Festive makers market in Whitburn and a Lawe Top coffee morning this Saturday

Thu 12 Nov 2026 · Written for Visit South Shields from the sources below.

Checked 12 Nov 2026.

If you're starting your Christmas shopping this weekend, The Big River Makers are holding a festive market at The Barnes Institute on East Street, Whitburn (SR6 7BY), on Saturday 14 November from 10am to 3pm. (Shields Gazette, 11 Nov 2026: festive market at The Barnes Institute, Whitburn; checked 12 Nov 2026)

Nineteen makers are on the published trader list. Expect handmade gifts and jewellery, fine art prints and original art, coast-inspired pieces such as sea glass, pebble art and driftwood sculpture, mosaics, candles and wax melts, crochet, wooden decorations, books from a local author and cakes and bakes. (Shields Gazette, 11 Nov 2026: festive market at The Barnes Institute, Whitburn; checked 12 Nov 2026)

On the same morning, The New Lookout (formerly The Lookout Inn) on Fort Street, Lawe Top, holds a coffee morning from 11am for Macmillan Cancer Support, with coffee and cake, a tombola and a "pick the sweet" card with a £25 prize. All the money raised goes to the charity. (Shields Gazette, 12 Nov 2026: Macmillan coffee morning at The New Lookout; checked 12 Nov 2026)

Next week: Hedworth Hall on Dean Road holds a Christmas Moon Market on Thursday 19 November, 6pm to 9pm, the same evening as the town's Christmas lights switch-on. Entry is £1 plus a booking fee, and it's ticket-only, so book ahead. (Skiddle listing: Christmas Moon Market, Hedworth Hall; checked 12 Nov 2026)

More: What's on this week, Christmas in South Shields 2026 and Hebburn Food Market, also on Saturday.