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Christmas on the Square & Sunday Festive Markets

Friday 20 November – Thursday 24 December 2026 Opens in 41 days

Retail chalets and barrows on Guildhall Square 20 Nov–24 Dec, 11am–6pm; Christmas Begins on Fri 20 Nov (1pm–8.30pm). Sunday Festive Market dates for 2026 not yet published.

Retail chalets and barrows 11am–6pm (2026); Sunday Festive Markets 10am–4pm (2025)

Guildhall Square and Market Place, Salisbury, Salisbury, Wiltshire · South West England

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A row of wooden Christmas market chalets trimmed with garlands and coloured lights in Salisbury's Market Place at dusk, with shoppers browsing
The Christmas market in Salisbury's Market Place (photo 2013) — Photo: Stephen McKay, CC BY-SA 2.0

Salisbury City Council's festive pop-up on Guildhall Square, with retail huts, food, a bar and Santa's grotto, plus Sunday festive markets on the Market Place.

Salisbury's council-run Christmas offer is a small chalet village rather than a large market. Christmas on the Square, on Guildhall Square, has a cluster of retail huts and Christmas barrows, food, a bar with live music on some days, and Santa's grotto.

On the four Sundays before Christmas, Sunday Festive Markets bring a wider range of gift, craft and food stalls onto the Market Place. The season opens with Christmas Begins, a free afternoon-and-evening event with music, stalls and food.

Entry is free (grotto visits are pre-booked). The city's Park & Ride is promoted for Christmas shopping trips.

Dates by season

SeasonDatesStatus
2026–27 Fri 20 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026Retail chalets and barrows on Guildhall Square 20 Nov–24 Dec, 11am–6pm; Christmas Begins on Fri 20 Nov (1pm–8.30pm). Sunday Festive Market dates for 2026 not yet published. Coming up
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2025–26 Fri 21 Nov – Wed 31 Dec 2025Christmas on the Square 21 Nov–31 Dec; Sunday Festive Markets on 30 Nov, 7, 14 and 21 Dec (10am–4pm); Christmas Begins 21 Nov 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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