Christmas markets in South Africa start during November, sometimes even as early as late October. Who does their shopping at Christmas markets in South Africa? Shoppers looking for something different or handmade for themselves or as a Christmas gift, or even gift shop or home decor shop owners who wish to stock their shop up with some special items ahead of Christmas.
UPDATE: Also see Christmas Markets December 2018 – in or near East London in South Africa
UPDATE! UPDATE! See 2021 Christmas Markets East London South Africa on our beachy.co.za site
SEE THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS 2017 LIST FURTHER BELOW!
Driftwood Christmas Trees roughly 85cm tall for sale in East London R220 each by Terry and Tony, who also sell 50cm tall driftwood Christmas trees for R120 each, and 35cm tall ones for R80 each (see the photo below). contact us to order – can post a driftwood Christmas tree to towns in South Africa via Postnet to Postnet at an extra charge for postage and packaging – prices subject to change
Driftwood Christmas Trees for sale in South Africa – 85cm tall driftwood Christmas trees R220, 50cm tall driftwood Christmas trees R120, 35cm tall driftwood Christmas trees R80 – the height includes the 9cm tall wood block base at the bottom.
Busy Yellowwood Forest Market in Morgan Bay – at a Christmas Market at Yellowwood Forest on 23 December 2014
Christmas markets are fun – 4 market traders at a Python Park market in August 2017 – get yourself to Python Park’s Christmas market on 11 November 2017 !
shopping at Christmas markets in South Africa – at Kidds Beach near East London in 2014
Others who enjoy shopping at Christmas markets in South Africa – or at any flea market, farmers market, or craft market during the year too – are those shoppers who simply enjoy the vibe felt at a flea market, farmers market or craft market, who enjoy browsing and shopping, meeting and chatting with friends – and with the friendly and sometimes a little odd 🙂 market traders, and buying and munching on the wonderful and tasty homemade goodies usually found for sale at every market.
friendly market traders at East London craft markets
Christmas Markets in East London in South Africa 2017
Bookmark this page as these (SEE THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS LIST FURTHER BELOW!) same Christmas markets in East London in South Africa – or near to East London in South Africa – may be on similar dates in 2018, 2019, 2020 etc too. Some of these Christmas markets are annual Christmas markets that have been held every year for the past few years.
Wood driftwood pebbles wall hangings (or sometimes with shells or metal bottle caps too) R40 each sold by Terry and Tony in East London mostly at craft markets in and around East London – this photo taken at Yellowwood Forest market in Morgan Bay on 16 December 2016
photo holders – or memo holders – made from wire, sea glass, beach pebbles and sea shells – Terry and Tony make and sell these 15cm tall photo holders for R40 each
We sell our own handcrafted items at markets in or near to East London. We have highlighted in green the Christmas markets in 2017 that we are planning to be selling at. We’re including a few photos of our own items in this blog post.
Please contact us if you’d like to order any of our items (or you can ask us if we can make something similar for you, according to your specifications), for yourself, as a gift, or for putting in your South African gift shop or South African home decor shop (increasing the price you paid and selling it at a profit). Also see our Services and Products page!
You may even want to resell our craft items at a South African Christmas market in your own town – our prices are good, and maybe you can sell our items for more than we do in East London, at other Christmas markets in South Africa perhaps in Durban, Johannesburg and Cape Town. We can post our items to people in towns in South Africa outside of East London via Postnet to Postnet.
copper wire wrapped beach pebble necklaces sold by Terry and Tony for R30 each – on leather cord with a sliding knot for length adjustment
We are listing all markets in East London in South Africa (or not far from East London) that we so far know of from late October 2017 to end of December 2017, even if many of the earlier ones are not actual Christmas markets. Please also feel free to visit our contact page and contact us if you know of any markets in or near to East London (for late October through to end of December 2017) that we have missed out on adding, and we can add those to the list too.
yummy things to eat at Christmas markets in South Africa
If you want to contact the organizers of any of these markets, we recommend doing a search on Facebook – many of these markets or market venues have their own Facebook page or group.
TIP FOR THOSE VISITING MARKETS IN THE EAST LONDON AREA
The best and busiest most festive time to visit local markets is 9am to 1pm, but some markets go on to 2pm, 3pm or even later. Check the times on the organizer or event place’s Facebook pages.
Tip for organizers of Christmas markets in East London in 2017:
If you have not yet set your Christmas market date for 2017 (or remember this for future years if it’s too late now), try not to set the date on the same day that many other East London market organizers have their Christmas market day. Having no other Christmas market than yours to go to (or maybe only one other market rather than several other markets) would mean that your Christmas market would get more traders, and more people visiting it – making for happier traders, happier visitors, and a happier you! Try to find out well in advance when other Christmas markets are going to be on, and then try to avoid having your market on the same day. Try to choose days where there is no market or only one other.
THE CHRISTMAS MARKETS LIST!
As far as we know, dates correct at time of publication (26 October 2017). If you know of changes, please let us know! We will of course also make changes we may hear of ourselves. Check back regularly to see if any changes have been made!
