The Sheffield Sustainable Market will take place at Victoria Hall on Norfolk Street on Saturday 25 April.
The event features stalls from local sellers, food and drink stalls, and live music to celebrate Earth Day, all while promising that no single-use plastics will be used.
Sheffield Action on Plastic, a local community organisation that aims to reduce single-use plastics in Sheffield, are running the event.
Greg Hewitt, chair of Sheffield Action on Plastic, said: “The Sheffield sustainability market is the opportunity for people to gather around and enjoy shopping with local sellers, all while knowing there will be no single use plastics at the market at all at our market.”
The market will run from 11am to 4pm, and attendees are encouraged to bring their own bags, containers and cutlery.
Past events have been attended by hundreds of local people and Mr Hewitt is hoping that Saturday’s event will again see large crowds coming to support the cause.
He said: “We really enjoy putting it on and bringing people together to enjoy nice food, good music and a nice atmosphere. There’s going to be some live music and it’s going to have a bit more of an entertainment feel too, which will be great.”
There will also be performances from Ada Blue and guitar, violin and flute trio That’s the Badger, and food from Abeyo Ethiopian Cuisine and Veganitis, among others
The event is part of a number of initiatives by Sheffield Action on Plastic, who say that according to research from City to Sea, 83% of people are concerned about the amount of plastic in their everyday shop.
Sheffield Action on Plastic also offer a reusable cup hire, an online Plastic Free Swap guide to provide guidance on plastic free swaps you can make, and run a free 10-week email course ‘Unpacking Plastic’ to help you learn about the issues alongside advice on living with less plastic.
You find out more about the event, view the list of traders and live music schedule here.
Free tickets to attend are available on the website.