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Great Yarmouth Christmas Fayre

Friday 20 – Sunday 22 November 2026 Opens in 41 days

Fri 10am–8pm; Sat 10am–5pm; Sun 10am–4pm (2026)

Great Yarmouth Minster (Minster Church of St Nicholas), Church Plain, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · East of England

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The flint-and-stone Great Yarmouth Minster, with its pale green copper roof and square tower, behind small flower beds under a blue sky
Great Yarmouth Minster, which hosts the Christmas Fayre (photo 2017) — Photo: Helen Steed, CC BY-SA 2.0

A free three-day Christmas craft, gift and food fayre inside Great Yarmouth Minster, held on the town's Christmas lights switch-on weekend.

Great Yarmouth's Christmas Fayre takes place inside the town's historic Minster of St Nicholas on Church Plain, with over 30 specialist stalls selling handcrafts, food and gifts. It runs over the weekend of the town's Christmas lights switch-on, staying open until 8pm on the Friday to coincide with it.

There's festive entertainment in the Minster each day and Father Christmas visits on Saturday and Sunday for photos. The Minster café serves refreshments throughout.

Entry is free. At the weekend a festive road train, the Santa's Express, runs a free shuttle from the Market Place to the Minster, and some council town-centre car parks are free from 4pm on the Friday and all day Saturday and Sunday.

Dates by season

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2026–27 Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 Coming up
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2025–26 Fri 21 – Sun 23 Nov 2025 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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