Nov14to 3 Jan
Christmas Market
Reading Christmas Market
Reading, United Kingdom
Food and gift stalls along Broad Street in Reading town centre, running from mid-November into the new year.
Checked 7 NovUnited Kingdom
128 markets
Nov14Sat
In 6 days
Light Switch-On
Stratford-upon-Avon Christmas Lights Switch-On
Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom
A full day of markets, street food and stilt walkers in Shakespeare's town, ending with the lights at 5.30pm.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov14to 22 Nov
Christmas Market
Very Merry Christmas Market, Milton Keynes
Milton Keynes, United Kingdom
A short indoor market of independent makers in Middleton Hall, centre:mk, as part of Starlight Square.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov15Sun
In 7 days
Christmas Market
Guildford Festive Family Fun Day
Guildford, United Kingdom
A free one-day festive event on Guildford High Street with Christmas market stalls, choirs and a parade.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov15Sun
In 7 days
Light Switch-On
Swindon Christmas Lights Switch-On
Swindon, United Kingdom
A Sunday afternoon of school choirs, a festive market and the countdown at Wharf Green.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov18to 24 Dec
Provisional dates
Christmas Market
Brighton Christmas Market
Brighton, United Kingdom
Brighton's Christmas festival returns to the gardens around St Peter's Church — dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.
Nov18to 22 Dec
Christmas Market
Chester Christmas Market
Chester, United Kingdom
Eighty traders wrapped around the tree outside the Town Hall, in a city built for this sort of thing.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov18Wed
In 10 days
Light Switch-On
Greenwich Lantern Parade & Christmas Lights Switch-On
London, United Kingdom
A lantern parade through historic Greenwich, ending with the market's Christmas lights coming on.
Checked 3 Oct
Nov19to 31 Dec
Light Trail
Christmas at Bute Park
Cardiff, United Kingdom
A mile-long illuminated trail through four themed worlds in the parkland behind Cardiff Castle.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov19to 3 Jan
Christmas Festival
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
London, United Kingdom
The biggest festive event in the UK — a full theme park bolted onto a Christmas market, in the middle of London.
Checked 3 Oct
Nov19to 23 Dec
Christmas Market
Leeds Christmas Market
Leeds, United Kingdom
Under a new operator for 2026, with City Square turned over to Yorkshire makers rather than imported German stalls.
Checked 22 Sep
Nov19to 23 Dec
Christmas Market
Newcastle Christmas Market
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Seventy traders strung along Grey Street — regularly called one of the finest streets in England — and around the Monument.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov20to 3 Jan
Christmas Festival
Christmas By The Sea, Blackpool
Blackpool, United Kingdom
A festive village of log cabins, skating and light installations on Blackpool’s Tower Festival Headland.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 29 Nov
Christmas Market
Christmas Markets at Eden Court, Inverness
Inverness, United Kingdom
Two free three-day Christmas fairs of Highland makers and producers at Eden Court, beside the River Ness.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 3 Jan
Christmas Festival
Lancaster On Ice
Lancaster, United Kingdom
An ice rink, Christmas market stalls and a giant tipi bar in Dalton Square, from late November into the new year.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 22 Nov
Christmas Market
Perth Festive Market
Perth, United Kingdom
A three-day Christmas market on King Edward Street and High Street during Perth’s Christmas Lights Switch-On Weekend.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 22 Nov
Christmas Market
Peterborough Cathedral Christmas Market
Peterborough, United Kingdom
A three-day craft and gift market of around 140 stalls inside Peterborough Cathedral.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 24 Dec
Christmas Market
Portsmouth Christmas Market
Portsmouth, United Kingdom
Five weeks of festive food, drink and gift stalls on Commercial Road in Portsmouth city centre.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 21 Nov
Christmas Market
Ripon Cathedral Christmas Food & Gift Fair
Ripon, United Kingdom
Over 100 food, drink and gift stalls inside Ripon Cathedral for two days.
Checked 8 Nov
Nov20to 31 Dec
Provisional dates
Christmas Market
Salisbury Christmas on the Square
Salisbury, United Kingdom
Retail huts, Santa's grotto and Sunday festive markets in Guildhall Square, under the tallest spire in Britain.
Nov20to 29 Nov
Christmas Market
The Hepworth Wakefield Festive Market
Wakefield, United Kingdom
Over 100 independent makers across two weekends at Tileyard North, opposite The Hepworth Wakefield.
Checked 7 Nov
Nov20to 22 Dec
Christmas Market
Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market
Winchester, United Kingdom
Around 120 chalets in the Cathedral Close, with the ice rink alongside — one of the most atmospheric settings in England.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov21Sat
In 13 days
Christmas Market
Caerphilly Christmas Market
Caerphilly, United Kingdom
A free one-day market of food, craft and gift stalls, street theatre and funfair rides beneath Caerphilly Castle.
Checked 8 Nov
Nov21to 22 Nov
Christmas Market
Christmas Craft Fair at Belsay Hall
Belsay, Morpeth, United Kingdom
Handmade gifts and festive food from local makers at Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens in Northumberland.
Checked 8 Nov