Christmas Markets UKThe 2026 season, market by market

Christmas markets in big cities

46 markets in the UK guide, 35 with dates this season still to come.

The big city-centre markets: dozens of stalls and chalets spread through the streets and squares, usually open every day for several weeks.

This season, by date

Christmas in Leicester Square

When: Sat 31 Oct 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 21 days

Open daily except Christmas Day (dates for the rink and its market stalls)

London, Greater London · London

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

Southbank Centre Winter Market

When: Mon 2 Nov 2026 – Mon 4 Jan 2027 Opens in 23 days

Closed 25 and 31 Dec

London, Greater London · London

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market

When: Thu 5 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 Opens in 26 days

Open daily; opens at 1pm on Remembrance Sunday (8 Nov)

Birmingham, West Midlands · West Midlands

Big cityContinentalFood & drink Free entry

Glasgow's Winter Wonderland at St Enoch

When: Fri 6 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 Opens in 27 days

Closed Christmas Day

Glasgow, City of Glasgow · Scotland

Big cityMakersFood & drink

Manchester's Christmas Markets

When: Fri 6 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 Opens in 27 days

Albert Square and Cathedral Gardens stay open until 3 January 2027 (closed Christmas Day)

Manchester, Greater Manchester · North West England

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Aberdeen Christmas Village

When: Thu 12 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 33 days

Open daily except 25 Dec, 26 Dec and 1 Jan; Curated in the Square dates not yet published

Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen · Scotland

Big cityMakersFood & drink

Bournemouth Christmas Market

When: Thu 12 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Festive Trail in the Lower Gardens runs 12 Nov 2026–3 Jan 2027

Bournemouth, Dorset · South West England

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

Canterbury Christmas Market

When: Thu 12 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Daily for 43 days; closes 4pm on Christmas Eve

Canterbury, Kent · South East England

Big cityMakersFood & drink

Cardiff Christmas Market

When: Thu 12 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Cardiff · Wales

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Nottingham Winter Wonderland

When: Thu 12 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Market stalls until 24 Dec; attractions to 31 Dec, closed Christmas Day

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · East Midlands

Big cityMakersFood & drink

Southampton Christmas Market

When: Thu 12 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Closed Christmas Day

Southampton, Hampshire · South East England

Big cityContinentalFood & drink

York Christmas Market

When: Thu 12 Nov – Mon 21 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days

Closed Tuesdays; closes 5pm on 21 December

York, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Christmas in Cambridge

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

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire · East of England

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market

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

Opens 10am Friday 13 November; closes 5pm Sunday 13 December

Exeter, Devon · South West England

Big cityContinentalMakers Free entry

Belfast Christmas Market

When: Sat 14 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 Opens in 35 days

Opens 12 noon on 14 Nov; closes 6pm on 22 Dec

Belfast, County Antrim · Northern Ireland

Big cityContinentalMakers Free entry

Chester Christmas Market

When: Wed 18 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 Opens in 39 days

Chester, Cheshire · North West England

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

When: Thu 19 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 40 days

Closed Christmas Day

London, Greater London · London

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

Leeds Christmas Market

When: Thu 19 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026 Opens in 40 days

Ice Cube at Christmas (rink and selected stalls) runs 19 November to 31 December

Leeds, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

Big cityMakersFood & drink

Newcastle's Christmas Market

When: Thu 19 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026 Opens in 40 days

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · North East England

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Christmas in Oxford

When: Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 Opens in 42 days

Daily except Christmas Day

Oxford, Oxfordshire · South East England

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Christmas Market at Skate St George's

When: Sat 21 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 42 days

Run as Skate St George's (ice rink plus Christmas market); closed Christmas Day

Liverpool, Merseyside · North West England

Big cityFood & drinkIce rink

Truro Christmas Market

When: Sat 21 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 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

Truro, Cornwall · South West England

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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 · East of England

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Christmas Twilight Market at St George's

When: Tue 24 – Wed 25 Nov 2026 Opens in 45 days

Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 4pm–10pm; free admission

Belfast, County Antrim · Northern Ireland

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Bath Christmas Market

When: Thu 26 Nov – Sun 13 Dec 2026 Opens in 47 days

Bath, Somerset · South West England

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Plymouth Christmas Market

When: Thu 26 Nov – Sun 20 Dec 2026 Opens in 47 days

Plymouth, Devon · South West England

Big cityContinentalMakers Free entry

Christmas in City Square

When: Fri 27 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 Opens in 48 days

