Simply Christmas Glasgow (The Crafty Christmas Show)
When: Thu 22 – Sun 25 Oct 2026 Opens in 12 days
Thursday to Sunday, 10am–4pm
Glasgow, City of Glasgow · Scotland
The 2026–27 season
Christmas markets 2026
We list 174 UK Christmas markets — when each one opens and closes, opening hours, and what it’s like, with reviews from people who’ve been.
The first market opens in
12
days
Simply Christmas Glasgow (The Crafty Christmas Show)
Thursday 22 October · Glasgow, City of Glasgow
1 market opens in the next fortnight · Week by week
Opening soon
The season week by weekChristmas in Leicester Square
When: Sat 31 Oct 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 21 days
Open daily except Christmas Day (dates for the rink and its market stalls)
London, Greater London · London
Southbank Centre Winter Market
When: Mon 2 Nov 2026 – Mon 4 Jan 2027 Opens in 23 days
Closed 25 and 31 Dec
London, Greater London · London
Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market
When: Thu 5 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 Opens in 26 days
Open daily; opens at 1pm on Remembrance Sunday (8 Nov)
Birmingham, West Midlands · West Midlands
Christmas at Balmoral Castle – Christmas Artisan Markets
When: Fri 6 – Sun 8 Nov 2026 Opens in 27 days
10am–4pm
Crathie, Aberdeenshire · Scotland
Glasgow's Winter Wonderland at St Enoch
When: Fri 6 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 Opens in 27 days
Closed Christmas Day
Glasgow, City of Glasgow · Scotland
By region
Markets with dates still to come in each part of the UK.
By type
- Big city markets46
- Continental & German-style12
- With local makers159
- With food & drink stalls160
- Victorian & Dickensian17
- Castles, palaces & estates38
- Cathedral markets11
- Indoor markets39
- With an ice rink17
- Funfairs & winter wonderlands38
- With light trails23
- Santa’s grotto45
- Carols & live music96
- Late-night opening32
The biggest markets
All by sizeBy number of stalls or chalets, where the organiser says. Markets that don’t give a number aren’t included.
- 350stallsFestive Good Food ShowBirmingham, West Midlands · Thu 26 – Sun 29 Nov 2026
- 325stallsFestive Gift FairBirmingham, West Midlands · Thu 19 – Sun 22 Nov 2026
- 300stallsNorfolk Festive Gift & Food ShowNorwich, Norfolk · Fri 13 – Sun 15 Nov 2026
- 250stallsChristmas Shopping Fayre at Westpoint ExeterExeter, Devon · Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov 2026
- 250stallsKent Festive Gift & Food ShowDetling, Maidstone, Kent · Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026
- 200stallsBurghley Christmas FairStamford, Lincolnshire · Thu 26 – Sun 29 Nov 2026
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