Entertainment Swindon

It true tradition for British autumn weather, the heavens opened up over the weekend, which was a perfect excuse to check out the spooky goings on at the Mamas Events ‘The Most Curious Mysterious Alternative Market’. This curiously fabulous event, now in its second year drew in a parked weekend of crowds looking for that curious and spooky purchase.

Set in the main hall of The Steam Museum next to the Designer Outlet Village, with over 60 stalls including clothing, jewellery, ornaments, accessories, chocolate and even local tattooists ready to ink you during the event.

This unique market, perfectly slotted in the calendar a few weeks ahead of Halloween is one of a number of unique market events in Swindon put on by Mamas Events, the brainchild of Hannah who as a small business owner herself wanted to put on events that helped other small creative business owners build their business, a business that is more than just an event provider for stall holders, an event that really supports the stall holders.

Talking to Sabrina O’Keeffe, owner of Charming Bee Accessories, she said “This is my second year at this event, Hannah and her team have really supported me and my business over the last year. They are more than just an event organiser, they’ve helped me with networking, my social media where they put on a social media workshop, and really helped and advised on what I need to do for my business, they’ve really helped build my business”.

Another business owner Colette of The Magpie Nest UK, a local Swindon business said “Mamas Events are really amazing! Hannahs events are outstanding, she is just such an amazing organiser”.

The event was full of some unique and creative businesses with great ideas for Halloween such as Seven Crows Chocolate Curiosities who offer creepy, different, but very tasty chocolate creations that look spookily realistic such as a human jaw bone that looked like it was dug up at an archaeological dig near Avebury, a large bone that looked like it was surgically removed from a human on a surgical table and a Ouija board accessory that really looked like it is made from wood! To find these and many more unusual chocolate creations, click HERE.

Avebury Faeries who not only sells stunning wire fairies, but also puts on workshops to show you how to make your very own. Avebury Faeries started back in 2015 by Mandy who had been creating art in various media at an early age after seeing a picture of a fairy online and decided to create her own. Since then, Mandy has turned her creative ideas into a business that has ended up selling her creations all over the globe as far as the US and Australia.

As well as a huge selection of stalls, local author Jim Ody was there promoting his amazing selection of books for all you horror fans out there, check out the link to this amazing authors website and to purchase one or two of his published horrors. Click HERE.

In the naughty corner at the back of the hall was local business, Intimate Torment based in the Cheney Manor Industrial Estate, provided visitors to the alternative market a selection of whips, toys and bondage items to check out.

For full details on all Mamas Events, click HERE.