Christmas Market
Bristol, United Kingdom
Bristol Christmas Market
6 Nov – 23 Dec 2026
One of the earliest openers in the country, running the length of Broadmead from early November.
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Christmas Market
Christmas Market
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Cardiff Christmas Market
12 Nov – 23 Dec 2026
The biggest market in Wales by some distance — 200 chalets across five pedestrianised streets.
Christmas Market
York, United Kingdom
York Christmas Market
12 Nov – 21 Dec 2026
Alpine chalets on medieval streets, with the Minster at the end of every view.
Christmas Market
Exeter, United Kingdom
Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market
13 Nov – 13 Dec 2026
Wooden chalets on Cathedral Green, in front of the longest unbroken Gothic vaulted ceiling in the world.
Christmas Market
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Edinburgh Christmas Market
14 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
East Princes Street Gardens, under the castle, with a big wheel over the top of it.
Christmas Market
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Liverpool Christmas Market
15 Nov – 24 Dec 2026
Timber stalls and funfair rides on the plateau in front of St George's Hall, one of the great neoclassical buildings in Europe.
Christmas Market
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Newcastle Christmas Market
15 Nov – 23 Dec 2026
Seventy traders strung along Grey Street — regularly called one of the finest streets in England — and around the Monument.
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Light Switch-On
Swindon, United Kingdom
Swindon Christmas Lights Switch-On
Sun 15 Nov 2026
A Sunday afternoon of school choirs, a festive market and the countdown at Wharf Green.
Christmas Market
Chester, United Kingdom
Chester Christmas Market
18 Nov – 22 Dec 2026
Eighty traders wrapped around the tree outside the Town Hall, in a city built for this sort of thing.
Christmas Festival
London, United Kingdom
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
19 Nov 2026 – 3 Jan 2027
The biggest festive event in the UK — a full theme park bolted onto a Christmas market, in the middle of London.
Christmas Market
Winchester, United Kingdom
Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market
20 Nov – 22 Dec 2026
Around 120 chalets in the Cathedral Close, with the ice rink alongside — one of the most atmospheric settings in England.
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Light Switch-On
Littlehampton, United Kingdom
Littlehampton Christmas Lights Switch-On
Sat 21 Nov 2026
One afternoon only — the High Street lights go on, with entertainment and local stalls from 3pm.
Christmas Market
Bath, United Kingdom
Bath Christmas Market
26 Nov – 13 Dec 2026
Georgian streets, honey-coloured stone, and 160 chalets wrapped around the Abbey.
Christmas Festival
Durham, United Kingdom
Durham Christmas Festival
4 – 6 Dec 2026
A three-day festival rather than a month-long market — and all the better for it, packed into the peninsula below the cathedral.