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A guide to Christmas fairs & festive markets in and around Brixton this weekend 4th – 6th December

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Photos of Brixton - street artwork, Christmas tree and the market, 1st Dec 2014

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… and now December has dawned, the first festive weekend of 2015 has no shortage of Christmas fairs to be joyful and triumphant about. From the winter lights on Windrush Square to a free Santa’s Grotto in Herne Hill, here’s our guide to festive fairs in and around Brixton this weekend.

Friday 4th & Saturday 5th December: Brixton Night Market – Christmas Special on Windrush Square
An ongoing community project designed to support local traders, this successful night market brings colour and light to the streets of Brixton. The night market returns to Windrush Square on 4th and 5th December. Come and watch the switching on of the winter lights on Windrush Square, grab a bite to eat, have a drink, meet friends and enjoy the festive atmosphere.

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Saturday & Sunday 5th December Crafty Fox Christmas Market at the Dogstar
The Fox is back and this time with tinsel…The Crafty Fox Market, London’s favourite independent makers market, is returning to its Brixton roots just in time for Christmas. The Crafty Fox Market will be hosting over 100 designers throughout the weekend of 5th and 6th December, with unique gifts, homeware, prints, jewellery and more on sale. The Uncovered section will be introducing a brand new crop of traders and visitors will be given a chance to get-their-craft-on with screen-printing workshops too. There’s even more merriness to enjoy with live DJs, the Tea’s Knees Tea Room and steaming hot mulled wine throughout the weekend.

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Saturday 5th December: Loughborough Junction Christmas Market at Sunshine Arts Cafe
Loughborough Junction will host its annual Christmas Market on Saturday 5th December and there will be festive community vibes aplenty as local businesses on Coldharbour Lane come together for a day of local shopping, eating, drinking, activities and celebration. The Christmas Market will be hosted in Ray’s Sunshine Arts Cafe (209A Colhabour Lane) in the arches opposite Loughborough Junction train station.  Other small local businesses are also joining in the festivities with discount coffees at the Blue Turtle Oasis cafe, free bicycle safety checks at Harbour Cycles and mulled wine to enjoy at the The Junction bar (all on Coldharbour Lane). There will also be a free Christmas card printing workshop at the Loughborough Farm and lots more to fun family orientated things to see and do on the day.

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Saturday 5th December: Herne Hill Christmas Fair in Herne Hill
Herne Hill’s annual Christmas extravaganza is sure to get your sleigh bells ringing on Saturday with thigh-slapping fun complete with haystacks and mulled wine. Musicians will entertain on a live ‘hill-billy’ stage, there will be an enchanting (and FREE!) Santa’s grotto, and Christmas parade full of favourite festive characters. You can try your hand at making festive tree ornaments and browse the stalls for a locally made Christmas gift. As part of Small Business Saturday, all 80 stalls will be run by local start-ups, and Herne Hill’s local independent shops will be coming out in force to demonstrate their range of quirky, high quality gifts.

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Sunday 6th December: Morley’s Winter Fair at Morley College
Morley College’s Winter Fair returns to kick-start the festive season on Sunday 6 December with a celebration of Festivities around the World.The free event host arts and crafts stalls, a lively programme of music and dance performances, street food, raffle tickets, family activities and stacks more. Highlights of the fair will include a live music performance of Japanese Koto players, Indian Kathak dance and a live sculpting demonstration.

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