Christmas Markets UKThe 2026 season, market by market

Christmas funfairs and winter wonderlands

38 markets in the UK guide, 33 with dates this season still to come.

Larger winter events where a Christmas market sits alongside fairground rides, big wheels and other attractions.

This season, by date

Glasgow's Winter Wonderland at St Enoch

When: Fri 6 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 Opens in 27 days

Closed Christmas Day

Glasgow, City of Glasgow · Scotland

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Manchester's Christmas Markets

When: Fri 6 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 Opens in 27 days

Albert Square and Cathedral Gardens stay open until 3 January 2027 (closed Christmas Day)

Manchester, Greater Manchester · North West England

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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 · Scotland

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Nottingham Winter Wonderland

When: Thu 12 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Market stalls until 24 Dec; attractions to 31 Dec, closed Christmas Day

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · East Midlands

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Southampton Christmas Market

When: Thu 12 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Closed Christmas Day

Southampton, Hampshire · South East England

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Christmas in Cambridge

When: Fri 13 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 34 days

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · East of England

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Essex County Christmas Fair

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

New venue: Boreham House

Chelmsford, Essex · East of England

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Ely Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair

When: Thu 19 – Sat 21 Nov 2026 Opens in 40 days

Timed session tickets

Ely, Cambridgeshire · East of England

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Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

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

Closed Christmas Day

London, Greater London · London

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Leeds Christmas Market

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

Ice Cube at Christmas (rink and selected stalls) runs 19 November to 31 December

Leeds, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

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Newcastle's Christmas Market

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

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · North East England

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Chesterfield Christmas Market

When: Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 Opens in 41 days

Sunday runs alongside the Christmas Lights Switch-On

Chesterfield, Derbyshire · East Midlands

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Glasgow's Winter Wonderland on the Green

When: Fri 20 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 41 days

Weekdays from 3pm until 20 Dec; closed Christmas Day

Glasgow, City of Glasgow · Scotland

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Suffolk County Christmas Fair

When: Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 Opens in 41 days

Pre-booked tickets only

Ipswich, Suffolk · East of England

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Christmas in Oxford

When: Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 Opens in 42 days

Daily except Christmas Day

Oxford, Oxfordshire · South East England

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Christmas Market at Skate St George's

When: Sat 21 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 42 days

Run as Skate St George's (ice rink plus Christmas market); closed Christmas Day

Liverpool, Merseyside · North West England

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St Albans Christmas Cracker

When: Sun 22 Nov 2026 Opens in 43 days

One day (Sunday); stage programme roughly 12.45–6pm

St Albans, Hertfordshire · East of England

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Wrexham Victorian Christmas Market

When: Thu 26 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 Opens in 47 days

Announced as 'save the date' on the market's official Facebook page; times and trader details to follow

Wrexham · Wales

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Christmas in City Square

When: Fri 27 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 Opens in 48 days

Dundee, City of Dundee · Scotland

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Pershore Georgian Christmas Fayre

When: Fri 27 – Sat 28 Nov 2026 Opens in 48 days

Friday evening and Saturday daytime

Pershore, Worcestershire · West Midlands

MakersFood & drinkFunfair Free entry

Rochester Christmas Market

When: Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 (First weekend) Opens in 48 days

Rochester, Kent · South East England

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Glastonbury Frost Fayre

When: Sat 28 Nov 2026 Opens in 49 days

Saturday only

Glastonbury, Somerset · South West England

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Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre

When: Thu 3 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 Opens in 54 days

Worcester, Worcestershire · West Midlands

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Norfolk County Christmas Fair

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

Wymondham, Norfolk · East of England

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Rochester Christmas Market

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

Dickensian Christmas Festival weekend (5–6 Dec)

Rochester, Kent · South East England

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Tavistock Dickensian Evening

When: Fri 4 Dec 2026 Opens in 55 days

Friday 5.30pm–9pm; lantern parade 5.30pm, lights switch-on 5.45pm

Tavistock, Devon · South West England

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Dickensian Christmas Festival

When: Sat 5 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 Opens in 56 days

Rochester, Kent · South East England

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North Devon Christmas Market

When: Sat 5 Dec 2026 Opens in 56 days

Saturday 12pm–8pm

Braunton, Devon · South West England

MakersFood & drinkFunfair Free entry

Keswick Victorian Fayre

When: Sun 6 Dec 2026 Opens in 57 days

Sunday only

Keswick, Cumbria · North West England

MakersFood & drinkVictorian Free entry

Otley Victorian Fayre

When: Sun 6 Dec 2026 Opens in 57 days

Sunday only

Otley, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

MakersFood & drinkVictorian Free entry

Rochester Christmas Market

When: Fri 11 – Sun 13 Dec 2026 (Third weekend)

Rochester, Kent · South East England

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Beverley Festival of Christmas

When: Sun 13 Dec 2026

Sunday only, 10am–4pm; 30th festival

Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

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