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Weald & Downland Living Museum Christmas Market

Saturday 21 – Sunday 22 November 2026 Opens in 42 days

Weald & Downland Living Museum, Singleton, West Sussex · South East England

MakersFood & drinkLive music Ticketed entry 100 stalls

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A row of rescued timber-framed medieval buildings with steep tiled roofs beside a gravel path and lawn at the Weald & Downland Living Museum
Historic timber-framed buildings at the Weald & Downland Living Museum near Singleton, home of the Christmas Market (photo 2010) — Photo: Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0

A ticketed weekend Christmas market of up to 100 hand-picked stalls spread among the historic rescued buildings of the open-air museum near Chichester.

The Weald & Downland Living Museum, an open-air museum of rescued historic buildings in the South Downs near Chichester, holds a Christmas market over one weekend in late November. Up to 100 hand-selected stallholders, including makers and local producers, set up around the museum site, with seasonal food, warming drinks, music and family activities.

It is a ticketed event with advance booking essential and staggered entry. On market days parking is at Goodwood Racecourse, with a free park and ride shuttle to the museum.

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2026–27 Sat 21 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 Coming up
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2025–26 Sat 22 – Sun 23 Nov 2025 Held

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