The celebrated piazza of Central London's former fruit and vegetable market will, for twelve days this Christmas, return to its original purpose. The Covent Garden Christmas Food Market will run from the 12th until the 23rd of December in the East and West Piazzas following the success of late Thursday night markets held here this summer. The food will have a festive focus with meats for the roast, organic seasonal vegetables and fruits, smoked fish, oysters and, for afters, plum and figgy puddings, mince pies, finishing off with chocolates and Stilton. Why not? It's Christmas after all. The covered market will be beautifully lit and buzzing with a series of aerial acrobatics, some suspended from giant balloons high up in the sky and performance art by Australian troupe Strange Fruit. There's also an environmentally commendable Christmas decoration swap shop (Thursday 6th to Sunday 23rd December) as well as more traditional activities like children's storytelling and carols from the St Paul's Choir (select dates). See www.christmas-deluxe.com for details.
EVENTS
15 Nov: Launch Night
23 Nov-23 Dec: Strange Fruit, Dream Engine, London Gay Men's Choir, Hot: Butter Soul Collective and more
6-23 December: Bespoke Gift Wrapping with Jane Means at Unit 12, Central Avenue, WC2
6-23 December: Christmas Decoration Exchange
12-23 Dec: 12 Days of Christmas Luxury Food Market
15-16 Dec: Children's Story Telling
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2 minutes walk from Covent Garden Christmas Food Market
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1 minutes walk from Covent Garden Christmas Food Market
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6 minutes walk from Covent Garden Christmas Food Market
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1 minutes walk from Covent Garden Christmas Food Market
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5 minutes walk from Covent Garden Christmas Food Market
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The celebrated piazza of Central London's former fruit and vegetable market will, for twelve days this Christmas, return to its original purpose. The Covent Garden Christmas Food Market will run from the 12th until the 23rd of December in the East and West Piazzas following the success of late Thursday night markets held here this summer. The food will have a festive focus with meats for the roast, organic seasonal vegetables and fruits, smoked fish, oysters and, for afters, plum and figgy puddings, mince pies, finishing off with chocolates and Stilton. Why not? It's Christmas after all. The covered market will be beautifully lit and buzzing with a series of aerial acrobatics, some suspended from giant balloons high up in the sky and performance art by Australian troupe Strange Fruit. There's also an environmentally commendable Christmas decoration swap shop (Thursday 6th to Sunday 23rd December) as well as more traditional activities like children's storytelling and carols from the St Paul's Choir (select dates). See www.christmas-deluxe.com for details.
