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
Continental and German-style Christmas markets
12 markets in the UK guide, 11 with dates this season still to come.
Wooden chalets in the style of the Christmas markets of Germany and central Europe, typically with bratwurst, pretzels and mulled wine.
This season, by date
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
Southampton Christmas Market
When: Thu 12 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 Opens in 33 days
Closed Christmas Day
Southampton, Hampshire · South East England
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
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
Edinburgh's Christmas – Traditional Christmas Markets
When: Sat 14 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 35 days
Daily except Christmas Day
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Scotland
Reading's Christmas Market on Broad Street
When: Sat 14 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 Opens in 35 days
Reading, Berkshire · South East England
Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market
When: Fri 20 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 Opens in 41 days
Open daily for 33 days
Winchester, Hampshire · South East England
Plymouth Christmas Market
When: Thu 26 Nov – Sun 20 Dec 2026 Opens in 47 days
Plymouth, Devon · South West England
Rochester Christmas Market
When: Fri 27 – Sun 29 Nov 2026 (First weekend) Opens in 48 days
Rochester, Kent · South East England
Rochester Christmas Market
When: Fri 4 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 (Second weekend) Opens in 55 days
Dickensian Christmas Festival weekend (5–6 Dec)
Rochester, Kent · South East England
Rochester Christmas Market
When: Fri 11 – Sun 13 Dec 2026 (Third weekend)
Rochester, Kent · South East England
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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
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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)
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Bristol Christmas Market
Bristol · South West England
2026 dates not announced yet — usually Early November to 23 December
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Edinburgh's Christmas – Traditional Christmas Markets
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh · Scotland
Sat 14 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 — Daily except Christmas Day
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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
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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)
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Reading's Christmas Market on Broad Street
Reading, Berkshire · South East England
Sat 14 Nov 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027
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Southampton Christmas Market
Southampton, Hampshire · South East England
Thu 12 Nov – Sun 27 Dec 2026 — Closed Christmas Day
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Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market
Winchester, Hampshire · South East England
Fri 20 Nov – Tue 22 Dec 2026 — Open daily for 33 days