The Frome Independent

The Frome Independent Shop Independently / Eat Seasonally / Sleep Easily / Repeat Monthly The Frome Independent is an award winning, destination street market. We stand for talent.

We reclaim Frome’s high street once a month to showcase the best independent craftspeople, designers, makers, food producers and vintage traders in the South West. The market takes place on the first Sunday of the month from March to December and strives to be ‘more than a market’, incorporating live music, DJs, street performance, workshops and activities for children and adults alike on market d

ays. The market is a free event for visitors and has quickly grown to be one of the most significant elements in the region’s calendar attracting over 80,000 visitors each year.

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WE ARE MORE THAN A MARKET

We stand for the best. We stand for independents. We work with independent local, seasonal and regional food and drink producers. We showcase fledgling and established contemporary designers & makers. We nurture traders of sustainable products, contemporary design products and vintage fashion, collectibles and furniture. We support Frome’s independent retailers and thinkers. Community. Culture. Conversation. We make that happen too. Come and reclaim the high street with us.

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🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨Just one week to go until June’s The Frome Independent and it’s a special! 🪩 🍋 Now summer has truly begun, we...
31/05/2026

🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨Just one week to go until June’s The Frome Independent and it’s a special! 🪩

🍋 Now summer has truly begun, we’ll have the best seasonal food and drink from a huge range of local producers, including by the Boyle Cross fountain. 🧀 🥗

We’ll be filling the streets of Frome with our pick of contemporary artists and makers from across the region. Shop ceramics, prints, jewellery, clothing, glassware, home fragrance, skincare, homewares, accessories and lots more directly from the makers. You’ll find lots of familiar faces but there’s always something new to catch your eye.

🪴 As it’s June you’ll find lots of garden plants and ornaments in our Homes & Gardens area alongside the Fabulous Flea Market. Browse vintage and antique kitchen and table ware, textiles, records. gardenalia, furniture, clothes, jewellery, accessories and collectibles.

🎤 Live music all day from the Busking Stage, curated by Frome star Ted of and including young musicians from , plus His Fromagesty, 👑

🛹 Our local charity this month is .project, with lots of great merch to raise funds for Frome’s exciting new skatepark (donate via the link in our bio). Find them by Frome Library along with the Sunday Art Club and the Village Green Social disco. 🪩 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨

Join us for a great Frome day out on Sunday 7th June 10am - 3pm

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03/05/2026

☀️🌤️ Drizzle? What drizzle?! May Bank Holiday weekend market was an absolute corker!

Thank you SO much to our amazing traders and visitors, our performers, activity providers and DJs who help make this such a great day. Special thanks this month to our partner charity , and who brought a load of loveliness to the Village Green.

As ever, we are indebted to the Frome’s fantastic small independent businesses who are such an important part of market day. Special shout out to this month and last for being super patient!

Thank you SOOO much to our superb market team: event managers, stewards , market day cleaners Busy Bees Frome and medic

What a day! See you next month for the Pride special on Sunday 7th June 🏳️‍🌈

We have a super busy Bank Holiday market for you tomorrow but we’ve got nothing more important than our partner charity ...
02/05/2026

We have a super busy Bank Holiday market for you tomorrow but we’ve got nothing more important than our partner charity this month, the glorious, creative, progressive !

“Right now, people with learning disabilities in Frome are campaigning, creating, and speaking up about the things that matter to them — led by people with learning disabilities in real jobs, earning real wages. Reaching other members of their community across the south west. That’s the kind of things OpenStoryTellers is all about. Become a monthly donor today and you’ll be helping make moments like this possible, alongside everything else we do. No matter how small, a regular gift goes a long way. Come and chat to us at The Frome Independent on Sunday 3rd May to find out more about stories and human rights are fundamentally linked (and meet some truly glorious humans!)”

Go to our link in bio to find out more and donote, or find these amazing people right by Frome library 10am-3pm tomorrow, Sunday 3rd May

✨ 🌸 Coming to the market tomorrow? If you’re visiting from out of town there’s loads of information to help you plan you...
02/05/2026

✨ 🌸 Coming to the market tomorrow? If you’re visiting from out of town there’s loads of information to help you plan your day on the VISIT link in our bio. 🚃 🚲️🚶🏾⁠
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🚍️ The D2 bus service runs hourly on Sundays - normal route from Bath, dropping off in Christchurch St West, by the Memorial theatre on market days. 🚌⁠
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If you really do need to bring your car please use our super convenient, donation only, accessible Park and Ride service from:⁠
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Frome Medical Practice, Enos Way, BA11 2FH⁠
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Frome College, Bath Rd, BA11 2SA (Princess Anne Rd entrance)⁠

Frome Cricket Club BA11 2AH
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🚫 Every market Sunday Somerset Council traffic wardens issue dozens of Fixed Penalty Notices for parking offences. PLEASE be considerate of our local community and do not park on residential streets in town. Park and Ride is convenient and cheap 🚫 ⁠

Sunday 3rd May 10am-3pm ✨🌸

🌸 The blossom’s blooming and it’s nearly May! Celebrate in style next weekend with The Frome Independent. We’ll have hun...
26/04/2026

🌸 The blossom’s blooming and it’s nearly May! Celebrate in style next weekend with The Frome Independent.

