Kinvara Christmas Market returns with festive cheer and the magic of local wares The Kinvara Christmas Market will return to Kinvara for two weekends on 8-9 December and 15-16 December at the Kinvara Community Hall on Glebe Road, Kinvara.
With its hallmark local flavour, the market will host nearly forty stalls bursting with Christmas gift ideas from festive hampers, free from skincare and soaps, homespun wool and Irish hand-made woollen products to silver jewellery, pottery, laser cut wood, leather belts, scented candles, baby blankets and crochet toys.
Market goers can refuel with a selection of delicious, fresh food such as fish and chips, crepes and vegan food, or simply indulge in festive treats including mulled wine, mince pies, plum puddings, hand-made chocolates and hot spiced apple juice from locally grown and pressed apples while shopping for Christmas decorations and festive flower arrangements and enjoying live music.
The annual Kinvara Christmas Market Children’s Art Competition will also return in 2018 for national school students.
This year’s theme “Plastic Free Christmas” aims to enhance the focus on local, handmade gifts that are kind to the environment and free from unnecessary packaging.
The competition will feature two categories in 2018, with the first open to students in junior infants to second class and the second category for pupils in third class to sixth class. Winners in each category will receive vouchers for first place for €30, second place for €20 and third place for €10.
Artworks will be collected from schools on Monday, 3 December 2018 and displayed in the Kinvara Community Hall throughout the Christmas Market. Judging will take place on Friday 7 December 2018. Winners will be announced at the Kinvara Christmas Market at 2pm on Sunday 16 December 2018 with winners’ parents notified in advance to ensure their children can be present for the announcement.
Artworks can be created in any medium providing the finished product is no larger than A4. Only one drawing is permitted per child. The child’s name, class and school and must be clearly visible on the front of the artwork on the bottom right corner.
To find out more about the Kinvara Christmas Market and the Children’s Art Competition visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kinvarafarmersmarket/.