Blackstock Market - Food, Drink & Entertainment Venue
ENTRY
from £7.50
SETTING
Indoors
WHERE
Liverpool
What it’s like
A food market, comedy club and rooftop terrace under one roof, with free Family Fundays for the daytime crowd.
This one's really a food and entertainment venue that happens to open its doors to families in the daytime, then turns into a comedy and cocktails spot by night. The draw for kids is the free Family Fundays, when the place softens into somewhere you can wander with the pushchair, let the older ones explore, and grab food from whichever stall takes their fancy. With independent vendors doing everything from burgers to loaded fries, it solves the "nobody agrees what to eat" problem in one go.
Beyond the Fundays, this is really an evening venue dressed up as a day out. Hot Water Comedy Club runs across three theatres here, and tickets range from £7.50 up to £35, so a family night at the comedy is a proper spend rather than a casual add-on. There's live music, sports on the screens, a whisky bar and a cocktail bar too, which tells you this is built more for grown-up nights than toddler mornings, even with the family-friendly framing.
It's closed Monday to Wednesday, which is worth knowing if you're planning a spontaneous midweek trip, since it only opens from Thursday. Thursdays and Fridays it's 4pm-late, Saturday from 11am and Sunday from 10am, so weekends are really your window if you want daytime access rather than an evening one. The rooftop terrace is billed as Liverpool's biggest, and it's the kind of detail you'd save for a warm Saturday rather than a wet Tuesday, not that you'd get the choice midweek anyway.
Birthday parties get their own private hire spaces, scaling from small gatherings to bigger groups, with food, drinks and live entertainment folded in. It's wheelchair accessible and there's indoor seating throughout, so buggies and wheelchairs shouldn't be an issue getting round.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parties
- Birthday parties in flexible private hire spaces from intimate gatherings to large groups
- Shut Monday to Wednesday, so weekends are your best bet for a daytime visit
- Comedy tickets run from £7.50 to £35, so check what you're booking before you commit
- The rooftop terrace is a big feature, worth saving for a decent day
- Party spaces flex from small groups to large ones with food and entertainment built in
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Wandering the food market and Family Fundays is free. Comedy tickets range from £7.50 up to £35 depending on the show.
What are the Family Fundays?
Free daytime sessions aimed at families, with various activities running alongside the usual market and food stalls.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so it's worth turning up for the Fundays. Comedy shows are ticketed separately given the price range.
What are the opening hours?
Closed Monday to Wednesday. Thursday and Friday it's 4pm-late, Saturday from 11am, Sunday from 10am.
What's there to eat?
Liverpool's largest food market according to the site, with independent vendors doing burgers, gyros, desserts and loaded fries.
Is it accessible with a pushchair or wheelchair?
Yes, it's wheelchair accessible with indoor seating throughout.
Can you do a birthday party there?
Private hire spaces are available for parties, from small gatherings to larger groups, with food and entertainment included.
Is there anything for younger kids or is it mostly an evening venue?
It leans evening, with comedy theatres, a whisky bar and cocktail bar, but the free Family Fundays are pitched squarely at daytime family visits.
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