# Christmas Markets in the Midlands 2026 > 53 Christmas markets in the Midlands with their 2026 dates, the days they are closed, entry cost and a map, each checked against the organiser's own page. Source: https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/midlands/ 53 Christmas markets in the Midlands, 46 with 2026 dates confirmed by their organisers. The first to open is Leamington Christmas Market, on Sunday 1 November; the last to close is Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market, on Thursday 24 December 2026. The East Midlands and the West Midlands together, from Herefordshire across to Lincolnshire. **None open this weekend** (17 and 18 October 2026). Next to open: [Leamington Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/leamington-spa/), on Sunday 1 November 2026. ## 2026 Dates, in the Order They Open | Market | Dates | Days Closed | Entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Leamington Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/leamington-spa/) Royal Leamington Spa | 1 Nov to 20 Dec 2026 | Open Sundays only. Closed on Sun 8 Nov | Free | | [Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/birmingham/) Birmingham | 5 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Chatsworth Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/chatsworth/) Bakewell | 7 Nov to 13 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Haddon Hall Mercatum Christmas Artisan Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/haddon-hall/) Bakewell | 11 Nov to 20 Dec 2026 | Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays | Ticket | | [Nottingham Winter Wonderland](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/nottingham/) Nottingham | 12 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Bakewell Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bakewell/) Bakewell | 14 to 15 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Himley Hall Christmas Craft & Gift Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/himley-hall/) Himley | 14 to 15 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Spetchley Artisan Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/spetchley-park/) Spetchley, near Worcester | 14 to 15 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Lichfield Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/lichfield/) Lichfield | 15 Nov 2026 | One day only | | | [Chesterfield Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/chesterfield/) Chesterfield | 20 to 22 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Thornbridge Estate Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/thornbridge/) Ashford in the Water | 20 Nov to 6 Dec 2026 | Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only | Ticket | | [Winter Glow Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/winter-glow/) Malvern | 20 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 | Open 20 to 22 Nov, 27 to 29 Nov, 4 to 6 Dec, 11 to 13 Dec and 18 to 24 Dec only | Free | | [Bewdley Christmas Lights Switch-On and Festive Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bewdley/) Bewdley | 21 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Buxton by Lamp Light Christmas Markets and Dickensian Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/buxton/) Buxton | 21 to 22 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Delapre Abbey Christmas Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/delapre-abbey/) Northampton | 21 to 22 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Great Malvern Christmas Lights Switch On and Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/great-malvern/) Great Malvern | 21 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Hartlebury Castle Christmas Craft Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/hartlebury-castle/) Hartlebury | 21 Nov 2026 | One day only | Ticket | | [Trentham Christmas Makers Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/trentham/) Stoke-on-Trent | 21 Nov to 6 Dec 2026 | Open Saturdays and Sundays only | Free | | [Ledbury Christmas Lights Switch On and Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/ledbury/) Ledbury | 22 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Bilston Christmas Village](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bilston/) Bilston, Wolverhampton | 26 Nov to 6 Dec 2026 | Open Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only | | | [Burghley Christmas Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/burghley/) Stamford | 26 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Warwick Victorian Evening](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/warwick/) Warwick | 26 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Broadway Late Night Christmas Shopping](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/broadway/) Broadway | 27 Nov to 4 Dec 2026 | Open Fridays only | Free | | [Melton Mowbray Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/melton-mowbray/) Melton Mowbray | 27 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Pershore Georgian Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/pershore/) Pershore | 27 to 28 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Thoresby Park Winterfest](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/thoresby/) Ollerton | 27 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Lincolnshire Food and Gift Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/lincolnshire-showground/) Lincoln | 28 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Newstead Abbey Christmas Craft and Gift Fairs](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/newstead-abbey/) Ravenshead | 28 Nov to 20 Dec 2026 | Open Saturdays and Sundays only | Ticket | | [Stoneleigh Winter Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stoneleigh/) Stoneleigh | 28 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Stratford-upon-Avon Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stratford-upon-avon/) Stratford-upon-Avon | 28 Nov to 6 Dec 2026 | Open Saturdays and Sundays only | Free | | [Love Loughborough Festive Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/loughborough/) Loughborough | 29 Nov 2026 | One day only | | | [Ross-on-Wye Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/ross-on-wye/) Ross-on-Wye | 29 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Lincoln Cathedral Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/lincoln/) Lincoln | 3 to 5 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/worcester/) Worcester | 3 to 6 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Hereford Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/hereford/) Hereford | 4 to 20 Dec 2026 | Open Fridays and Sundays only | Free | | [Matlock Victorian Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/matlock/) Matlock | 4 to 6 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Lamport Hall Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/lamport-hall/) Lamport | 5 to 13 Dec 2026 | Open Saturdays and Sundays only | Ticket | | [Leicester Cathedral Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/leicester-cathedral/) Leicester | 5 Dec 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Normanby Hall Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/normanby-hall/) Scunthorpe | 5 to 6 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Pavilion Gardens Christmas Fair and Santa's Grotto](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/buxton-christmas-fair/) Buxton | 5 to 6 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Stamford Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stamford/) Stamford | 6 Dec 2026 | One day only | | | [Stubton Hall Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stubton-hall/) Stubton | 6 Dec 2026 | One day only | Ticket | | [Leominster Victorian Street Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/leominster/) Leominster | 12 Dec 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Stafford Christmas Farmers' and Artisans' Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stafford/) Stafford | 12 Dec 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Solihull Festive Feast](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/solihull/) Solihull | 15 to 22 Dec 2026 | Open days within these dates not yet published | Free | | [Matlock Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/matlock-christmas-market/) Matlock | 19 to 20 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | ## Dates Not Yet Announced - [Belvoir Castle Festive Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/belvoir-castle/) - [Boston Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/boston/) - [Christmas in Cathedral Square](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/birmingham-cathedral-square/) - [Coventry Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/coventry/) - [Derby Festive Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/derby/) - [Ludlow Winter Festival](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/ludlow/) - [Shrewsbury Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/shrewsbury/) ## Questions About Christmas Markets in the Midlands ### Which is the biggest Christmas market in the Midlands? Going by how many people in the UK search for each one, it is [Chatsworth Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/chatsworth/) (7 Nov to 13 Dec 2026), followed by [Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/birmingham/). ### When do Christmas markets in the Midlands start in 2026? The first is [Leamington Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/leamington-spa/), which opens on Sunday 1 November 2026. The last to close is [Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/birmingham/), on Thursday 24 December 2026. ### Which Christmas markets in the Midlands charge for entry? [Haddon Hall Mercatum Christmas Artisan Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/haddon-hall/), [Thornbridge Estate Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/thornbridge/), [Delapre Abbey Christmas Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/delapre-abbey/), [Hartlebury Castle Christmas Craft Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/hartlebury-castle/), [Burghley Christmas Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/burghley/), [Lincolnshire Food and Gift Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/lincolnshire-showground/), [Newstead Abbey Christmas Craft and Gift Fairs](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/newstead-abbey/), [Stoneleigh Winter Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stoneleigh/), [Lincoln Cathedral Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/lincoln/), [Lamport Hall Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/lamport-hall/) and [Stubton Hall Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stubton-hall/) need a ticket or paid entry. Each market's page gives the price where the organiser has published it. More in [West Midlands](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/regions/west-midlands/): [Herefordshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/herefordshire/), [Shropshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/shropshire/), [Staffordshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/staffordshire/), [Warwickshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/warwickshire/), [Worcestershire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/worcestershire/). Or [find the markets nearest your postcode](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/#finder). [How we check dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/how-we-check/).