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December 2026

6 DEC

Bowness-on-Windermere Christmas Market

Sun 6 Dec 2026 – Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Cumbria - Go Lakes Free entry

Festive market at The Glebe beside Lake Windermere with craft stalls, live music, carol singing and a visit from Father Christmas.

6 DEC

Bridgend Green Top Market (December)

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Bridgend Free entry

Regular Bridgend town centre Christmas-period market with independent producers, crafters and artisan makers.

6 DEC

Chichester Festive Market

Sun 6 Dec 2026 – Mon 14 Dec 2026 📍 Chichester Free entry

Christmas market stalls selling gifts, novelties and festive food and drink line East and North Street in Chichester city centre.

6 DEC

Christmas Craft Fair, Whiteness & Weisdale

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Shetland Islands

Annual Christmas craft fair at Whiteness & Weisdale Public Hall.

6 DEC

Christmas Market at The McManus

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Dundee Free

Free Christmas market event held at The McManus, Dundee's art gallery and museum in Albert Square.

6 DEC

Dervaig Does Christmas

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Isle of Mull Free

Community Christmas market and festive celebration in the village of Dervaig on the Isle of Mull.

6 DEC

Doncaster Corn Exchange Christmas Market

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Doncaster Free

A Sunday Christmas market at the newly refurbished Corn Exchange in Doncaster city centre.

6 DEC

Dover's Winter Light Up

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Dover, White Cliffs Country Free

Christmas lights switch-on with a lantern procession from Pencester Gardens, an artisan market in Market Square and a youth market with food village.

6 DEC

Frost Festival Christmas Cabins

Sun 6 Dec 2026 – Wed 23 Dec 2026 📍 Doncaster Free entry

Wooden Christmas cabins set up around Clock Corner between Frenchgate and Doncaster Market, offering festive shopping and food through December.

6 DEC

Hidden Gems: Sound Bath at The Caves, Ventnor

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Visit Isle of Wight Ticketed

A relaxing sound-bath session in a unusual cave setting in Ventnor, part of the Hidden Gems island series.

6 DEC

Hippodrome Christmas Circus Spectacular 2026

Sun 6 Dec 2026 – Mon 4 Jan 2027 📍 Great Yarmouth From £12

The Hippodrome's legendary Christmas show features international circus acts, aerial performances, comedy, and spectacular water effects in one of Britain's last surviving circus buildings.

6 DEC

Hospice of St Francis Christmas Carol Concert, St Albans Cathedral

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 St Albans From £10

An evening of carols and Christmas readings with local choirs in St Albans Cathedral, raising funds for the Hospice of St Francis.

6 DEC

James Yorkston, Marine Theatre

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Lyme Regis From £21

The Fife singer-songwriter, known for a long run of acclaimed folk albums, plays a quiet, story-rich evening at the Marine Theatre.

6 DEC

Level 42

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Scarborough

Live concert from British band Level 42.

6 DEC

ManxSPCA Christmas Fair

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Isle of Man Free entry

Charity Christmas fair at The Hub, Onchan, with handmade gifts, spiced treats and fairy-lit stalls in aid of the ManxSPCA.

6 DEC

Miniature Steam Train Rides – Santa Runs

Sun 6 Dec 2026 – Sun 13 Dec 2026 📍 Gravesend Check website

Festive Santa-themed steam and electric miniature train rides at the Model Railway in the grounds of Cascades Leisure Centre.

6 DEC

Niton Lanterns Parade

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Visit Isle of Wight Free

A village lantern procession through Niton on the south coast of the island, a community winter tradition.

6 DEC

Perth Choral Society: Handel's Messiah, Perth Concert Hall

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Perth From £25.50

Perth Choral Society performs Handel's Messiah, the much-loved Christmas oratorio, at Perth Concert Hall. A traditional start to the festive season in the Fair City.

6 DEC

Portrush Christmas Lights Switch-On

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Portrush Free

Portrush Yacht Club and council-run festive switch-on event with live entertainment from Coastal Vocals and the Causeway Shantymen.

6 DEC

Salen Christmas Fayre

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Isle of Mull Free

Festive market with local craft and produce stalls held in the village of Salen on the Isle of Mull.

6 DEC

Shropshire Santa 5K Run

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Oswestry Check website

A festive fun run through Oswestry suitable for all runners, part of the town's Christmas events programme.

6 DEC

Sunday Christmas Market

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Doncaster Free

A Sunday Christmas market takes place at the Corn Exchange in Doncaster city centre, with stalls selling festive gifts, crafts and food.

6 DEC

The Foundry Christmas Market

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Brecon Beacons Free

Festive market with local stallholders selling handcrafted gifts and homewares at 8 Bell Lane, Brecon.

6 DEC

The Lincoln Ice Adventure

Sun 6 Dec 2026 – Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Lincoln Free

Free family trail of 14 hand-carved Lincoln-themed ice sculptures around the city centre, plus live ice-carving demonstrations of the Lincoln Imp at St Paul in the Bail.