Christmas Markets UKThe 2026 season, market by market

Christmas markets in London

9 markets in the guide, 5 with dates this season still to come.

London week by week

Scotland — 27 marketsSCOTLAND27Northern Ireland — 15 marketsN IRELAND15North East England — 8 marketsNORTH EAST8North West England — 10 marketsNORTH WEST10Yorkshire and the Humber — 14 marketsYORKSHIRE14Wales — 12 marketsWALES12West Midlands — 12 marketsW MIDLANDS12East Midlands — 10 marketsE MIDLANDS10East of England — 11 marketsEAST11London — 9 marketsLONDON9South East England — 23 marketsSOUTH EAST23South West England — 23 marketsSOUTH WEST23
Fairground rides, a small Ferris wheel and a giant observation wheel lit up against a deep blue evening sky at Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Photo: Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0

This season, by date

Christmas 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

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

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

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

When: Thu 19 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 40 days

Closed Christmas Day

London, Greater London

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre

When: Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 (First weekend) Opens in 55 days

East Molesey, Greater London

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate

Every market in London, A–Z

  • A wooden footbridge across the grassy moat leading towards the medieval Great Hall of Eltham Palace, with its tall windows and steep tiled roof

    Christmas Fair at Eltham Palace

    Eltham, Greater London · London

    Sat 5 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

    10am–4pm (2026)

  • Wooden market chalets strung with warm lights around a large plane tree in Leicester Square, with shoppers on the wet paving

    Christmas in Leicester Square

    London, Greater London · London

    Sat 31 Oct 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Open daily except Christmas Day (dates for the rink and its market stalls)

    Rink/bar 2026: 31 Oct–26 Nov Mon–Fri 12pm–10pm, Sat–Sun 10am–10pm; from 27 Nov daily 10am–10pm (different hours 24, 26 Dec and 1 Jan; closed 25 Dec)

  • The tall glass-and-iron roof of the West Handyside Canopy at King's Cross over a paved open space, with table-tennis tables and brick buildings beyond

    Christmas under the Canopy

    London, Greater London · London

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually late November to just before Christmas, Tuesday to Sunday

  • The Baroque east front of Hampton Court Palace with a fountain, framed by giant clipped yew trees and reflected in the Long Water

    Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre

    East Molesey, Greater London · London

    Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

    10am–5pm; the palace itself closes at 4.30pm (except 11 Dec) (2026)

  • Visitors stroll past lit fairground rides, a Christmas tree of lights, a wooden Christmas pyramid and a big wheel glowing against an evening sky

    Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

    London, Greater London · London

    Thu 19 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Closed Christmas Day

    Most days 10am–10pm (last entry 9.30pm); some days open later, e.g. from 12pm on 19–20 Nov 2026

  • Wooden market chalets trimmed with garlands and lights, with a lit Christmas pyramid and the towers of the old Market House behind

    Kingston Christmas Market

    Kingston upon Thames, Greater London · London

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually mid-November to the end of December (closed Christmas Day)

  • Wooden market chalets edged with white fairy lights along the riverside walk at night, beneath trees strung with lights and the glowing Royal Festival Hall

    Southbank Centre Winter Market

    London, Greater London · London

    Mon 2 Nov 2026 – Mon 4 Jan 2027 — Closed 25 and 31 Dec

    Daily 11am–10pm, craft traders until 9pm (2026 listing); bars to 11pm in 2025

  • A busy junction in Wimbledon town centre, with a turreted brick-and-stone corner building, modern glass offices and a red London bus

    Wimbledon Christmas Market

    Wimbledon, Greater London · London

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually long weekends (Thu–Sun) from late November to mid-December

    Thu–Fri 12pm–7pm; Sat–Sun 11am–6pm (2025)

  • The arched glass roof of Hay's Galleria between two restored brick wharf buildings on the south bank of the Thames, seen from the river

    Winter by the River

    London, Greater London · London

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually mid-November to early January (closed Christmas Day)

    Daily 11am–10pm; Christmas Eve 11am–5pm; New Year's Eve 11am–9pm; closed Christmas Day (2025)