Ratbag Market

✨ARE YOU READY, RATBAGS?

It’s time to get your applications in for the next Ratbag Market!
Are you a creative ready to share your weird and wonderful wares?
In that case…

👉 Head to the LINK in our BIO
👉 Read our INFO PACK
👉 Put your best foot forward when you fill out our Google Form APPLICATION!

Applications close 11 SEPTEMBER - can’t wait to see what you’ve got!

✨ No rest for the wicked (or the ratbags)…
After an awesomely successful winter Ratbag Market, we are gearing up for our big summer event - and we want you to join us!
Consider this your heads up - applications for the November Ratbag Market will be opening soon.
Pop this one in your calendar so you don’t miss out - we can’t wait to see all your amazing work!

It's TODAY! See you at Thistle Hall from 11-4 for Ratbag Market's cozy winter market! We can't wait to see you

One more sleep until Ratbag Market returns! Will we see you there? We hope so!

Come see what our wintery cozy market has to offer, from silversmithing, handmade apparel, art, taxidermy, crocheted adornments, and more!

SEE YOU TOMORROW!

WIN WIN WIN! Come to Ratbag Market this Saturday and play our Sticker Rally game! Snag a card from our helper on your way in the door, and collect five stickers from five different vendors to complete your Sticker Rally Card (be sure to peruse their amazing wares first!).

Write your name and phone number on the card and drop it off on your way out, and you'll be in to win our raffle prize pack, including:
• A $50 gift card from
• A $25 gift card from
• A crochet cutie critter from
• A sticker pack from
• A ceramic soap dish from .assets
• A taxidermied piece from
• Likely more to come!

See you on Saturday!

Introducing - SLOWPOKE ❤

An ethos of slow fashion, resourcefulness and quality craftsmanship come together into experimental garments and accessories. Designed, self-drafted and made in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Slowpoke also offers commissions for custom variations.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Ratbag Market • Cozy Edition comes to Thistle Hall with a curated range of incredible makers for a cozy winter event!

Ratbag Market prioritises lifting Wellington creative makers who are at the top of their game.

Whether you’re after Wellington’s finest jewellery, ceramics, apparel, art, or something a little different and eclectic, this is the spot to be!

Saturday 20 July
11am - 4pm
Saturday 20 July
11am - 4pm

Introducing - BY HOOKS OR BY LOOPS ❤

Hello! I make and sell crochet wearables and accessories such as bucket hats, berets, beanies and other little cutesy stuffs!

Introducing - MUTATION ❤

Sometimes impractical sculptural silver pieces.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - HIPPIE HYPE ❤

I am a Visual artist and ceramic artist. My work eminently radiates nostalgic and hippie energy and has a certain fascade of quirky charm to it. My expertise is in clay sculpting and UV artworks. My self designed products include Ceramic cups, Ashtrays, Clipper art, Trinket Trays, Incense Stick Holders, earrings and a wide range of other products,all made from clay! Everything I do is purely handcrafted and made with love. I have been running this venture since early 2022

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - SIRKUSCOLLECTIVE ❤

Designs inspired by alternative fashion, pop surrealism and Japanese culture.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - GEO-BULB ❤

Welcome to GEO-BULB, a little life in a bottle that could be your own ecosystem very soon. Follow my journey in making a local Wellington business.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - THE SICK BAY TAXIDERMY ❤

Antoinette is a Wellington artist working with taxidermy, and she’s super excited to be part of the next Ratbag market!

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - NICE ASSETS ❤

Nice Assets is the work of Nicole Gaston, a Pōneke-based craftswoman who creates fun colourful ceramics.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - LEX'S LITTLE GUYS ❤

Crocheting little guys to hang out on your shelf!

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - INKY DAZE ❤

Jess is a Wellington based maker that loves to indulge in printmaking, jewellery, and crafts. You’ll find all sorts of pieces, from hand pulled linocut prints and patches, to cute felt bunting, notepads, and earrings.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - SPACIOUS MIND ❤

Artworks dredged from the depths of Spaciousmind’s unwavering subconscious… served to you on quality cotton tees, stickers, paintings and prints.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Introducing - THE CREATIVE ABDITORY ❤

The Creative Abditory is a handcrafted jewelry business made primarily from NZ recycled sterling silver and slowly fabricated with traditional, centuries-old methods.

Come check out their wares at our upcoming WINTER RATBAG MARKET:
✨ JULY 20TH
✨ 11 - 4
✨ Thistle Hall - 293 Cuba Street

Whoop whoop! We've gotten a lovely stack of epic applicants for our July 20 market at Thistle Hall, and applications are closing tomorrow! If you haven't applied for a stall yet, get your butts over to our IG bio link and get that application in!

