Christmas Markets UKThe 2026 season, market by market

Christmas markets in North East England

8 markets in the guide, 8 with dates this season still to come.

North East England 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
Strings of Christmas lights and stars across the top of Grey Street in Newcastle at night, with grand stone buildings and people out in the evening
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0

This season, by date

Brocksbushes Christmas Fayre

When: Thu 12 – Sun 15 Nov 2026 Opens in 33 days

Thursday to Sunday; tickets on sale from early October

Stocksfield (near Corbridge), Northumberland

MakersFood & drinkLive music

Newcastle's Christmas Market

When: Thu 19 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026 Opens in 40 days

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Alnwick Castle Christmas Fair

When: Tue 24 – Wed 25 Nov 2026 Opens in 45 days

Tue 24 Nov evening preview; Wed 25 Nov market day

Alnwick, Northumberland

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate

Christmas Market at Raby Castle

When: Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 Opens in 48 days

Friday to Sunday

Staindrop, County Durham

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate

Ford & Etal Christmas Market

When: Sat 28 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 Opens in 49 days

10am–4pm

Ford and Etal, Northumberland

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate

Durham Christmas Festival

When: Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 Opens in 55 days

Durham, County Durham

MakersFood & drinkCathedral

Hexham Christmas Market

When: Sat 12 Dec 2026

Saturday only

Hexham, Northumberland

MakersFood & drink Free entry

Every market in North East England, A–Z

  • The stone gatehouse and battlemented walls of Alnwick Castle, with a path leading up to its arched entrance

    Alnwick Castle Christmas Fair

    Alnwick, Northumberland · North East England

    Tue 24 – Wed 25 Nov 2026 — Tue 24 Nov evening preview; Wed 25 Nov market day

  • The low timber farm shop and tea room at Brocksbushes, with garden ornaments and planters set out in front and tall conifers behind

    Brocksbushes Christmas Fayre

    Stocksfield (near Corbridge), Northumberland · North East England

    Thu 12 – Sun 15 Nov 2026 — Thursday to Sunday; tickets on sale from early October

  • The towers and battlemented walls of Raby Castle above a moat-like pond and green lawns under a clear blue sky

    Christmas Market at Raby Castle

    Staindrop, County Durham · North East England

    Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 — Friday to Sunday

    9am–3pm (2026, per Visit County Durham listing)

  • Durham Cathedral's towers and long nave across the wide lawn of Palace Green, framed by old university buildings in warm evening light

    Durham Christmas Festival

    Durham, County Durham · North East England

    Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

    Friday and Saturday 9am–5.30pm; Sunday 9am–4.30pm (2026)

  • The battlemented stone towers and walls of Ford Castle across a sunlit lawn under a blue sky

    Ford & Etal Christmas Market

    Ford and Etal, Northumberland · North East England

    Sat 28 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 — 10am–4pm

    10am–4pm both days (2026)

  • The pillars of Hexham's old covered market wrapped in warm fairy lights at night, with festive light decorations and the floodlit abbey behind

    Hexham Christmas Market

    Hexham, Northumberland · North East England

    Sat 12 Dec 2026 — Saturday only

  • Shoppers walking between garlanded wooden market chalets on Grainger Street, Newcastle, lined with grand sandstone buildings and a light decoration overhead

    Newcastle's Christmas Market

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · North East England

    Thu 19 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026

    10am–8pm Monday to Saturday; 10am–5pm Sundays (2026)

  • The grand French-château-style front of the Bowes Museum, with clipped yew trees on the lawns before it under a blue sky

    The Winter Market at The Bowes Museum

    Barnard Castle, County Durham · North East England

    Fri 11 – Sun 13 Dec 2026

    10am–4pm (2026)