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Truro Christmas Market

Saturday 21 November – Thursday 24 December 2026 Opens in 42 days

Boscawen Street Christmas Markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays 21 Nov–23 Dec; late-night shopping Wednesdays 2, 9, 16 and 23 Dec

Lemon Quay, Truro, Truro, Cornwall · South West England

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Wooden chalets with red-tiled roofs, garlands and wreaths line Lemon Quay in Truro, with shoppers in winter coats walking between them on a grey day
Truro Christmas Market on Lemon Quay (photo 2025) — Photo: Mutney, CC BY 4.0

Rows of wooden cabins on Lemon Quay in Cornwall's only city, billed as Cornwall's biggest traditional Christmas market.

Each Christmas, Lemon Quay in the centre of Truro fills with rows of wooden cabins for what the city's tourism site calls Cornwall's biggest traditional Christmas market. It is run by Truro Farmers Market with Cornwall Event Cabins, and concentrates on Cornish crafts, handmade gifts, festive food and local produce, with a food court and entertainment.

Alongside it, festoon-lit Boscawen Street Christmas Markets run on Wednesdays and Saturdays, and shops stay open until 9pm on Wednesday evenings in December. Truro BID's Father Christmas Parade launches late-night shopping, and on parade night in 2025 both markets stayed open until 9pm.

In 2025 the city's main streets were traffic-free on late-night shopping evenings and the Park & Ride ran until 9.30pm.

Dates by season

SeasonDatesStatus
2026–27 Sat 21 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026Boscawen Street Christmas Markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays 21 Nov–23 Dec; late-night shopping Wednesdays 2, 9, 16 and 23 Dec Coming up
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2025–26 Fri 21 Nov – Wed 24 Dec 2025Boscawen Street markets on Saturdays and Wednesdays 22 Nov–20 Dec plus Mon 22 Dec 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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