Visitors are set to return to Albert Hall for the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic with the return of Niche Market Bazaar in August.
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A paired back version of the designers and makers market, which supports disability services organisation St Giles, is set to return on Saturday August 29.
Niche manager Victoria Bayes said all necessary steps were being taken to make sure the event runs safely.
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"We've had a lot of interest over the last few months [from] makers who have been at home making but also shoppers who are wanting to get back and buy something Tasmanian," she said.
"A Niche market would usually get around 3000 shoppers in one day - we'll be monitoring the numbers as they come in the door and following government guidelines.
"We're having half as many stall holders so instead of 65 we will be having about 35, so everybody will have a lot more room around them."
Albert Hall event manager Vanessa Mohr-Carswell said it was exciting to welcome events back to the hall.
"It has been almost six months between the last public event at the hall so it will be good to have the community back," she said.
"We've done lots of deep cleaning, [put up] lots of signage, trained our staff with social restriction protocols."
She said on average the hall would usually hold four events per month.
St Giles general manager of profile engagement and fundraising Danielle Blewett said money raised through the markets allowed the service to continue innovating.
She said usually the markets raise about 40,000 for St Giles every year which is used too help fund things like their performing arts program and studio space.
"It's 40,000 that won't come from anywhere else unless we make it happen through Niche," Mrs Blewett said.
"The things that we do really well, the innovation, isn't funded by anyone and to keep innovating and developing programs that are relevant for people with disability we need to be able to put resources towards that."
She said they are prepared to cancel the event if required.
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