Dundee, City of Dundee · Scotland

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Festive Artisan Market (Armagh Georgian Festival)

When: Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 Opens in 48 days

Fri 27 Nov evening (limited stalls, Market Street); Sat 28 Nov Georgian Day (100+ stalls); Sun 29 Nov afternoon (limited stalls). Georgian Festival runs 26–29 Nov 2026

Armagh, County Armagh · Northern Ireland

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre

When: Thu 3 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 Opens in 54 days

Worcester, Worcestershire · West Midlands

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

Cheltenham Christmas Market

When: Thu 10 – Wed 23 Dec 2026 (Christmas Market)

40 chalets planned. Organiser page gives '10th–23rd December' without a year, but it was updated after the 2025 version (which said 11–23 Dec).

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · South West England

Big cityMakers

Christkindl Market Norwich

When: Fri 11 – Sun 20 Dec 2026

Norwich, Norfolk · East of England

Big cityContinentalMakers

Wolverhampton Christmas Shopping Market

When: Fri 11 – Thu 17 Dec 2026

10am–5pm daily

Wolverhampton, West Midlands · West Midlands

Big cityMakersFood & drink Free entry

All, A–Z

  • Two decorated Christmas trees and a lit-up fairground ride on Broad Street, with the granite spires of Marischal College behind

    Aberdeen Christmas Village

    Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen · Scotland

    Thu 12 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Open daily except 25 Dec, 26 Dec and 1 Jan; Curated in the Square dates not yet published

  • Crowds among market chalets and food stalls in front of Bath Abbey and Georgian buildings, under a clear blue sky

    Bath Christmas Market

    Bath, Somerset · South West England

    Thu 26 Nov – Sun 13 Dec 2026

  • Shoppers walking between Christmas market stalls and a flower stall decorated with a wicker reindeer, with a white statue and the green dome of Belfast City Hall behind

    Belfast Christmas Market

    Belfast, County Antrim · Northern Ireland

    Sat 14 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 — Opens 12 noon on 14 Nov; closes 6pm on 22 Dec

  • Wooden chalets lit with festive lights in Victoria Square at night, with an illuminated tree and the domed Council House behind

    Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market

    Birmingham, West Midlands · West Midlands

    Thu 5 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 — Open daily; opens at 1pm on Remembrance Sunday (8 Nov)

  • Crowds walking between lit wooden market chalets at night in Bournemouth, beneath cone-shaped Christmas light trees and a light-wrapped tower

    Bournemouth Christmas Market

    Bournemouth, Dorset · South West England

    Thu 12 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 — Festive Trail in the Lower Gardens runs 12 Nov 2026–3 Jan 2027

  • Wooden market huts, picnic benches, clear dining domes, a lit Christmas pyramid and a giant golden bauble on a paved shopping street at dusk

    Bristol Christmas Market

    Bristol · South West England

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually Early November to 23 December

  • Canterbury Cathedral's pinnacled towers rising above Christmas market stalls and a red-and-white carousel, with visitors in the precincts on a grey day

    Canterbury Christmas Market

    Canterbury, Kent · South East England

    Thu 12 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 — Daily for 43 days; closes 4pm on Christmas Eve

  • Rows of wooden Christmas market huts and shoppers on Working Street, seen from above, with the tower of St John's Church and autumn trees behind

    Cardiff Christmas Market

    Cardiff · Wales

    Thu 12 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026

  • Carlisle's pink-painted Old Town Hall with its small clock turret and the tall stone Market Cross in the paved Market Square, under a blue sky with clouds

    Carlisle Christmas Markets

    Carlisle, Cumbria · North West England

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually Saturdays in December

  • Red-roofed Christmas market chalets selling knitwear and gifts line a wet paved promenade, with shoppers walking between them under bare trees

    Cheltenham Christmas Market

    Cheltenham, Gloucestershire · South West England

    Thu 10 – Wed 23 Dec 2026 — 40 chalets planned. Organiser page gives '10th–23rd December' without a year, but it was updated after the 2025 version (which said 11–23 Dec).

