In 2003, 4 Stellies ladies decided to create a showcase for the many creative artisans they each knew. A place where small producers and start-up artisans could show (and sell!) their stuff – in an affordable, accessible and ethical way.
With no budget to hire a fancy venue, they simply lugged all the furniture out of one of their homes, squeezed in 36 Makers, printed some flyers (no Social Media in those days!) and said their prayers…
800 shoppers – and some sold-out Makers later – they declared their ‘Kamersvol Geskenke’ (it was a pre-Xmas show) to be a success. And they did it again the following year… and the next….
Fast forward to 2023 and KAMERS MAKERS, as it’s now known, has grown into African largest and most premium showcase for artisan entrepreneurs…
TWO DECADES OF EXCELLENCE:
60+ KM shows hosted
18 different national venues used
1000+ Makers featured
Over HALF A MILLION visitors
50+ SMEEs launched on the KM platform
3000+ jobs created
Dozens of community upliftment and skills transfer initiatives in place
Kamers is bringing their party to Sandton.
St David’s Marist College has hosted a number of wonderful KM shows in recent years. And we’re back there in the last week of April with our 20 Year Bumper Show. We’ll be on the main cricket fields, as per our recent December show and it promises to be a blast!
introducing more than 30 brand new, never-seen-in-Jozi Makers
almost 160 Makers in total
a fab new food offering – taking ‘event food’ to the next level
Best of all.. everything is proudly local and – with TWO public holidays during the show – it’s the best day out in Jozi!
Our Plastic Ain’t Fantastic drive is ongoing – and after 4 years of amazing support from Consol Glass, who are now boldly moving forward as Ardagh Glass Packaging, we’re confident of hitting an extraordinary 450,000 plastic bottles removed from circulation at this Sandton show… Shoppers will still be getting their FREE KM Shopper Bag with glass water bottle inside – bottles will now carry the new AGP branding, with the Irish-based global company having purchased Consol last year, making our proudly SA glass producer now a part of the 3rd largest glass company in the world.
Join us in on the splendid fields of St Davids’ Marist to mark a truly extraordinary two decades of SA Maker excellence!
KEY DETAILS FOR KM SANDTON/…
over 150 Makers selling everything from food to fashion, skincare to ceramics, decor, jewellery, homeware, wine, craft gin, footwear, woodwork, fine art, accessories, textiles, furnishings… and a whole lot more!
Show runs Wed April 26th to Monday May 1st – from 9am to 5pm daily
Tickets: single entry – R80 online; R100 at entrance; multi-entry: R120 online; R140 at entrance;
Student and Pensioner discount tickets can be purchased at Entrance.
Venue is wheelchair-friendly with small ramp-access to all marquees.
Small dogs on leashes are permitted.
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