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Oban Winter Festival Craft & Food Markets

Saturday 14 November 2026 (First Saturday) Opens in 35 days

Corran Halls, Rockfield Centre and Perle Oban Hotel, 10am–4pm

10am–4pm on market days (2026)

Corran Halls, the Rockfield Centre and the Perle Oban Hotel (2026), Oban, Argyll and Bute · Scotland

MakersFood & drinkIndoor Free entry

Oban's waterfront of Victorian stone hotels and shops reflected in calm harbour water, with a small white boat moored in the foreground under grey clouds
Oban's waterfront; the Winter Festival markets are held in the Corran Halls and other town-centre venues (photo 2024) — Photo: Hugh Venables, CC BY-SA 2.0

Saturday craft and food markets spread across several venues in Oban town centre, held as part of the volunteer-run Oban Winter Festival.

The Oban Winter Festival runs from mid-November to mid-December with lights, music, a finale concert and community events, and its craft and food markets are a central part of it. On three November Saturdays, makers, food producers, independent businesses and community groups from Oban, Argyll and the Isles take stalls at several venues around the town centre.

In 2026 the markets are at Corran Halls (the largest space, on the seafront), the Rockfield Centre (a restored Victorian school) and the Perle Oban Hotel. Expect handmade crafts, gifts, local food and produce, with local schools and charities among the stallholders.

Other festive markets are listed in the festival programme, including a German-style Christmas market at a nearby hotel and markets at Oban Distillery in 2025, but these are run by the individual venues.

Dates by season

SeasonDatesStatus
2026–27 First Saturday: Sat 14 Nov 2026Corran Halls, Rockfield Centre and Perle Oban Hotel, 10am–4pm Coming up
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Second Saturday: Sat 21 Nov 2026Corran Halls, Rockfield Centre and Perle Oban Hotel, 10am–4pm Coming up
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Third Saturday: Sat 28 Nov 2026Corran Halls, Rockfield Centre and Perle Oban Hotel, 10am–4pm Coming up
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2025–26 First Saturday: Sat 15 Nov 2025Corran Halls and Perle Oban Hotel craft markets, 10am–4pm Held
Second Saturday: Sat 22 Nov 2025Corran Halls, Perle Oban Hotel and Royal Hotel craft markets, 10am–4pm Held
Third Saturday: Sat 29 Nov 2025Corran Halls, Perle Oban Hotel and Royal Hotel craft markets, 10am–4pm 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.

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