Christmas Markets UKThe 2026 season, market by market

Christmas markets in East of England

11 markets in the guide, 11 with dates this season still to come.

East of England week by week

Scotland — 27 marketsSCOTLAND27Northern Ireland — 15 marketsN IRELAND15North East England — 8 marketsNORTH EAST8North West England — 10 marketsNORTH WEST10Yorkshire and the Humber — 14 marketsYORKSHIRE14Wales — 12 marketsWALES12West Midlands — 12 marketsW MIDLANDS12East Midlands — 10 marketsE MIDLANDS10East of England — 11 marketsEAST11London — 9 marketsLONDON9South East England — 23 marketsSOUTH EAST23South West England — 23 marketsSOUTH WEST23
Shoppers walking through an arched tunnel of white Christmas lights beside the tall flint church of St Peter Mancroft in Norwich at dusk
Photo: Richard Humphrey, CC BY-SA 2.0

This season, by date

Christmas in Cambridge

When: Fri 13 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 34 days

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

Essex County Christmas Fair

When: Fri 13 – Sun 15 Nov 2026 Opens in 34 days

New venue: Boreham House

Chelmsford, Essex

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate

Great Yarmouth Christmas Fayre

When: Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 Opens in 41 days

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

MakersFood & drinkCathedral Free entry

Suffolk County Christmas Fair

When: Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 Opens in 41 days

Pre-booked tickets only

Ipswich, Suffolk

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate

St Albans Christmas Cracker

When: Sun 22 Nov 2026 Opens in 43 days

One day (Sunday); stage programme roughly 12.45–6pm

St Albans, Hertfordshire

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Norfolk County Christmas Fair

When: Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 Opens in 55 days

Wymondham, Norfolk

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate

Holkham Christmas Market

When: Fri 11 – Sun 13 Dec 2026

Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk

MakersFood & drinkCastle & estate Free entry

Every market in East of England, A–Z

  • The white-pillared bandstand with a red-tiled roof in Chapelfield Gardens, among bare trees under a deep blue sky

    Christkindl Market Norwich

    Norwich, Norfolk · East of England

    Fri 11 – Sun 20 Dec 2026

    Daily 10am–9pm (2026)

  • A path across the wide lawn of Parker's Piece towards a big wheel and a helter-skelter behind wooden hoardings, with a large Victorian building to the right

    Christmas in Cambridge

    Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · East of England

    Fri 13 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027

    2026: 13 Nov–18 Dec Mon–Thu 11.30am–10pm, Fri 11.30am–11pm, Sat 10am–11pm, Sun 10am–10pm; 19 Dec–3 Jan Sun–Thu 10am–10pm, Fri–Sat 10am–11pm

  • The west tower and front of Ely Cathedral rising above a lawn, with bare winter trees and a lamp post in the foreground

    Ely Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair

    Ely, Cambridgeshire · East of England

    Thu 19 – Sat 21 Nov 2026 — Timed session tickets

    2026 sessions: 9.30am–1pm and 1–4.30pm daily, plus 6.30–8.30pm evening sessions; all-day tickets 9.15am–4.30pm

  • The Georgian brick front of Boreham House, with a pedimented centre, beyond a long lily pond behind railings

    Essex County Christmas Fair

    Chelmsford, Essex · East of England

    Fri 13 – Sun 15 Nov 2026 — New venue: Boreham House

    Fri 2–8pm; Sat 10am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm (2026)

  • 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 Christmas Fayre

    Great Yarmouth, Norfolk · East of England

    Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026

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

  • The long Palladian south front of Holkham Hall, built of pale golden brick with a columned portico, beyond a stone fountain basin and lawn

    Holkham Christmas Market

    Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk · East of England

    Fri 11 – Sun 13 Dec 2026

    10am–4pm each day (2026)

  • The red-brick Georgian Kimberley Hall with its four corner towers, behind a lawn and clipped yew trees under a blue sky

    Norfolk County Christmas Fair

    Wymondham, Norfolk · East of England

    Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

    Fri 2–8pm; Sat 10am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm (2026)

  • Norfolk Festive Gift & Food Show

    Norwich, Norfolk · East of England

    Fri 13 – Sun 15 Nov 2026

    10am–4pm; premium tickets early entry from 9.30am (2026)

  • A giant walk-through bauble made of golden lights outside the white columned St Albans Museum, whose windows are hung with Christmas wreaths

    St Albans Christmas Cracker

    St Albans, Hertfordshire · East of England

    Sun 22 Nov 2026 — One day (Sunday); stage programme roughly 12.45–6pm

  • The pale stone St Edmundsbury Cathedral with its tall pinnacled tower and long nave, beside a lawn and a willow tree under a blue sky with clouds

    St Edmundsbury Cathedral Christmas Market

    Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk · East of England

    Thu 26 – Sat 28 Nov 2026 — Entry £2

    10am–4.30pm daily, last entry 4pm (2026)

  • The pale classical front of Hintlesham Hall at the end of a long driveway lined with white posts and chains, between mown lawns and trees

    Suffolk County Christmas Fair

    Ipswich, Suffolk · East of England

    Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 — Pre-booked tickets only

    Fri 2–8pm; Sat 10am–6pm; Sun 10am–5pm (2026)