  • Shoppers walking between lit wooden chalets towards a tall Christmas tree covered in lights, with strings of festoon lights overhead at dusk

    Chester Christmas Market

    Chester, Cheshire · North West England

    Wed 18 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026

  • 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

  • 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

  • The long colonnaded front of the Caird Hall facing Dundee's paved City Square, with picnic tables and a fountain under a blue sky

    Christmas in City Square

    Dundee, City of Dundee · Scotland

    Fri 27 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026

  • Wooden market chalets strung with warm lights around a large plane tree in Leicester Square, with shoppers on the wet paving

    Christmas in Leicester Square

    London, Greater London · London

    Sat 31 Oct 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Open daily except Christmas Day (dates for the rink and its market stalls)

  • A brightly lit carousel at night at the end of Broad Street in Oxford, between old stone college buildings, with people walking along the wet pavement

    Christmas in Oxford

    Oxford, Oxfordshire · South East England

    Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec 2026 — Daily except Christmas Day

  • Market chalets, a tall wooden Christmas pyramid and a big wheel on St George's Plateau in front of the columned St George's Hall, with shoppers crossing the road

    Christmas Market at Skate St George's

    Liverpool, Merseyside · North West England

    Sat 21 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Run as Skate St George's (ice rink plus Christmas market); closed Christmas Day

  • The interior of St George's Market in Belfast, a long Victorian hall with a glazed iron roof, strings of bunting and rows of market stalls

    Christmas Twilight Market at St George's

    Belfast, County Antrim · Northern Ireland

    Tue 24 – Wed 25 Nov 2026 — Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, 4pm–10pm; free admission

  • The tall glass-and-iron roof of the West Handyside Canopy at King's Cross over a paved open space, with table-tennis tables and brick buildings beyond

    Christmas under the Canopy

    London, Greater London · London

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually late November to just before Christmas, Tuesday to Sunday

  • Coventry Christmas Market

    Coventry, West Midlands · West Midlands

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually late November to early January

  • East Princes Street Gardens at night, with fairground rides and market stalls among trees wrapped in coloured lights, below floodlit city buildings

    Edinburgh's Christmas – Traditional Christmas Markets

    Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Scotland

    Sat 14 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Daily except Christmas Day

  • Rows of wooden Christmas market stalls on Cathedral Green, with the ornate west front of Exeter Cathedral behind and a lawn in the foreground

    Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market

    Exeter, Devon · South West England

    Fri 13 Nov – Sun 13 Dec 2026 — Opens 10am Friday 13 November; closes 5pm Sunday 13 December

  • A Christmas tree beside the steps of Market Street in Armagh, with Georgian shopfronts along the street behind

    Festive Artisan Market (Armagh Georgian Festival)

    Armagh, County Armagh · Northern Ireland

    Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 — Fri 27 Nov evening (limited stalls, Market Street); Sat 28 Nov Georgian Day (100+ stalls); Sun 29 Nov afternoon (limited stalls). Georgian Festival runs 26–29 Nov 2026

  • A tiered wooden Christmas pyramid bar covered in lights with a Santa figure, a big wheel behind and shoppers passing in St Enoch Square at dusk

    Glasgow's Winter Wonderland at St Enoch

    Glasgow, City of Glasgow · Scotland

    Fri 6 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 — Closed Christmas Day

  • James Street in Harrogate on a wet night, with a shopfront draped in fairy lights, glass canopies, a lit Christmas tree and light garlands across the street

    Harrogate Christmas Fayre

    Harrogate, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually about ten days in early-to-mid December

  • Hull's floodlit Maritime Museum and domed City Hall at night, with a lit Christmas tree and light decorations around Queen Victoria Square

    Hull Christmas Weekend and Christmas Market

    Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually a weekend in late November

  • Visitors stroll past lit fairground rides, a Christmas tree of lights, a wooden Christmas pyramid and a big wheel glowing against an evening sky

    Hyde Park Winter Wonderland

    London, Greater London · London

    Thu 19 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Closed Christmas Day

  • Wooden market chalets trimmed with garlands and lights, with a lit Christmas pyramid and the towers of the old Market House behind

    Kingston Christmas Market

    Kingston upon Thames, Greater London · London

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually mid-November to the end of December (closed Christmas Day)

  • Wooden chalets, a light-up arch and a Christmas pyramid behind festive barriers in City Square, Leeds, with the white Queens Hotel behind

    Leeds Christmas Market

    Leeds, West Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Thu 19 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026 — Ice Cube at Christmas (rink and selected stalls) runs 19 November to 31 December

