose stage has hosted some of the biggest artists working in the entertainments industry, with a programme that runs from live music to club nights and live comedy. This is a different sort of day for it, though—a makers market instead of a gig.

It runs from 11am to 4pm on Sunday 29 November. Entry is £3, and under 12s go in free without a ticket.