As we fast approach November and the nights get colder and darker, warm cosy markets full of festive cheer await us — here’s a full list of the UK’s 2024 Christmas markets
It’s that time of year when golden baubles and alcohol-sodden puddings return to wooden-cladded stalls on the streets of our cities.
Christmas markets have long been a staple of the winter months in the UK, with many starting in the first couple of weeks of November. Whilst European cities have historically been known for big and extravagant markets exploring their own Christmas traditions, the markets on your doorstep are now flourishing events of local culture.
Great attractions for children and adults alike, Christmas markets of an ideal opportunity to indulge in food and drinks, pick up some presents and ultimately enjoy a bit of festive cheer.
If you know of one that isn’t on the list, please let us know via webtravel@reachplc.com
Below is a non-comprehensive list of many of the Christmas markets taking place across the UK this year.
- Aberdeen Christmas Village, Broad Street, Aberdeen, – November 14 to December 22
- Bath Christmas Market, Queens Square, Bath, Somerset – November 28 to December 15
- Belfast Christmas Market, Belfast City Hall, Belfast – November 16 to December 22
- Birmingham Christmas Market, Victoria Square, Birmingham – November 1 to December 24
- Christmas in Cathedral Square, Birmingham – November 13 to December 22
- Blenheim Christmas Market, Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire – November 15 to January 1
- Bournemouth Christmas Market, Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Hampshire – November 14 to January 1
- Brighton Christmas Festival, between St Peters Church and Valley Gardens, Brighton, Sussex – Dates last year were November 18 to December 24, Dates for 2024 TBA
- Canterbury Christmas Market, White Friars Shopping Centre, Canterbury, Kent – November 15 to December 24
- Cardiff Christmas Market, St John Street, Cardiff – November 14 to December 23
- Chatsworth Christmas Market, Chatsworth, Derbyshire – November 9 to January 1
- Chester Christmas Market, Northgate Street, Chester, Cheshire – November 15 to December 22
- Cirencester Advent Market, Market Place, Cirencester, Gloucestershire – November 30 to December 1
- Deepdale Christmas Market, Dalegate Market, King’s Lynn – November 29 to December 1
- Dundee Winter Fest, Slessor Gardens, Dundee, Firth of Tay – November 25 to January 1
- Durham Christmas Festival, Palace Green and the Cathedral, Durham, County Durham – December 6 to December 8
- Eastbourne Christmas Market, Terminus Road, Eastbourne, Sussex – Last year’s dates were December 7 to December 10, 2024 dates are TBA
- Edinburgh Christmas Market, Princes Street Garden, Edinburgh – November 15 to January 4
- Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market, Exeter, Devon – November 15 to December 15
- Glasgow Christmas Market, St Enoch Square, Glasgow – November 9 to January 5
- Festive Orchard St Market, Gloucester, Gloucestershire – weekends from November 2 to December 14
- Grassington Dickensian Festival and Christmas Market, Grassington, Yorkshire – November 30 and December 7
- Hay Markets, Hay-on-Wye, Hereford – Every Thursday in December and a special market from November 28 to December 1
- Leeds Christkindelmarkt, Market Place, Leeds, Yorkshire – November 22 to December 22
- Christmas in Leicester, Jubilee Square, Leicester, Leicestershire – December 5 to January 5
- Lichfield Christmas Market, Market Place, Lichfield, Staffordshire – November 17
- Lincoln Christmas Market, Cathedral Quarter, Lincoln – Permanently closed
- Liverpool Christmas Market, St Georges’ Plateau, Liverpool, Merseyside – November 16 to December 24
- Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2024, Hyde Park, London – 21 November to January 5
- Kingston Christmas Market, Kingston Market Hall, London – November 15 to January 5
- Covent Garden Christmas Village, London – November 12 to early January
- Leicester Square Christmas market, London – November 6 to January 5
- Greenwich Christmas Market, Greenwich Market, London – Last year’s dates – November 15 onwards, 2024 dates TBA
- Southbank Winter Festival 2024, Southbank Centre, London – November 1 to December 26
- Christmas at Kew, Kew Gardens, London – November 13 to January 5
- Manchester Christmas Markets 2024, Albert Square, Manchester – November 8 to December 22
- Narbeth Christmas Market, Queens Hall, Narbeth, Pembrokeshire – November 29 to December 1
- Newcastle Christmas Market, Newcastle city centre, Tyne and Wear – November 16 to December 22
- Nottingham Christmas Market, Old Market Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire – November 13 to December 31
- Jabbawocky Crafts Christmas Markets, The Atrium, Norwich, Norfolk – Fridays and Saturdays from November 1 to December 21
- Norwich Vegans Christmas Market, The Forum, Norwich, Norfolk – November 24
- Oxford Christmas Market, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire – CANCELLED
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The Oxford Victorian Christmas Market, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire – November 14 to November 17
- Padstow Christmas Festival, Padstow, Cornwall – CANCELLED
- Plymouth Christmas Market, the Piazza, Plymouth – November 28 to December 15
- Redbourn Christmas Market, High Street, Redbourn, Hertfordshire – December 1
- Rochester Christmas Market, Rochester Castle, Rochester, Kent – weekends from November 29 to December 15
- Salisbury’s Christmas on the Square, Salisbury, Wiltshire – November 22 to December 19
- Skipton Yuletide Festival & Christmas Market, the High Street, Skipton, Yorkshire – December 1 and December 8
- Solihull Christmas Producers’ Market, High Street, Solihull, West Midlands – Permanently closed
- Stratford-upon-Avon Victorian Christmas Market, near Studley Castle and Heythrop Park, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire -December 7, 8, 14 & 15
- Swansea Christmas Market, Oxford Street, Swansea – November 23 to December 22
- Hestercombe Christmas Market, Taunton, Somerset – November 15 to November 17
- Winchester Christmas Market 2023, Winchester Cathedral – November 22 to December 22
- Worcester Christmas Fayre, Cotswold Markets, Worcester, Worcestershire – November 28 to December 1
- York Christmas Market, Parliament Street, York – November 14 to December 22