Hello Ratbags! There's just one more week to apply for our July 20 market, and we've had a lovely bunch of applications, thank you! We're leaning into the wintery vibes approaching, and while we've got a bunch of cool product categories like ceramics and jewellery absolutely covered, we're still looking for stallholders in some on-theme categories.
If you haven't applied yet and you don't fit into one of these, don't worry, please apply! But if you make (must be made by you, not vintage/thrifted):
🌨 Cozywear, knitwear, or crochet items)
🌨 Blankets, homewares, etc.
🌨 Bookish-themed merch
🌨 Candles, candles, candles!
Head to the link in our bio to apply, or feel free to drop us a DM and we can get back to you with any questions you may have ❤

WOOP WOOP: Stallholders, start your engines! Ratbag Market has returned with a Thistle Hall winter market, featuring a small but perfectly formed format featuring 14 creators with less competition and the same level of promotion and good vibes! Application info (please read before applying) as well as the form can be found at linktr.ee/ratbagmarket, or at the link in our IG bio! We’re really excited about this one and can’t wait to see what y’all are bringing!

Some things to note that differ from previous markets: we are placing a larger emphasis on originality, focusing on having a really diverse range of folks who are doing something different and making waves in their chosen category of creativity. We are also preferring full table applicants over half tables this time around, just because the space is smaller and we want to be cognisant of occupancy limits and stallholder comfort. Please ensure that your planned display does not extend beyond your allocated table space unless you’ve asked for a clothing rack space!

We’ve allowed a very large window to apply, so take your time and give us your best, we are so happy to hear from first time stallholders as well as veterans! Please reach out if you need any guidance x

The Ratpack Show at is ending this Saturday! If you haven't already been into see the beautiful works by our 17 artists, it's not too late, but get your skates on!

The show is open during Ninjaflower's open hours, and if you were thinking about picking up a piece, now's the time to snag it. Just talk to Ninjaflower's friendly staff!

Another beautiful piece that will be on display at the Ratpack artshow, starting next week at ! Check our IG bio for more info

It's RATPACK time starting next week, and we can't wait to see you all there! Find our wonderful selection of artists listed in the image, with previews of a few of the pieces coming later this week! You'll have to pop into from the 16th, especially for our opening on the 20th, to see the entire amazing array of strange and beautiful works.

Slide over to https://www.facebook.com/events/1022686529441850 (link in IG bio) to RSVP and let us know you'll be popping in!

We are excited to announce that we have 17 selected artists for the upcoming RATPACK Art Exhibition at , beginning on April 16 and running through until April 27, with an opening celebration on April 20th that you are very encouraged welcome to attend!

Our event info can be found at the link in our bio on IG, or at https://www.facebook.com/events/1022686529441850, and we'll be announcing the full artist lineup later this week, it's an absolutely dynamic and diverse range of mediums, approaches, and subject matters, and we're so excited for you to see these works!

Featured piece in this image by .

Kia ora, fam, we are so pleased to present the RATPACK art exhibition, a showcase of 17 emerging and established Wellington artists selected by curators Pepper Raccoon and Cosmo Bones to celebrate the vibe of Ratbag!

In collaboration with Ninjaflower (our incredible hosts on Dixon Street), we invite you to view the work from April 16-April 27, and to attend the opening night on April 20th (more details to come!). Save the date and watch this space as we announce our artists and more info about the opening! Link to our FB event in the bio as usual :)

Kia ora, fam, we are so pleased to present the RATPACK art exhibition, a showcase of 17 emerging and established Wellington artists selected by curators Pepper Raccoon and Cosmo Bones to celebrate the vibe of Ratbag!

In collaboration with Ninjaflower (our incredible hosts on Dixon Street), we invite you to view the work from April 16-April 27, and to attend the opening night on April 20th (more details to come!). Save the date and watch this space as we announce our artists and more info about the opening!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1022686529441850

📣 CALLING ALL ARTISTS! 📣

Ratbag is gearing up to curate our first ever art show - are you keen to join the RATPACK?

Our friends at are hosting a two week long exhibition extravaganza, and we’re looking to bring together an epic line up of local artists.
If this sounds like something you’d be keen to sink your teeth into, fill out an expression of interest:
https://forms.gle/SkNi4UwN3SPJzFPA8

We’re open to work in any medium, where you’re an ratbag regular or fresh meat!
👉 Swipe through for all the relevant dates and details!

Ratbag Market has returned with a fresh approach for 2024! We're doing things a bit differently this year, and kicking things off in April with a two week long art exhibition entitled Ratpack at the incredible, iconic , featuring a selection of local creatives in a wide variety of mediums, plus a secret collab launch with more details to come! Applications for this art show will open Friday, all mediums and ability levels are welcome to apply. We will post up here when applications are open.

We will then be running a smaller, but perfectly formed market at in July, and wrapping up the year with our usual epic extravaganza at ! More details and stallholder applications to come later in the year.

We're very excited to be back on the scene and can't wait to see you at Ratpack in April!

Love,
Cosmo and Pep