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Help Raise Money for Crisis by Shopping at This Pop-Up
Pop-Up Crisis is returning to Mayfair to help raise vital funds to help those experiencing homelessness in the UK. Open for a week at a space just off Savile Row, the pop-up will be stocked with a range of menswear, womenswear, gifts and accessories, with designer pieces from the likes of Anderson & Sheppard, Barbour, Jimmy Choo, Marc Jacobs, Mr Porter, Sunspel, Watches of Switzerland Group. There’ll also be items donated by Kate Moss, David Gandy, Jessie Ware, Liam Gallagher and Clara Amfo, plus a raffle competition. It’s all for a great cause (the pop-up has raised over £500,000 for Crisis since 2018), so it’s the perfect place to do your Christmas shopping.
Viral Jacket Potato Sensations Spud Bros Have Popped Up in London
With their videos going viral on TikTok and people from all over the world visiting their jacket potato truck in Preston, the Spud Bros (aka Jacob and Harley Nelson) have come down to London to bring their social media-famous spuds to the capital. Popping up on Archer Street in Soho, Spud Bros Express is serving the same giant baked potatoes topped with the likes of cheese, beans, chilli and tuna mayo. The Spud Bros seem just as popular down south, with lengthy queues already forming at the pop-up, so if you don’t mind waiting in a line for a potato, they’ll be here until the end of February.
Allday Goods Is Hosting a Pop-Up Shop in Hackney
Sustainable knife company Allday Goods is opening its first ever pop-up shop in Netil Market this December, giving you the chance to shop for gifts and bring your old knives in for repair. The full Allday Goods range, including the Everyday Range, the Forged Range, Butter Knives and other merch, will be available for the duration of the pop-up. From 11am on the opening day, a number of limited-edition knives created in collaboration with BAO will be on offer before they go on sale online. Given that Allday uses recycled plastic to make the handles, there’ll be a plastic-waste initiative running at the pop-up too – for every Marmite, Bisto, Heinz or Hellmann’s plastic lids you bring in, you get 1% off your purchase, so a 100 lids will get you a 100% discount.
IKEA Has Opened a Pop-Up Shop Dedicated to Its Famous Blue Bags
Before IKEA opens on Oxford Street where the big Topshop used to be, the Swedish retailer has turned the space into Haus of FRAKTA, a pop-up shop dedicated to its iconic blue FRAKTA bags. And forget the crumpled ones you’ve got stuffed into the cupboard under the stairs (apparently 45% of UK households own one), the FRAKTAs in this store are pristine and can even be personalised at the atelier (costing only £3 to add lettering). There’s also a curated selection of other IKEA products to shop from, including a blue edit paying homage to the signature FRAKTA colour, and an immersive experience that makes you feel like you’re going inside a FRAKTA bag, with a ‘press for candyfloss’ wall, where you can get some free (blue, obvs) candyfloss.
Sustainable beauty boutique big. beauty is going from Hackney to Carnaby Street for a pop-up at the flagship PANGAIA store. The pop-up will be stocked with a curated selection of zero-waste beauty and wellness products, including brands like AKT, LESSE, Subtle Bodies and ACTIVIST. There’ll also be skin consultations offered in store to help you shop – whether for yourself or someone else – with ease.
Shop Vintage Posters at This South London Pop-Up Shop
Harriet and Sylwia from Projekt 26 are back with another vintage poster market and this time they’re teaming up with Adam from Coolwalls Posters for this edition. Running at the Stag & Bow in Forest Hill, the market will feature a range of bold and subversive poster art from post-war Communist Poland alongside film, skate, surf and music posters, so there’s something for everyone and for every budget. It’s FREE to get in there and shop, and poster buyers will receive a free coffee too.
Shop for Gifts That'll Make a Difference at the Choose Love Pop-Up Shop
For the eighth year, humanitarian aid charity Choose Love will be popping up with a shop in the heart of London for the festive season. And for 2204 it’s not just going to be a shop but a ‘festive department store with a difference’. Designed by Misty Buckley and decked out with Choose Love x Wear the Walls collab wallpaper, the Choose Love shop will be stocked with essential supplies and life-saving interventions for refugees and displaced people around the world – everything from a warm coat to emergency response bundles. The ‘shoe department’ will feature the A Mile in My Shoes installation from the Empathy Museum, where visitors can connect with the stories of people who have arrived in the UK as an asylum seeker, with an illuminated tent installation by Grace Manning in the ‘shelter department, featuring projections and audio recordings from displaced people. There’ll also be a ‘toiletries department’ and a ‘clothes department’ to highlight the demand for toiletry and warm clothing supplies in the winter, and in the ‘children’s department’, kids will be able to pick a present to send to a child in need.
Give Winter Sports a Go at Big Penny Social's Curling Emporium
Walthamstow’s Big Penny Social is debuting a curling experience this winter, so grab your mates, grab some stones and slide your way to winter sports glory. Stay warm in between games by hitting the bar for spiced mulled wine and boozy hot chocolates.
