BE INSPIRED AND GET YOUR FESTIVE PREPARATIONS OFF TO A FLYING START at the ever-popular 4-day FESTIVE GIFT FAIR this November. Now in its 28th year, it remains one of the most popular Christmas Shopping events in the UK for a good reason!

325 STALLS IN ONE HALL! As always, this Christmas Fair will be bursting at the seams with a colourful, eclectic mix of unusual stocking fillers and gift ideas for all ages and tastes. Festive food and drink to try before you buy and great Christmas decorations for your home and garden… plus lots of Special Show offers!

THE FESTIVE FAIR ATMOSPHERE IS ALWAYS FANTASTIC! While browsing the stalls, finding something exciting around every corner, you’ll quickly get into a Christmassy mood….. welcomed by Father Christmas on his amazing sleigh, The grinch, up to his usual menacing antics, dinosaurs roaring, Christmas characters roaming AND the best line up of LIVE musicians from Retro to Jazz Bands and Folk to Choirs.

OVER 100 NEW STALLS! We can’t mention them all… but to get your inspiration flowing… here’s a sample of some great NEW stallholders and old favourites to see! FOOD GLORIOUS FOOD! You’ll find tempting stalls selling everything from cheese to chutneys, spices to spirits, puddings to preserves, chocolates to champagne, beers to brownies and hampers to hog roast!

TUCK IN AND TIPPLE IN! FAV! Choose your favourite from brandy or orange to salted caramel or chocolate and add THE YORKSHIRE KITCHEN’S jars of homemade dessert butter to crumbles, cakes, or Christmas puddings.

NEW! Visit the SEAGULL GIN stand for their special Birmingham edition! NEW! If you like ginger you’ll fall in love with ROOTGINGER. Natural and fiery premium ginger drinks with a real kick and alcohol free! Choose from Fiery Mama, Fierce and Spiced. NEW! Kimchi has vitamin A, B, C and contains healthy bacteria to help digestion and gut health. KIMCHI WITH EVERTHING will be selling jars of handmade kimchi fermented in the UK, unpasteurised and full of probiotic joy!

NEW! For a healthy Mediterranean diet, head for THE GREEK SECRET who collaborate with organic farmers to produce exceptional Premium Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Greek Raw Thyme Honey, as well as garlic stuffed green olives for delicious meze finger food! FAV! Winners of many International Cheese awards, THE CHESHIRE CHEESE COMPANY produces waxed truckles including caramelized onion & rioja and Irish whisky & stem ginger, plus all your usual cheeseboard favourites!

NEW! For that extra oomph! try adding award winning MALVERN BITTERS botanical range to your usual G & T. Perfect addition to aperitifs, cocktails, and spirits. NEW! Sweet tooth lovers should head to CHATEAU GATEAUX for chocolate lollies, stirrers, Christmas cakes and more…. THE KITCHEN IS THE HEART OF THE HOME, ESPECIALLY TRUE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AROUND AT CHRISTMAS – time to jazz it up with some fresh accessories for your party!

NEW! Family run company producing practical homeware in beautiful designs to protect your surfaces from hot pans… TIME FOR DESIGN HEATPROOF STANDS. NEW! Make your tarts and pastries extra festive this year with BUTTERFLIES’S embossed Christmas patterned rolling pins in lots of different designs!

NEW! Lovely range of cast iron cookware, bamboo homeware and cheese boards by FULLWINS GLOBAL UK NEW! Talented wildlife artist ANITA PARKHILL creates her own original wood boards with animal/bird pictures. NEW! We love the RETRO Food Processor by SOSO RETRO, a work of art that will be the talking point in your kitchen, plus cutlery sets, decanter sets and more!

FAV! Get chopping the veg or carving the roast, any chef will love PAUDIN’S exquisite set of 3 sharp Japanese knives made of high carbon stainless steel. Almost too good to use!

‘DEAR SANTA…’ FROM TOTS TO TEENS, NOTHING BEATS SEEING THE DELIGHT ON CHILDREN’S FACES AS THEY UNWRAP THEIR GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS DAY. NEW! Officially branded Geek merchandise including Pac-Man Christmas Jumpers by MERCHOID.

NEW! Fun children’s wellies! SQUELCH WELLIES are see-through, so you can create lots of different looks by changing the welly socks and not the wellies!

NEW! Wrestling figures, Funko pops, character plushies and other licensed products available from FIVE678 COLLECTIBLES.

NEW! Explore the PRINTING LIKE RABBITS stall full of created wonders