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UK Events in December 2026

Upcoming UK events and festivals in December 2026.

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December 2026

4 DEC

A Christmas Miracle (community opera)

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sat 5 Dec 2026 📍 Orkney Islands

Community opera performance at St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall.

4 DEC

A Night at the Darts, Scarborough Spa

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Scarborough Ticketed

A live darts exhibition evening in the Grand Hall at Scarborough Spa, with professional players and crowd atmosphere.

4 DEC

Brighstone Village Christmas Event

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Visit Isle of Wight

Village Christmas celebration with decorated trees, a Christmas market and Santa's Grotto.

4 DEC

Chichester Christmas Market

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Chichester Free entry

Chichester District Council's Christmas market taking over East and North Street.

4 DEC

Christmas in Little Chelsea, Eastbourne

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Eastbourne Free

Late-night festive shopping around Grove Road and South Street, with a Christmas market, food stalls and live entertainment, in one of Eastbourne's most characterful independent shopping quarters.

4 DEC

Christmas in the Square, Dundee

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Dundee Free entry

Festive market with street food, gift stalls and fairground attractions set up in Dundee's City Square.

4 DEC

Christmas Live

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Oswestry Free entry

Bringing all the fun of the fair to Oswestry town centre for one night only, part of the town's Christmas festivities.

4 DEC

Christmas Panto: The Wizard of Oz

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sat 2 Jan 2027 📍 Gravesend From £18.50

Wicked Productions stage a family Christmas pantomime of The Wizard of Oz at the Woodville Theatre in Gravesend town centre.

4 DEC

Christmas Party Cruises on Poole Harbour

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sat 19 Dec 2026 📍 Brownsea Island Ticketed

Friday and Saturday night festive cruises from Poole Quay with mulled wine on arrival, a two-course Christmas buffet and a DJ, sailing the harbour past Brownsea after dark.

4 DEC

Christmas Party Nights

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sat 19 Dec 2026 📍 Blaenau Gwent £52 per person

Festive evenings with a two-course meal, live music and DJ at Bedwellty House & Park, Tredegar, running on selected Fridays and Saturdays.

4 DEC

Christmas Truce Match: Truth or Myth

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Richmond Check website

A historical presentation at The Green Howards Museum, Richmond, examining the truth behind the WWI Christmas Truce football match story.

4 DEC

Christmas with Only Men Aloud, Brangwyn Hall Swansea

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Swansea Bay Ticketed

The Welsh male-voice choir sings carols and festive favourites in the grand Art Deco surroundings of Swansea's Brangwyn Hall.

4 DEC

Cinderella: Christmas Pantomime 2026, Southport

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Southport Check website

The Atkinson's family Christmas pantomime production of Cinderella.

4 DEC

Cold War Bunker Special Daytime Tour

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Gravesend Adults £5.00, Children (12-14) £3.00

A guided daytime tour of Gravesend's restored 1950s Cold War civil defence bunker at Woodlands Park, run by Visit Gravesham.

4 DEC

Coleton Fishacre Guided Walk by the Coast (December)

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Dartmouth Free

Free winter guided walk led by volunteers along the coast from the National Trust's Coleton Fishacre garden and house, near Kingswear.

4 DEC

Cowes Late Night Shopping

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Visit Isle of Wight

Christmas late-night shopping event through Cowes town's boutiques and shops.

4 DEC

Craft Fair Contemporary 2026

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Nottinghamshire Check website

A contemporary craft and design fair at Nottingham Contemporary featuring over 40 local and national makers, including ceramics, textiles and jewellery.

4 DEC

Dolphin Centre Christmas Party Nights

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Fri 18 Dec 2026 📍 Darlington Check website

A series of festive party nights at the Dolphin Centre, Darlington, held on 4, 5, 11, 12 and 18 December.

4 DEC

Dracula's Bazaar (Gothmas Edition)

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Derby Free entry

Alternative gothic-themed Christmas market at Derby QUAD and venues across the Cathedral Quarter.

4 DEC

Fleetwood Festive Lights Switch-On & Lantern Parade

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Fylde Check website

Fleetwood's annual Christmas lights switch-on and community lantern parade, run by Fleetwood Town Council.

4 DEC

G4 Christmas, Bradford Cathedral

Fri 4 Dec 2026 📍 Bradford From £17

The classical vocal quartet G4 perform festive favourites and carols in the setting of Bradford Cathedral, a seasonal concert to kick off December.

4 DEC

Georgian Theatre Royal Pantomime: The Little Mermaid

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sat 9 Jan 2027 📍 Richmond Ticketed

Family pantomime The Pantomime Adventures of The Little Mermaid staged at Richmond's historic Georgian Theatre Royal.

4 DEC

GTM Christmas Market at Friars Walk, Newport

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Newport Free entry

A seasonal Christmas market at Friars Walk Shopping Centre, Newport, featuring independent producers and artisan makers.

4 DEC

Gwyl Fwyd Caernarfon Christmas Market

Fri 4 Dec 2026 – Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 North Wales Free entry

Festive stalls fill the historic town of Caernarfon with local produce, Conwy Brewery drinks and handmade gift stalls.