  • Leicester's Gothic Haymarket Memorial Clock Tower at night, strung with coloured festoon lights beside a tall lit Christmas tree

    Leicester Christmas Market

    Leicester, Leicestershire · East Midlands

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually mid/late November to late December

  • Rows of green-roofed wooden market chalets strung with lights fill Albert Square, seen from above, with shoppers walking between them

    Manchester's Christmas Markets

    Manchester, Greater Manchester · North West England

    Fri 6 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 — Albert Square and Cathedral Gardens stay open until 3 January 2027 (closed Christmas Day)

  • Shoppers walking between garlanded wooden market chalets on Grainger Street, Newcastle, lined with grand sandstone buildings and a light decoration overhead

    Newcastle's Christmas Market

    Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear · North East England

    Thu 19 Nov – Wed 23 Dec 2026

  • A brightly lit gallopers carousel behind a white picket fence, flanked by decorated market stalls, in front of the columned Council House

    Nottingham Winter Wonderland

    Nottingham, Nottinghamshire · East Midlands

    Thu 12 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 — Market stalls until 24 Dec; attractions to 31 Dec, closed Christmas Day

  • Perth's pedestrianised King Edward Street, with the columned Perth Museum building on the right and the market cross and shops beyond, under a blue sky

    Perth Festive Market (Christmas Lights Switch-On Weekend)

    Perth, Perth and Kinross · Scotland

    Fri 20 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 — Friday to Sunday; lights switch-on on the Saturday

  • Wooden Christmas market chalets, a lit carousel and a big wheel on a Plymouth city-centre street at dusk, with shoppers passing

    Plymouth Christmas Market

    Plymouth, Devon · South West England

    Thu 26 Nov – Sun 20 Dec 2026

  • Wooden market huts and covered seating strung with warm lights on Broad Street at night, beneath a tall Christmas-tree light sculpture and festive street decorations

    Reading's Christmas Market on Broad Street

    Reading, Berkshire · South East England

    Sat 14 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027

  • A big wheel lit in blue and pink above a crowd and a brightly lit ride on The Moor in Sheffield at night, with the paving reflecting the colours

    Sheffield Christmas Markets

    Sheffield, South Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually mid-November to Christmas or early January

  • A large carved wooden bratwurst stall decorated with garlands on Above Bar Street, with shoppers walking past in winter sunshine

    Southampton Christmas Market

    Southampton, Hampshire · South East England

    Thu 12 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 — Closed Christmas Day

  • Wooden market chalets edged with white fairy lights along the riverside walk at night, beneath trees strung with lights and the glowing Royal Festival Hall

    Southbank Centre Winter Market

    London, Greater London · London

    Mon 2 Nov 2026 – Mon 4 Jan 2027 — Closed 25 and 31 Dec

  • 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

  • Swansea's pedestrianised Oxford Street on a sunny day, with shops on both corners, a flowering tree and shoppers in the distance

    Swansea Christmas Market

    Swansea · Wales

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually Late November to just before Christmas

  • 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

    Truro, Cornwall · South West England

    Sat 21 Nov – Thu 24 Dec 2026 — Boscawen Street Christmas Markets on Wednesdays and Saturdays 21 Nov–23 Dec; late-night shopping Wednesdays 2, 9, 16 and 23 Dec

  • The arched glass roof of Hay's Galleria between two restored brick wharf buildings on the south bank of the Thames, seen from the river

    Winter by the River

    London, Greater London · London

    2026 dates not announced yet — usually mid-November to early January (closed Christmas Day)

  • The pedestrianised Dudley Street in Wolverhampton city centre, lined with shops and a pollarded tree, with shoppers walking towards the old buildings at the far end

    Wolverhampton Christmas Shopping Market

    Wolverhampton, West Midlands · West Midlands

    Fri 11 – Thu 17 Dec 2026 — 10am–5pm daily

  • A brightly lit gallopers carousel at night in Cornmarket, Worcester, surrounded by crowds of visitors in winter coats

    Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre

    Worcester, Worcestershire · West Midlands

    Thu 3 – Sun 6 Dec 2026

  • Parliament Street in York at night, with market chalets under trees wrapped in white lights, a light decoration strung across the street and shoppers on the cobbles

    York Christmas Market

    York, North Yorkshire · Yorkshire and the Humber

    Thu 12 Nov – Mon 21 Dec 2026 — Closed Tuesdays; closes 5pm on 21 December