It's green Christmas Fair season: upcoming events roundup
What better way to buy ethically sourced gifts than in a relaxed, festive environment, sipping organic mulled wine and eating handmade mince pies? That's what all these events are about, and it certainly beats battling your way through hordes of stressed-out shoppers on the high street! Here's a quite roundup of some forthcoming green Christmas fairs up and down the country.
Oxford
Gloucester Green Big Green Market:
A street market with a conscience – expect an exciting range of green, eco -friendly, ethically traded and organic products offering some highly original and alternative gift ideas for all. Friday 21 Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 December.
London
A Green Christmas:
Funky, fashion-conscious event with over 30 stalls selling eco-gadgets, food and wine, ethical fashion and furnishings, organic baby wear and skin care, and more. £2 entrance fee goes to The Cambodia Trust - a charity dedicated to aiding mobility and equal rights of landmine and polio victims. 18th November, at the 20th Century Theatre on Westbourne Grove, London.
Glasgow
Glasgow Craft Mafia Market:
Not strictly speaking a Christmas market, but a great place to pick up unique, hand-made gifts. Next taking place on Thurs 29th December with two more chances to visit before Christmas, you'll find handcrafted jewellery, textiles, soaps, stationary, stocking-fillers, homewares and all sorts of other things you won't see on the high-street.
Stafford *this weekend*
Stafford Farmers' Market Green Christmas Fair:
Farmers' Market with a 'festive and environmentally friendly feel' offering local, fresh, seasonal and healthy produce - such as cheese and wines, honey and cakes, succulent meats and vegetables - shoppers will be able to visit a wide array of stalls with environmentally friendly gifts to choose from - all kinds of unique gifts that don't cost the earth! The Green Christmas Fair is an annual event organised by the local Friends of the Earth Group - but this year it has joined forces with the Farmers' Market. November 12th in Stafford Market Square
London
Natural History Museum Christmas Fair:
A list of Christmas markets would not be complete without the Natural History Museum's annual event, which takes place alongside its temporary skating rink. Entry is free, and for the first time the fair will also have a food court. Enjoy a range of wholesome, freshly cooked cuisine while shopping or watching the kids ride the carousel. The Christmas Fair is open from 20 November 2007 until 6 January 2008 (closed on Mondays and open on Christmas Eve).
