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Bowhouse December Market Weekend

Friday 11 – Sunday 13 December 2026

Friday to Sunday, 10am–4pm, free entry

10am–4pm (2026)

Bowhouse, on the A917 between Elie and St Monans, St Monans, Fife · Scotland

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The Bowhouse farm buildings among fields of round hay bales, with St Monans church and the sea beyond
Bowhouse near St Monans, the farm venue for the December Market Weekend (photo 2020) — Photo: Jerzy Morkis, CC BY-SA 2.0

The festive three-day edition of Bowhouse's food and drink market weekends, held in a converted farm steading in Fife's East Neuk, with Scottish producers, craft stalls, street food and live music.

Bowhouse is a converted farm steading near St Monans in the East Neuk of Fife that hosts a food and drink market on the second weekend of most months. In December the market stretches to three days, from Friday to Sunday, and becomes a Christmas shopping weekend: Scottish food and drink traders are joined by craft stallholders brought in by Tea Green Events, with street food and live music.

Entry is free. Bowhouse says there is plenty of parking on site; by bus, the Leven–St Andrews 95 and Edinburgh–St Andrews X60 services stop in St Monans nearby.

Bowhouse also hosts the East Neuk Open Studios Christmas Art & Craft Market, a separate event, on 7–8 November 2026.

Dates by season

SeasonDatesStatus
2026–27 Fri 11 – Sun 13 Dec 2026Friday to Sunday, 10am–4pm, free entry Coming up
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2025–26 Fri 12 – Sun 14 Dec 2025Friday to Sunday; 10am–4pm listed; free entry 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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