Teenage Market at Ignite Fire Festival and Rochdale Christmas Lights Switch-on – Sunday

A free-to-join outdoor market where 13–25 year olds sell handmade goods and perform, part of Rochdale's Ignite Fire Festival and Christmas lights switch-on.

The Teenage Market returns to Rochdale Memorial Gardens as part of the Ignite Fire Festival and the Rochdale Christmas Lights Switch-on, with the lights switched on on the Sunday. Young traders aged 13–25 host stalls selling handmade and second-hand items such as textiles, artwork, jewellery, candles and books, with support available for first-time traders. The market runs alongside fiery displays, performances and sculptures across the winter celebrations, and applications to trade close on 2nd November 2026.