Museum of the Market – Nov 2024 onwards

Come and say hello at the Museum of the Market

Leek Butter Market - every Wed, Fri, Sat 8.30am-4pm

People Talking Inside An Indoor Market Stall

OUTSIDE has opened a stall, the Museum of the Market, in the newly refurbished Leek Butter Market. The stall is a hub to take part in fun craft activities, tell stories about the market, and learn about OUTSIDE projects and events.

Our market stall is also officially registered as a Warm Welcome Space. Pop by for a chat and a hot drink.

We’ll also be hosting a series of pop-ups at the stall over the coming months.

Leek Butter Market is open every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 8.30am – 4pm.

Come and say hello, or view the wonderful ‘Museum of the Market’ created using oral histories from the market and designed by Kirsty Barlow!

If you can’t make it to the market, you can listen to the oral histories HERE.


Wednesday 7th May – Leek Loves Books


Friday 9th May – Growing Rural Enterprise


Saturday 10th May – VE Day Celebrations


Sunday 11th May – The Leek Polish Connection

Do you support a local group? Are you an artist who could demonstrate or sell your work? Would you like to spread news of a local service or opportunity? Get in touch by emailing volunteer@outsidearts.org to book your pop-up at the OUTSIDE market stall.

Previous pop-ups at the market stall have included:

11th, 13th & 14th December 2024: Women, Girls in Football in collaboration with Leek Town Football Club

18th, 20th & 21st December 2024: Greenwood Bat Group

4th January & 8th March 2025: Strong Sisterhood

8th January & 7th February 2025: Leek Library

10th January 2025: Nature In Your Neighbourhood

15th January, 5th February, 5th March, 26th April 2025: Leek Loves Books

17th & 18th January 2025: Waymaking

25th January 2025: OUTSIDE Advisory Group

29th & 31st January + 1st February 2025: The Leek Polish Connection

12th February 2025: Creative Core

14th February 2025: Local Author David Cliffe

15th February 2025: Local Artist Clare Ash

19th February & 12th March 2025: Support Staffordshire Volunteering

21st February 2025: Official Opening of Leek Butter & Trestle Market

22nd February 2025: Buxton & Leek College

15th March 2025: Sew Your Place

19th March 2025: Social Prescribers

21st March 2025: Lifeworks

22nd March 2025: Cat McGill

26th March 2025: Healthwatch

28th March 2025: Staffordshire Moorlands Walking Festival

29th March 2025: Perhaps Contraption & Hearns Sebuado

2nd April 2025: Shambala

4th April 2025: Staffordshire Wildlife Trust

5th April 2025: Leek Repair Café

9th April 2025: Leek & District Foodbank

11th & 16th April 2025: Leek Neighbourhood Plan

12th April 2025: Local Sisters/Artists; Becka Higham Illustrations & Serenity Emily’s

18th April 2025: 5th Leek Scouts & 5th Leek Scouts & Guide Band

19th April 2025: Marc Makes Comics

23rd April 2025: Earth Stories Film Festival

25th April 2025: Pride in the Moorlands