Beautiful hall is the perfect location to buy your festive gifts - and to meet Father Christmas

Date: Sunday, December 2, 10am to 4pm

Location: King’s Hall, Stoke ST4 1JH

Cost: £1 admission for over 14 years (includes a raffle ticket for each paying visitor)

Parking: free on Kingsway car park

If you prefer your Christmas shopping to have that personal touch, or you're a fan of 'shopping local', then the King's Christmas Market this Sunday could be what you've been waiting for.

The historic King's Hall (which has previously welcomed the The Beatles) will boast up to 100 artisan traders selling a wonderful variety of Christmas gifts and decorations, specialist foods, art, crafts and other goods for those looking for a touch of luxury, a special treat or something unique.

Other reasons to visit include:

• Santa and Mrs Claus in their grotto offering a free wrapped gift to good children
• free face painting and balloon modelling
• brass band playing festive carols
• other rooms and corridors in Stoke Town Hall to be packed with artisan traders selling a wonderful variety of Christmas gifts and decorations
• hot and cold refreshments
• glass, metal, pottery, terracotta, canvas, textiles, leather and wool crafts

The selection is so diverse you'll be spoilt for choice. 

Those paying to enter will be given a raffle ticket. Hourly draws will take place to win vouchers to spend on any of the stalls in the market.

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