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Boston Christmas Festival

2026–27 dates not announced yet — usually three days (Friday to Sunday) in late November

Not yet announced on the council's news pages (checked 6 Oct 2026)

2025: from 2pm Friday to 4pm Sunday

Market Place and town centre (performances inside St Botolph's Church, 'The Stump'), Boston, Lincolnshire · East Midlands

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The tall lantern tower of St Botolph's Church, 'The Stump', and its long nave glowing in low winter sun, seen across a green with bare trees
St Botolph's Church ('The Stump') in Boston, which hosts performances during the Christmas Festival in the town centre (photo 2014) — Photo: Julian P Guffogg, CC BY-SA 2.0

A three-day council-run Christmas festival in Boston's Market Place, combining a daily Christmas market with an open-air ice rink, fairground rides and live music.

Boston Borough Council's annual Christmas Festival fills the Market Place in the Lincolnshire town for a long weekend in late November. A market runs each day with local traders selling seasonal products, handmade gifts and decorations, gingerbread, jewellery and wooden crafts, plus mulled wine, bratwurst, hog roast and cakes.

Around it are an open-air ice rink (larger in 2025), a Ferris wheel, a traditional cakewalk and children's rides, a main stage with local bands, and the Illuminate lantern parade. Inside St Botolph's Church ('The Stump') there are choirs, crafts and a Christmas Tree Festival. In 2025 an ice-sculpture display and live carving were added on the Saturday.

The festival is free to attend; rides and the rink are paid attractions.

Dates by season

SeasonDatesStatus
2026–27 Not announced yet (usually three days (Friday to Sunday) in late November)Not yet announced on the council's news pages (checked 6 Oct 2026) To be confirmed
2025–26 Fri 28 – Sun 30 Nov 2025From 2pm Fri 28 Nov to 4pm Sun 30 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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