We have revised the opening times for our markets, that currently remain open for food and essential needs.
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Oastler Shopping Centre
Food Traders still open for business
In response to Covid-19, trading is currently limited to the Oastler Centre, Keighley Market and St James’s Wholesale Market, with a focus on fresh produce, non-perishables and essentials and with social distancing measures in place.
Read MoreCovid-19: Bradford Council closes non-food markets
Following the latest Government advice, Bradford Council is closing Kirkgate Market and all non-food stalls at the Oastler Centre and Keighley Market in order to slow the spread of the coronavirus (Covid 19).
St James’s Wholesale Market and the fresh food stalls within Oastler Centre and Keighley Market will remain open to ensure the supply of fresh food continues.
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This update contains the latest information for all traders, shoppers and visitors in our markets in relation to coronavirus.
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Christmas Opening Hours Oastler Centre
Our festive opening hours for Christmas can be found below
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Pop Up Farm with Real Animals Nativity Scene
Join us at the Oastler Centre this Christmas for a real animal pop up farm with all your favourite nativity animals from sheep, donkey, goats, calf and alpaca!
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The Snowman Screening at the Oastler Market Pop Up Cinema
We are walking on air this Christmas and airing the festive classic The Snowman in the Market Pop Up Cinema! Join us on Saturday 21st December at 1pm inside the Oastler for FREE hot chocolate and a free showing of The Snowman.
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Have Your Say On the Naming of the New Market
Bradford Council Markets is reaching out to the general public, city centre businesses and shoppers to help decide the official name for the new market on Darley Street, which is set to open in 2022
Read MoreSpooky Market Halloween!
Celebrate Halloween with us in the markets on Saturday 26th October between 11-3pm!
Join Jumping Clay Halifax in a Halloween themed clay workshop in the Oastler Market Event Space between 1-3.30pm. Don’t miss a showing of Roald Dahl’s The Witches in the Market Pop Up Cinema at 10am!
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Dabble, Do & Tinker session
Fun themed science, art and design session to get you thinking, making and creating!
Suitable for all ages, this is a family drop in creative station!
Completely FREE activity delivered by our friends at Sponge Tree
Saturday 31st August between 12 – 3pm at the Oastler Centre, John Street, Bradford, BD1 3SR
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Bradford Family Film Festival 2019
Watch free family films with popcorn to boot in our market…
To celebrate the Bradford UNESCO City of Film’s annual Bradford Family Film Festival, special screenings of family films will be taking place at the Oastler Market.
A pop-up cinema at the back of the market will be showing the films on Saturday’s at 11am-1pm throughout August.
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Easter Opening Times
We are open Good Friday and Saturday, Normal Times across all our markets and closed on Bank Holiday.
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Wur Bradford, ‘We Are Here’ Project inside the Oastler
We are delighted to have Wur Bradford, our local community artists Chemaine Cooke and Jean McEwan engage in a new project inside the Oastler Market. The ‘We Are Here’ project celebrates the unique history, communities and stories of the market, taking participants on a journey of discovery and the culture of Bradford through the market.
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Easter in the Markets!
Join us for lots of Easter fun in the markets this year! This Easter, we have our very talented team at Young Master’s Visual Art School delivering Easter Egg Craft Workshops in both Oastler and Keighley Market. Both workshops will take place on Saturday 31st March between 12-3pm.Read More
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Christmas Opening Times
You can find all our Christmas Opening Times for our indoor markets below. This year, our markets will be open on Sundays and extended normal weekday hours. Read More
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Markets Event Space ready for festive action..
You may have already seen the new dedicated events space that we have created in the middle of the market, it’s now complete and ready in time for our Christmas programme! We intend the space to be used for various promotional events, ‘pop up’ test trading, product launches or general awareness/fundraising campaigns throughout the year.
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Hop on! The Market Shuttle bus is back on John Street
The Council have been working with local bus company TLC to make it easier for people to get to the Oastler Market. A new shuttle bus service is being launched that will run between the Interchange and the Oastler Market at the top of town. An initiative welcomed both by traders and shoppers, should see an increase in footfall in both city centre markets. Read More
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Mummy Making Workshops, Pumpkin Curries & More this Halloween
It all Spooks with us this Halloween, we have ghoulish activities lined up at the ready across our markets!
Oastler Shopping Centre – Saturday 28 October 12.30-4.30pm
The Young Master’s Visual Art School will be running a mummy-making workshop. Under threes will be able to make a masking tape mummy and older children will be able to make their very own 3D repositionable mummy.Read More
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Young Masters get Creative in the Wonderful World of Art
The Summer Arts & Crafts Fair in the Oastler Centre went down very well with local children with the help of the Young Masters Visual Art School. Gemma and Sharon from YM collected scrap from market traders for children to shape, paint, sell and play mini market traders in a mini stall! The stall resembled a mini creche and we look forward to hosting more childrens activities by Young Masters. Read More
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August Summer Arts & Craft Fair in Oastler Centre
Oastler Centre: Saturday 26th August 11.00-15.30pm
Celebrating the work of local watercolour artist, Barry Langroyd Hanson, the market will exhibit his stunning paintings of Bradford and Cameroon. The paintings are all up for sale and any enquires can come directly through to Khansa Tufail at Markets Office. There will also be prints and greeting cards from Barry on sale and he will be on the stall painting live on the day. Read More
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Our traders at St James's Wholesale Market were hit hard with the hospitality and catering sector disappearing over…