70 markets
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 SepShrewsbury, United Kingdom
A two-day market in Shrewsbury's historic Square, just before Christmas — dates reported, awaiting official confirmation.
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.
Leicester, United Kingdom
Leicester's city-centre Christmas market, lights and skating — 2026 dates not yet confirmed; several widely shared dates are from 2024.
London, United Kingdom
A Christmas market in the heart of the West End — 2026 dates still to be confirmed.
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Liverpool's city-centre Christmas lights — 2026 switch-on still to be announced.
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Dates TBA
Liverpool, United Kingdom
Timber stalls and funfair rides in front of St George's Hall — 2026 dates not yet confirmed by the council.
London, United Kingdom
A mile and a half of lights over London's busiest shopping street — 2026 date still to be confirmed.
Plymouth, United Kingdom
Chalets along Armada Way in Plymouth city centre — 2026 dates not yet announced; the widely quoted dates are 2025's.
London, United Kingdom
London's most famous Christmas lights — and a switch-on date that is being widely misreported.
London, United Kingdom
Wooden chalets along the Thames by the London Eye — 2026 dates still to come from the Southbank Centre.
Swansea, United Kingdom
Swansea's city-centre Christmas market — 2026 dates not yet announced.
York, United Kingdom
York's Christmas begins with the Lord Mayor's lights switch-on — 2026 date not yet confirmed.