Photo: Old Street (stand-in; not Kachette). Matt Brown / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
TOAST brings its Festive Market back to Kachette, a former railway station ticket hall at 347 Old Street, for four days from Thursday 10 to Sunday 13 December 2026. The official listing says the market “returns this December to Shoreditch, East London”, with independent makers alongside TOAST gifting, festive decorations and a programme of workshops and live performances.
Opening hours differ by day:
- Thursday 10 December: 3pm to 7pm
- Friday 11 and Saturday 12 December: 11am to 7pm
- Sunday 13 December: 11am to 5pm
The venue is familiar ground for the event. TOAST held a Festive Market at Kachette in December 2025 and published a Looking Back post on 12 December that year, describing the historic venue as “a characterful backdrop for a diverse medley of stalls”.
Makers, ceramics and an E5 Bakehouse café
TOAST’s listing for the market names six makers taking part: Madeleine Kemsley, Tom Lawson, By My Hands, Signal Goods, Harth Chocolate and Niwaki. Across the weekend the stalls cover ceramics, jewellery and crafted accessories, sold alongside TOAST’s own gifting range and festive decorations.
E5 Bakehouse is hosting a café throughout the weekend, serving hot drinks and baked goods to eat while browsing. With the doors open until 7pm on the Friday and Saturday, there is time for a longer visit than a quick circuit of the stalls.
The building is part of the appeal. TOAST describes Kachette as “a historic former railway station ticket hall, with exposed Victorian brickwork and arched ceilings”. The full address given on the listing is Kachette, 347 Old Street, Shoreditch, London EC1V 9LP.
Niwaki’s Saturday pop-up and two evenings of live music
On Saturday 12 December, Niwaki hosts a pop-up introducing its selection of Japanese hardware. The space will feature an installation alongside Ikebana workshops and drop-in demonstrations, so the demonstrations can be watched without booking ahead.
Live music runs on two evenings. Elanor Moss and Chris Brain perform at Kachette on the Thursday and the Saturday. That gives the opening day, which starts at 3pm and closes at 7pm, a reason to visit after work rather than at lunchtime. No set times appear on the listing page.
Beyond the named makers and the Saturday pop-up, TOAST says the four days take in a programme of workshops and live performances. Anyone planning around a particular maker or session should check the official page closer to the dates.
Getting there, and what else is on in December
Kachette is at 347 Old Street, London EC1V 9LP, a short walk from Old Street station on the Northern line. The listing does not give an entry price or a ticket link, and booking details for the Ikebana workshops are not published on it either.
The market lands in the middle of the busiest stretch of the Shoreditch calendar. It appears as a single line in the round-up of Christmas markets, late shopping and festive events in east London, which sets out what else is running across the same weekends, from late-opening shops to one-day craft fairs.
For an evening alternative nearby, Strongroom is putting on the Go East winter night market, a different proposition from a daytime maker market but within walking distance for anyone building a December afternoon and evening around Old Street.
The hours above were those shown on the TOAST festive market page on 15 November 2026. With almost a month until the doors open on 10 December, a final check of that page is sensible before travelling.