We’ll have hundreds of the region’s best makers, artists and our pick of great Flea traders. It’s the perfect time to pick up plants and seeds your garden from local growers. 🪴

Shop directly from local food and drink producer, stock up for the long weekend and treat yourself to delicious street food, Frome, Somerset cider or traditional lemonade.🍋

Head to the Flea to chat mending, cleaning and upcycling old garments with Steph . She’s offering a free drop as part of 🪡🧵

Our charity partner this month is Frome creative stars (link in bio)! You’ll find them by the Library alongside, , the Sunday Art Club for children as well as the Village Green Social DJs playing vintage vinyl all day. 🎨

It wouldn’t be May without , Frome’s women’s Morris side, who’ll be dancing on the Bridge and by the library on the ‘Village Green’ (times tbc) and you’ll find live music all day on the Busking Stage in the Market Place.

Join us for a great Frome day out next Sunday 3rd May 10am - 3pm 🌸

According to WRAP, extending the life of your clothing by just nine months can reduce carbon, water, and waste footprint...
20/04/2026

According to WRAP, extending the life of your clothing by just nine months can reduce carbon, water, and waste footprints by 20–30%!

So, at next month's The Frome Independent - Sunday 3rd May, we’ll be joining Sustainable Fashion Week UK's campaign to help extend the life of our wardrobes.

Sustainable fashionista, repairer and restorer, Steph of Style Vintage will be set up alongside her regular vintage stall at the Cheese and Grain Flea Market with a dedicated mending advice station.

Bring along anything needs some TLC, and Steph will talk you through the best way to repair or upcycle your treasured pieces.

AND ☝️ the first 50 menders will leave with a free repair kit including:

📍 A pack of pins
🪡 A pre-threaded needle with a yard of thread
🔍 A needle threader
✂️ A stitch unpicker
📏 A mini tape measure

This will get you started
Because the most sustainable garment is the one already in your wardrobe.

🌷🐇🐣 What a market day, Frome! Thank you so much to all our brilliant market goers, fabulous traders, performers, activit...
05/04/2026

🌷🐇🐣 What a market day, Frome! Thank you so much to all our brilliant market goers, fabulous traders, performers, activity providers, DJs and our charity partner this month .

We’re so lucky in Frome to have such a community of small independent retailers and venues and we never take for granted what they bring to market day alongside our own traders.

We couldn’t put this event together without our fantastic market day team, our amazing stewards , our medics and event cleaners Busy Bees.

It’s been a long day but a great day. Thank you, Frome. See you again next month on Sunday 3rd May.

A very Happy Easter to you, from the market team. 🌷🐇 🐣

✨ 🐇 Coming to the market tomorrow? If you’re visiting from out of town there’s loads of information to help you plan you...
04/04/2026

✨ 🐇 Coming to the market tomorrow? If you’re visiting from out of town there’s loads of information to help you plan your day on the VISIT link in our bio. 🚃 🚲️🚶🏾⁠

Due to engineering works there are disruptions to rail services tomorrow with some rail replacement services in operation. 🚂
⁠
🚍️ The D2 bus service runs hourly on Sundays - normal route from Bath but dropping off/picking up by the Memorial Theatre on Christchurch St West. 🚌⁠
⁠
If you really do need to bring your car please use our super convenient, donation only, accessible Park and Ride service from:⁠
⁠
Frome Medical Practice, Enos Way, BA11 2FH⁠
⁠
Frome College, Bath Rd, BA11 2SA (Princess Anne Rd entrance)⁠

Frome Cricket Club BA11 2AH
⁠
🚫 Every market Sunday Somerset Council traffic wardens issue dozens of Fixed Penalty Notices for parking offences. PLEASE be considerate of our local community and do not park on residential streets in town. Park and Ride is convenient and cheap 🚫 ⁠

Sunday 5th April 10am-3pm ✨🐣

✨🐇 Just us synchronised leaping into the Easter weekend and looking forward to Sunday’s The Frome Independent! 🌷🐣😍 It’s ...
02/04/2026

✨🐇 Just us synchronised leaping into the Easter weekend and looking forward to Sunday’s The Frome Independent! 🌷🐣

😍 It’s been an absolute pleasure working with the lovely on our spring ‘Sunday Best’ ad. Out in the wild now ( .times), we love how her original collage captures the fun and colour of market day, with Frome’s historic buildings and workers literally in their Sunday best.

Find along with lots of other contemporary artists and makers on the Bridge (and Market Place AND Justice Lane) this Sunday. As always we’ve got our Suitcase stars, the Fabulous Flea, the best street food in the westcountry and the finest food and drink, direct from local producers, for your Bank Holiday table. 🧀🥂🥐

Music, crafts, games, dancing, Easter bonnets, possibly some bunny ears..? Join us on Sunday 5th April for a cracking day out in Frome 10am - 3pm 🌷🐇🐣

✍🏼 Thanks to for his complementary typesetting skills ✨

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🌷🐇 One week to go until Easter weekend and April’s The Frome Independent! We’ve got a grand day lined up for you with ou...
29/03/2026

🌷🐇 One week to go until Easter weekend and April’s The Frome Independent!

We’ve got a grand day lined up for you with our fabulous Flea and antiques market, the regions best contemporary makers and artists, live music on our busking stage plus delicious street food.

Stock up on the bank holiday weekend food from and our own selection of the local food and drink producers.

We’ve got Easter themed kids craft with the Sunday Art Club, plus our resident DJs with the Village Green Social 💐🐣🐇

Sunday 5th April 10am - 3pm 🌷✨

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