Charity Super.Mkt Is Bringing Pre-Loved Fashion to Hammersmith
After popping up at Fenwick’s earlier this year, pre-loved fashion concept store Charity Super.Mkt (which started life as a section at the Classic Car Boot Sale) is coming back to the capital for another pop-up inside Livat Hammersmith. The multi-charity store, which features charity fashion from the likes of British Heart Foundation, Havens Hospice, Shelter and Traid, will have plenty of gifting opportunities and there might even be some designer labels on the rails too. Since it started Charity Super.Mkt has raised over 2.9 million for charity and saved 102 tonnes of clothes from going to landfill, so swing by the pop-up and help them continue the good work.
Shop Vintage Christmas Jumpers at This Beyond Retro Pop-Up
Every year, Save the Children’s Christmas Jumper Day campaign raises funds to transform the lives of children globally and in 2024, Beyond Retro is supporting the cause with a seasonal sweater pop-up in Spitalfields Market. The shop will be stocked with a range of vintage Christmas jumpers and holiday wear, including jumpers for dogs, and there’ll also be in-store events like Japanese scarf making and jazz evenings to get involved in too. Beyond Retro will also be donating 10% of all the Christmas jumper proceeds from the pop-up to Save the Children.
Shop From Up-and-Coming Latin American Brands at the Casa Ágape Pop-Up
Casa Ágape is a platform that showcases Latin American retail talent and that’s exactly what will be on show at its pop-up in Notting Hill. The shop will be stocked with a curated selection of clothing, accessories and homeware from emerging Latin American brands, like Banzo, Fringe, Onora Casa, Alba Maria, Sixxta, La Granni, and Soften Hearts, and there’ll also be a series of events, including a botanical workshop, a candle workshop and a mezcal night, to get involved in too.
Deck the Halls at Pergola Brixton
After a sellout season in Paddington last year, Deck the Halls is heading south to Pergola Brixton. The venue is being transformed with twinkling lights, Christmas trees, candy canes, mistletoe and even a snow machine. There’ll be plenty of seasonal tipples on offer, including spiced cranberry margaritas, figgy pudding highballs, boozy hot chocolates and mulled wine, and with festive specials available at Brixton Market’s resident restaurants (which can be delivered straight to your table), you won’t be going hungry either.
Do Some Late Night Shopping on Columbia Road
The indie shops on Columbia Road and Ezra Street are opening late (from 5pm – 9pm) on four Wednesdays leading up to Christmas for all your gifting needs and you’ll be able to pick up trees from the market too. There’ll be mince pies and mulled wine to keep you going but no carolling or entertainment after last year got too overcrowded.
By Rotation Is Running the Largest Ever Fashion Rental Pop-Up
Fashion rental biz By Rotation is back for another pop-up and this one is the largest ever fashion rental pop-up to open globally. Taking over a five-storey Mayfair townhouse, the pop-up will feature a range of brands available to rent, including Self-Portrait, 16Arlington, Terry De Havilland and Khanums. You’ll also be able to borrow from celeb wardrobes too, with pieces from Dame Helen Mirren, Sophie Hermann, Chrissy Rutherford, Matilde Mourinho and Abisola Omole in store. And with luxury menswear from the Huntsman Archive, there’s something for the guys too. As well as stopping to by to rent clothes, you can also get involved in a range of workshops and events.
Shop for Christmas Gifts at Leadenhall Market
Leadenhall Market is welcoming stalls back this winter, following the Christmas lights switch-on on 14th November, so you can shop for gifts under the twinkling lights and baubles. There’ll be two festive editions of the SoLo Craft Fair (on Sat 16th November and Sat 7th December), featuring hand-crafted art, jewellery, homeware, toys and more, plus a Christmas edition of the Vintage Furniture & Flea Market (on Sun 24th November) with mid-century furniture and retro fashion on offer.
Feast on Fire-Cooked Dishes & Beer With Whole Beast at Exale Tap
Enjoy a winter of fire-cooked food and BBQ at Exale Tap as the Walthamstow taproom plays host to Whole Beast, known for its big, bold cooking. The menu will feature dishes like the award-winning aged cheeseburger, pig’s head al pastor sausage tacos with smoked pineapple hot sauce, hash browns with trotter & smoked eel parsley liquor, pickled eggs in fermented red chilli sauce, and snakebite ice cream. Get your fix Thurs – Sun.
Pick Up Presents at the Lower Stable Street Christmas Market
The Lower Stable Street Market is back in Coal Drops Yard this Christmas with a rotating selection of traders across food, drinks, homeware, art, books and clothing.
Christmas Under the Canopy Returns to King's Cross
The special Christmas Under the Canopy market has you covered for all things festive with stalls selling crafts, cheese, clothing, skincare, and more, with street food, craft beer, gin and natural wine to keep you fuelled. There’ll also be a special vegan market takeover across 6th – 8th December.