Irish Festival Market in City Centre

The City Centre is to play host to an Irish Festival Market this weekend to encourage residents to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.
The market is part of the larger Sheffield Irish Festival (14-22 March) which will see many events, which are designed to celebrate Irish heritage, happening in the City. These will include music and dance, a family fun day and a health promotion event.
It is hoped that the Market will have around 40 traders offering a variety of unusual products including crafts, foods and clothing and that the City Centre shops will also benefit from the extra people visiting them.
Cllr Sylvia Anginotti, Sheffield City Council’s Cabinet Member for Employment and Enterprise said: “The bustling atmosphere that markets bring to the city centre will compliment all the other Irish-themed celebrations going on in the city to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. Markets are a great way to animate the city centre, and to bring products to the city that wouldn’t normally be for sale.”
The Market will be situated on Fargate and will take place from 14-17 March.

Stephen McShane