SATURDAY 28 OCTOBER 2017
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Vincent Methodist Church
driftwood in a sleeper wood decor block – this one for sale by Terry and Tony for R120 – Terry and Tony make and sell various wood offcuts and driftwood decor or useful items
two driftwood educational counting toys – Terry and Tony sell these driftwood educational counting toys for R140 and R150 (depending on the size of the driftwood base). When a rectangular wood offcut piece is used as the base then they are R130 each
SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER 2017
Tea in the Trees – Chintsa West corner
Bunkers Market – on “circus” fields next to Old Selbornians’ Club
FRIDAY 3 NOVEMBER 2017
Laerskool Nahoon Christmas Market 4pm to 8pm
SATURDAY 4 NOVEMBER 2017
Gees en Lewe Country Fair – not far from Pine Creek
Maren Oppi-Plaas Market
Bonfire Night at Tea in the Trees – from 5pm
SUNDAY 5 NOVEMBER 2017
Avalon Market – near Kidds Beach turn off
Tea in the Trees
Bunkers Market at same time as bands, DJ’s, beer tents and more
Driftwood fish for sale in South Africa by Terry and Tony – R130 each, roughly 30cm wide
SATURDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2017
Python Park Christmas Market
SPCA Market
SUNDAY 12 NOVEMBER 2017
SPCA Market
SATURDAY 18 NOVEMBER 2017
Hope Christmas Fair in Edge Road, Beacon Bay
SUNDAY 19 NOVEMBER 2017
Tea in the Trees – NO STALL FEE REQUIRED ON THIS DAY
SATURDAY 25 NOVEMBER 2017
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Vincent Methodist Church
Winterstrand Flea Market
Mel’s Fun Farm
SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER 2017
This and That indoor market at Nutting Hall in Stirling
Tea in the Trees
Bunkers Market
Food at Tea in the Trees
SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER 2017
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Maren Oppi-Plaas Market
Yellowwood Forest Farmers Market and Craft Market – Morgan Bay
Eagles Ridge in Stutterheim
Craft Market at Step Up Education in Amalinda
SUNDAY 3 DECEMBER 2017
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Avalon Market – near Kidds Beach turn off
Tea in the Trees
cupcakes at Bunkers Market in East London
SATURDAY 9 DECEMBER 2017
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Acacia Tree School Moonlit Market at Tea in the Trees – from 4pm
Maren Oppi-Plaas Market
Moonlight Christmas Market
SUNDAY 10 DECEMBER 2017
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Tea in the Trees
Bunkers Market
FRIDAY 15 DECEMBER 2017
Tunes in the Trees Music Fest and Market at Tea in the Trees
Fine and Fabulous market at Pine Creek 5 to 8pm
SATURDAY 16 DECEMBER 2017
Kidds Beach – main road into Kidds Beach
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Anne Bryant Art, Food and Craft Market
Yellowwood Forest Farmers Market and Craft Market – Morgan Bay
Festive Yellowwood Forest Market in Morgan Bay
SUNDAY 17 DECEMBER 2017
Avalon Market – near Kidds Beach turn off
Tea in the Trees
Kings Mall in Gonubie
Haga Haga Country Club
Anne Bryant Art, Food and Craft Market
Mel’s Fun Farm
Carols on the Lawn and Market at Murambi Rose Cafe, Sunrise on Sea
MONDAY 18 DECEMBER 2017
Anne Bryant Art, Food and Craft Market
TUESDAY 19 DECEMBER 2017
Anne Bryant Art, Food and Craft Market
WEDNESDAY 20 DECEMBER 2017
Chintsa East – on the green near access to the beach
Morgan Bay Hotel Christmas Market
Anne Bryant Art, Food and Craft Market
Terry and Tony turn beer bottles into glasses – with rims that won’t cut you when you drink from these glasses – and sell them for R30 each
unusual dreamcatchers, driftwood boats etc made and sold by Terry and Tony
THURSDAY 21 DECEMBER 2017
Two Swans Christmas Market – Schaefli / East Coast Resorts Road – from 3pm
FRIDAY 22 DECEMBER
This and That market at Nutting Hall in Stirling 9am to 2pm
Thistlewoods Afternoon and Night Market – 3pm to 10pm, in Gonubie
SATURDAY 23 DECEMBER 2017
Maren Oppi-Plaas Market
Yellowwood Forest Farmers Market and Craft Market – Morgan Bay
Yellowwood Forest Market entertainment
SUNDAY 24 DECEMBER 2017
Tea in the Trees
THURSDAY 28 DECEMBER 2017
Yellowwood Forest Farmers Market and Craft Market – Morgan Bay
FRIDAY 29 DECEMBER 2017
OppiePlaas HAGA HAGA 12:00 to 18:00 – Craft and food fair and much more!
SUNDAY 31 DECEMBER 2017
Avalon Market – near Kidds Beach turn off
TUESDAY 2 JANUARY 2018
Yellowwood Forest Farmers Market and Craft Market – Morgan Bay
SUNDAY 7 JANUARY 2018
Tea in the Trees
gifts for everyone at Christmas markets in South Africa – gifts for your entire living family tree, like this lovely wire tree of life in a bicycle wheel rim at a market in East London in South Africa !
Christmas market shoppers in the East London area will certainly have many markets to shop at! Whichever Christmas markets in South Africa you go to, have fun!
© Copyright Teresa Schultz and Tony Flanigan 2017
photos in this blog post taken by Terry and Tony (Teresa Schultz and Tony Flanigan)
