Christmas Markets UKThe 2026 season, market by market

Christmas in City Square

Friday 27 November – Thursday 31 December 2026 Opens in 48 days

City Square, Dundee, Dundee, City of Dundee · Scotland

Big cityMakersFood & drinkFunfairSanta’s grotto Free entry

Official website Add to calendar Stay near Dundee Ad
The long colonnaded front of the Caird Hall facing Dundee's paved City Square, with picnic tables and a fountain under a blue sky
The Caird Hall and City Square in Dundee, home of Christmas in City Square (photo 2017) — Photo: Stephencdickson, CC BY-SA 4.0

Dundee's festive hub in City Square, in front of the Caird Hall, with market stalls of local gifts and crafts, street food, an Alpine bar and fairground rides through December.

City Square, in front of the Caird Hall, becomes the centre of Dundee's Christmas for several weeks. Market stalls sell gifts and local crafts, with festive food and drink from local vendors and an Alpine-style bar.

For families there are fairground rides and games, and children can post letters to Santa. The square sits in the pedestrianised city centre, a short walk from the waterfront, V&A Dundee and the railway station.

The wider Christmas in Dundee programme includes a Christmas lights switch-on day with artisan markets and street food, and the Dundee Hooley on St Andrew's Day.

Dates by season

SeasonDatesStatus
2026–27 Fri 27 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 Coming up
Add to calendar (Fri 27 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026)
2025–26 Thu 4 – Wed 31 Dec 2025Closed Christmas Day Held

Dates are taken from the market’s own website or official announcements and were last checked on 6 October 2026. Plans can change, so please check with the organiser before you travel. Spotted a change? Tell us.

Visitors’ reviews

No reviews yet. If you’ve been, yours could be the first.

Review Christmas in City Square

Been to this market? Tell others what it was really like — the atmosphere, the stalls, the food and drink, the crowds. Reviews must be your own first-hand experience, and you mustn’t be connected with the market or its stallholders — see our review policy. Every review is checked by a person before it appears.

Overall, how was it? Required — this makes up the market’s rating.
Atmosphere The setting, the lights, the feel of the place · optional, 1 = poor, 5 = excellent
Stalls & gifts The stalls and what’s for sale · optional, 1 = poor, 5 = excellent
Food & drink Food, mulled wine and other drinks · optional, 1 = poor, 5 = excellent
Add photos (optional)
Photos

Up to 4 photos (JPEG, PNG, WebP, up to 8 MB each) of the stalls, the lights and the setting. No close-ups of people, please. Location data and other hidden information are removed, and every photo is checked by a person before it appears.

We store your review, display name, ratings and the date, plus a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address to stop abuse, which we delete after 30 days. See our privacy notice.

Comments

No comments yet — questions, tips and plans are all welcome.

Add a comment

Ask a question, share a tip (parking, the quietest time to go, dogs, accessibility…) or say what you’re looking forward to. Comments are checked by a person before they appear. Please don’t post personal details.

We store your comment, display name and the date, plus a scrambled (hashed) version of your IP address to stop abuse, deleted after 30 days. See our privacy notice.

Also in Scotland this season

Aberdeen Christmas Village

When: Thu 12 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 33 days

Open daily except 25 Dec, 26 Dec and 1 Jan; Curated in the Square dates not yet published

Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen

Big cityMakersFood & drink

Crathes Christmas Fair

When: Fri 13 – Sun 15 Nov 2026 Opens in 34 days

Friday to Sunday, 10am–3pm

Banchory, Aberdeenshire

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate