Every market we cover, sorted by opening date. Dates change year to year — always check the official site before you book.
155 markets
Symondsbury, Bridport, United Kingdom
A curated market of South West makers and growers in a 14th-century tithe barn near Bridport.
Checked 8 NovCockermouth, United Kingdom
Cumbria’s Christmas food festival, with producer stalls and street food across Cockermouth.
Checked 8 NovColchester, United Kingdom
A free one-day Christmas market of up to 80 stalls on Colchester’s pedestrianised High Street.
Checked 7 Nov
Dec6to 13 Dec
Skipton, United Kingdom
Two Sundays in December, the length of the High Street, in the gateway to the Yorkshire Dales.
Checked 26 SepTotnes, United Kingdom
Three Tuesday evenings of Christmas markets and late-night shopping across Totnes town centre.
Checked 8 NovLostwithiel, United Kingdom
A one-night Dickensian Christmas evening of late shopping, choirs and street performers in Lostwithiel.
Checked 8 Nov
Dec11to 20 Dec
Norwich, United Kingdom
Ten days only: eighty alpine chalets in Chapelfield Gardens, weighted firmly towards Norfolk makers.
Checked 26 SepSaffron Walden, United Kingdom
Over 40 stallholders in the historic service wing and kitchens of Audley End House.
Checked 8 NovFaversham, United Kingdom
Three days of Christmas stalls in Faversham’s medieval market place and Court Street.
Checked 8 NovWolverhampton, United Kingdom
A free week-long market of handmade gifts, artisan stalls and street food on Dudley Street.
Checked 7 NovLyme Regis, United Kingdom
A Christmas Makers Market at the Town Mill, a Christmas Tree Festival and festive events across Lyme Regis.
Checked 8 NovPetersfield, United Kingdom
A free one-day market of 100 stalls across the centre of Petersfield.
Checked 8 NovShrewsbury, United Kingdom
A two-day market in Shrewsbury's historic Square, just before Christmas — dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.
Budapest, Hungary
Christmas stalls and light projections in front of St Stephen's Basilica. 2026 dates not yet announced.
Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham city centre's lights switch-on — 2026 date not yet announced.
United Kingdom
The tour that unofficially starts Christmas. Around 15 stops, mostly supermarket car parks, one or two days each.
Coventry, United Kingdom
Coventry's market and big wheel in Broadgate — 2026 dates not yet announced; what's online is last season's.
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Glasgow's Christmas lighting trail along its main shopping streets — 2026 date not yet announced.
London, United Kingdom
Greenwich's covered market at Christmas — the switch-on is confirmed for 18 November; Christmas trading dates still to come.
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Christmas on Portsmouth's waterfront — attractions announced, but no confirmed market dates yet.
Harrogate, United Kingdom
Christmas in the spa town of Harrogate — the main market's 2026 status is unclear, with conflicting reports.
Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom
Hull's city-centre Christmas market and Christmas weekend — 2026 programme still to be announced.
DatesTBC
Dates TBA
Kraków, Poland
Stalls across Kraków's vast medieval Main Square. 2026 dates not yet announced; some dates online are years out of date.
Leicester, United Kingdom
Leicester's city-centre Christmas market, lights and skating — 2026 dates not yet confirmed; several widely shared dates are from 2024.