40 markets
Nov19to 23 Dec
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 22 Dec
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 AugCwmbran, United Kingdom
An afternoon of festive activities in Cwmbran town centre, with the official switch-on at 5pm.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov21Sat
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Littlehampton, United Kingdom
One afternoon only — the High Street lights go on, with entertainment and local stalls from 3pm.
Checked 27 Aug
Nov21Sat
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Newton Abbot, United Kingdom
Father Christmas switches on the lights at the town's old clock tower, after an afternoon of entertainment and stalls.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov21to 24 Dec
Truro, United Kingdom
Cornwall's biggest Christmas market, on Lemon Quay in the county's only city, open every day for five weeks.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov26to 13 Dec
Bath, United Kingdom
Georgian streets, honey-coloured stone, and wooden chalets threaded through the lanes around the Abbey.
Checked 27 AugBury St Edmunds, United Kingdom
Three days, fifty-plus Suffolk makers, and a market held inside the cathedral itself.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov27to 13 Dec
Rochester, United Kingdom
Over 120 stalls in the castle gardens across three weekends — and on the middle one, the whole town goes Victorian.
Checked 26 Sep
Nov28Sat
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Derby, United Kingdom
Derby switches on its lights and launches Festive Derby on the last Saturday of November.
Checked 26 SepThatcham, United Kingdom
New for 2026: Thatcham's switch-on and Christmas market combined into a single festive Saturday.
Checked 26 SepWindsor, United Kingdom
A weekend fair of around 150 makers, designers and food producers at the racecourse — for serious present-buying.
Checked 26 Sep
Dec3to 6 Dec
Worcester, United Kingdom
Four days, nearly 200 stalls, and the historic streets of Worcester given over to a Victorian Christmas.
Checked 26 Sep
Dec4to 6 Dec
Durham, United Kingdom
A three-day festival rather than a month-long market — and all the better for it, packed into the peninsula below the cathedral.
Checked 27 Aug
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 Sep
Dec11to 20 Dec
Norwich, United Kingdom
Ten days only: eighty alpine chalets in Chapelfield Gardens, weighted firmly towards Norfolk makers.
Checked 26 Sep