Awaiting Dates
These are markets we have checked and found have not yet announced their dates for this season. Rather than guess, we are watching the official sources and will publish each one as soon as its dates are confirmed.
Most UK markets announce in September and October; smaller towns and lights switch-ons often later. The Coca-Cola truck route is usually published in mid-to-late November.
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Advent Bazilika Budapest Budapest, Hungary The organisers' site still shows the 2025 season (14 November 2025–1 January 2026). Dates quoted elsewhere for 2026 are estimates.
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Birmingham Christmas Lights Switch-On Birmingham, United Kingdom No date announced for the city-centre switch-on. Local switch-on dates circulating online (9 and 15 November) match 2024's weekdays.
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Brighton Christmas Market Brighton, United Kingdom Reported as 18 November to 24 December 2026 around St Peter's Square; not yet on Visit Brighton or another official page.
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Canterbury Christmas Market Canterbury, United Kingdom Reported as 12 November to 24 December 2026 (one source says 11 November). The organiser has not yet published its 2026 timetable.
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Christmas in Oxford Oxford, United Kingdom The organiser gives "Saturday 21 November – Sunday 31 December 2026", but 31 December 2026 is a Thursday. We are treating the dates as provisional until that is corrected.
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Coca-Cola Christmas Truck Tour United Kingdom Coca-Cola has not yet announced the 2026 UK route. It is usually published in mid-to-late November.
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Coventry Christmas Market Coventry, United Kingdom Only last season's dates (Friday 21 November 2025 to Sunday 4 January 2026) have been published so far.
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Glasgow Christmas Lights Switch-On Glasgow, United Kingdom The 20 November date circulating is 2025's (a Thursday that year). Glasgow Life has not yet announced 2026.
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Greenwich Christmas Market London, United Kingdom Reported to begin trading for Christmas on 19 November and run into early January, but Greenwich Market has only confirmed its lantern parade and switch-on (18 November) so far.
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Gunwharf Quays Christmas Market Portsmouth, United Kingdom Individual attractions have been reported (a Bauble Bar from 15 November, an Elf Emporium from 21 November), but Gunwharf Quays has not published dates for a Christmas village or market, and its Christmas page currently returns "not found".
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Hamburg Rathausmarkt Christmas Market Hamburg, Germany Reported as 23 November–23 December 2026. Hamburg's official tourism pages still show last year's dates (24 November–23 December 2025).
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Harrogate Christmas Market Harrogate, United Kingdom Sources conflict: one lists a December market, another reports that the Harrogate Christmas Fayre has been cancelled. We are waiting for clarity before listing any dates.
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Hull Christmas Market Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom Hull's 2026 Christmas programme has not yet been announced; the dates circulating are last season's (20 November 2025 to 2 January 2026).
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Kraków Christmas Market Kraków, Poland No official 2026 dates yet. A widely shared start date of "Friday 24 November" matches 2023's calendar; in 2026, 24 November is a Tuesday.
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Leicester Christmas Market Leicester, United Kingdom Dates circulating online are either estimates or from 2024: a "Thursday 14 November – Sunday 29 December" run and a 17 November switch-on both match 2024's calendar, not 2026's.
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Leicester Square Christmas Market London, United Kingdom Only expected dates (early November to early January) have been published so far.
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Liverpool Christmas Lights Switch-On Liverpool, United Kingdom Not yet announced. In recent years the switch-on has fallen on a Thursday in mid-November.
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Liverpool Christmas Market Liverpool, United Kingdom Liverpool City Council's page still shows 2025's dates (15 November–24 December 2025). Two different 2026 date ranges are circulating online and neither is official yet.
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Ludlow Medieval Christmas Fayre Ludlow, United Kingdom Reported for 27–28 November 2026 at Ludlow Castle; the castle's own site has not yet confirmed. A wider Ludlow Winter Festival is reported for 27–29 November.
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Oxford Street Christmas Lights Switch-On London, United Kingdom Only estimates (around 2–3 November) have been published; Visit London lists the date as to be confirmed.
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Oxford Victorian Christmas Market Oxford, United Kingdom Listed for 12–15 November 2026 in the organiser's event listing; their website still shows last year's dates.
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Plymouth Christmas Market Plymouth, United Kingdom The dates circulating online (27 November–21 December) come from Visit Plymouth's October 2025 announcement — last year's market.
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Regent Street Christmas Lights Switch-On London, United Kingdom Listings still give "Thursday 6 November" — a Friday in 2026, and the 2025 date.
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Riga Christmas Market Riga, Latvia Riga City Council's event page still shows last season's dates (28 November 2025–4 January 2026). Dates quoted elsewhere for 2026 are not yet official.
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Rothenburg Reiterlesmarkt Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany Event listings give 20 November–23 December 2026, closed on Totensonntag (22 November). The dates fit the 2026 calendar, but we haven't found them on Rothenburg's own tourism pages yet.
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Salisbury Christmas on the Square Salisbury, United Kingdom Reported as Friday 20 November to Thursday 31 December 2026; the weekdays fit, but Salisbury City Council's own page has not yet published 2026 details.
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Shifnal Christmas Lights Switch-On Shifnal, United Kingdom Reported by the Shropshire Star, citing Shifnal Town Council, as Saturday 28 November 2026, 4pm–8.30pm. We could not open the article to confirm it directly.
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Shrewsbury Christmas Market Shrewsbury, United Kingdom Reported as Friday 18 and Saturday 19 December 2026, which fits the calendar; another source gives Friday 19 and Saturday 20 December, which are 2025's weekdays. No official listing yet.
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Southbank Centre Winter Market London, United Kingdom The Southbank Centre has not yet published its 2026 Winter Market dates; only estimates based on previous years are circulating.
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Strasbourg Christkindelsmärik Strasbourg, France The City of Strasbourg says the official 2026 dates will be published on its Christmas site once approved. The 2025 market ran from 26 November to 24 December.
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Swansea Christmas Market Swansea, United Kingdom Swansea's 2026 market dates have not been announced; trader applications are open.
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WeihnachtsZauber Gendarmenmarkt Berlin, Germany Reported as 23 November–31 December 2026. Visit Berlin's official page still shows the 2025 dates (24 November–31 December 2025).
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York Christmas Lights Switch-On York, United Kingdom Sources disagree between Thursday 12 and Friday 13 November; neither date is on Visit York's page yet.