A Market Awakes a City

1 July 2022

City Rejuvenation is alive and growing in the heart of Pretoria. This year marks 8 years that Market@theSheds, the trendy urban market in the CBD of Pretoria, has been operating. This milestone celebrates the change that Market@theSheds, its founders and ever-growing family of designers, fashionistas, art- and food vendors has brought to the CBD of Pretoria. Their story is nothing short of inspirational - and proof of how collective action and persistence can overcome the obstacles of current city challenges.

The Story begins

What started as a journey to find the perfect city venue for a corporate function in 2013, marked the beginning of a quiet metamorphosis of the CBD of Pretoria. Traditionally the shopping and trading hub of a nation, the inner city was steadily running empty - and running down.
A love for the city, passion for its history and future potential and an abundance of creativity became the cornerstones of a subcultural movement of residents who wanted to roll up their sleeves and get actively involved in redefining the personality of a city they loved dearly.
The market was launched in October 2014 as the first project of the Capital Collective, a non-profit public- and community driven initiative, focused on regeneration projects and events in the Pretoria CBD. Market@theSheds collaborates with Cityproperty and the City of Tshwane, who has commended the initiative as one of the successful regeneration projects in the CBD.

About the Market

Market@theSheds is a monthly mix of market and music festival, providing a space where local art, music, fashion, craft and design can develop and flourish. It focuses on sustainable, long-term solutions, driving economic-, art- and culture development, social cohesion and tourism.

It usually happens every first Saturday of the month at 012central, Cityproperty’s trendy multi-space precinct development near the State Theatre and Reserve Bank. Dates sometimes vary according to long weekends and holidays.

The market is loved by a wide variety of visitors of all ages and has a laid-back, cosmopolitan feel. It attracts a mix of food lovers and culinary explorers, fashion and style trendsetters, arts, craft and music enthusiasts, and is rounded-off by groups of family and friends, simply out to have some good fun.

The event starts at 11:00 and finishes at 18:00. There is an entrance fee of R50 before 14h00 and R100 thereafter. Don’t miss the dancing afterparty!

The venue (which is also for hire) offers excellent facilities, including:
• Free and safe parking at 012central in Sisulu Street. Come early! (Overflow parking is also available in the State Theatre, 140m away from the entrance.)
• Outdoor and indoor seating accommodating big groups of friends and families
• Kids entertainment area and jumping castles
• Disabled facilities

Read more about the market and check future dates on www.marketatthesheds.co.za
For more information contact Mareli at mareli@thesocialmix.org or 082 854 6854