The next Stourbridge Record & Music Fair is on Saturday, September 28th at Stourbridge Town Hall.
We are now taking bookings for pitches for our September 2024 event. To keep the event fresh for visitors we always welcome new sellers so if you haven't sold with us before, get in touch. In addition we also welcome traders that are not record sellers but do something music-related, for example music-related art, equipment seller, books, vintage clothing.
To enquire and check availability, please e-mail lee@recordculture.com
Information For Visitors (Keep scrolling for Information for Traders)
Location
Stourbridge Town Hall, Crown Centre, Crown Ln, Stourbridge DY8 1YE
Entry
Entry to the event is from 11am and runs until 5pm
Entry costs £2 per person or is free to enter after 3pm
Amenities
There are on-site toilets within the Town Hall
Food & Drink
There will be both alcoholic and non-alcoholic drink options for sale inside the venue
There is no street food market at our next event but there are plenty of places to pick up good food in the town right outside the venue. Please support local, independent enterprises where you can.
Entertainment
Throughout the day, a selection of live DJs will be playing music in the main hall.
Parking
There is no on-site parking available for visitors but there are numerous options for parking in the town, including the Tesco underground car park, which is perfect for short-stay visitors as you'll get 2 hours there and the Town Hall is just a walk or elevator ride up to the top floor. The Ryemarket multi-story car park is the best option for a longer visit, costing £3.50 for the day.
Alternatively, there are various spots of off-street parking around the town if you are happy to take in a little walk
There are excellent rail and bus links into Stourbridge and the Town Hall is located just a 5 minute walk from Stourbridge Town train and bus station.
Accessibility
There are two possible entry points to the hall. One entrance is on Market Street, directly opposite our shop at 11 Market Street. The other entrance is located in the Crown Centre near to Tesco - this second entrance is wheelchair friendly.
Other Information
For any other information for visitors not contained here, please drop us an e-mail to lee@recordculture.com and we'll answer any questions
Information For Traders
Booking A Pitch & Costs
To enquire about booking a pitch, e-mail us at lee@recordculture.com
Pitch fees are as follows:
1 Table - £35
2 Tables - £70
3 Tables - £90 (£15 discount)
4 Tables - £120 (£20 discount)
1 table is 5 feet long and 2.5 feet deep. If you use industry standard 35XL Really Useful boxes, you can fit eight boxes to 1 table if you position them with the shortest side at the front.
Note that we cannot offer or guarantee a particular pitch for sellers. Pitches will be allocated based on the eventual layout of the room
Payment for pitches is due in advance and will be requested directly by the organiser before the event
Arrival/Unloading Times
The event has permission for sellers to park on the right-hand side of Market Street (outside the Town Hall), which has double yellow lines, for unloading only
We would also encourage sellers to park on the left-hand side of Market Street if there are spaces available, where you can park freely here for 1 hour
To avoid any congestion when unloading, sellers will be allocated either a first-wave or second-wave loading slot at the time of booking. First-wave loading will be from 8.30am - 9.30am and second-wave loading from 9.30am - 10.30am
PLEASE, do not arrive before your allocated time. If everyone sticks to their time, everything will run fine and there will be space for everybody
Unloading/Access
Access for sellers unloading is via a side entrance to the Town Hall, which you will be directed to upon arrival. The route from the designated unloading areas into the main hall is an entirely flat route.
Parking
There is no on-site parking available at the venue for sellers. We have acquired a small number of parking spaces at a nearby venue, which will be allocated to those with larger vehicles/larger loads, and/or those with access requirements or disabilities.
The majority of sellers will need to park their vehicle up after unloading, using one of various car parking options available in the town. For those with confirmed bookings, these will be highlighted to you in an information pack closer to the event.
For reference, however, all car parking options are at the time of writing £3.50 for the day. There is free off-road car parking options to be found just outside of the main High Street area for those who don't mind a slightly longer walk.
Other Infomation for Traders
Naturally there will be queries that we haven't managed to capture here. For anything else, please drop us an e-mail at lee@recordculture.com and we'll answer any questions