A “quirky” market said to be a “quirky spectacle like no other” is returning to York.

Friday, 21 March 2025 12:25

By Dylan Connell

‘Black Phillip’s Black Market’ will pitch up at the York Medical Society, off Stonegate, from 10am to 4pm on Sunday, April 6.

Fourteen of the “finest alternative traders that exist today” will be at the free to enter market, selling a range of goods – including candles, jewellery and home décor – a spokesperson for the event said.

‘Black Phillip’, the mysterious character in charge of the market, has promised a “multi-sensory” and “bizarre experience”.

“Come along to see what nonsense I have conjured up at my heavenly themed alternative market,” he said in a video for the event.

Read next: Strange smells, witchcraft and more as alternative market arrives in York

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