# Derby Festive Markets 2026 > Derby Festive Markets has not announced its 2026 dates yet (checked 12 October 2026). Where it is held, last year's dates as a guide, and markets nearby with confirmed dates. Source: https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/derby/ Derby, [Derbyshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/derbyshire/) ### 2026 Dates Not Yet Announced When we checked on 11 October 2026, the council had not published dates for 2026. We check again regularly and add them as soon as they are out. Please don't plan a trip around last year's dates. | Where | Derby Market Hall and the Market Place in the Cathedral Quarter DE1 2DB [Open in Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.923,-1.476) | | --- | --- | | Entry | Free to enter | | Organiser | Derby City Council. [Official page](https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/) | ## Checked Against the Source This comes from the council's own page, not from another guide. - [Derby Market Hall (Derby City Council)](https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/news/festive-markets-line-ups-at-derby-market-hall/), checked 11 October 2026 - [Visit Derby](https://www.visitderby.co.uk/whats-on/festive-derby), checked 11 October 2026 - [Derby Market Hall (Derby City Council)](https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/derbys-ethical-christmas-market/), checked 12 October 2026 - [Derby Market Hall (Derby City Council)](https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/sugarplum-christmas-market/), checked 12 October 2026 Organisers sometimes change hours or close early in bad weather. On the day, check the [official page](https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/). Spotted something out of date? [Tell us](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/contact/). ## Derby Festive Markets: Quick Answers ### When is Derby Festive Markets in 2026? The 2026 dates had not been announced when we checked on 11 October 2026. ### Where is Derby Festive Markets? Derby Market Hall and the Market Place in the Cathedral Quarter, Derby DE1 2DB. ## About Derby Festive Markets Derby's Christmas offer centres on the Market Place, with an ice rink and bar, and on pop-up festive markets inside Derby Market Hall on weekends in December. The 2026 programme of weekend festive markets had not been published when checked; the Market Hall does list two one-day Christmas markets, an ethical gifts market on Saturday 28 November 2026 (10:00 to 20:00) and a sweet treats market on Saturday 5 December 2026 (10:00 to 18:00), both free. ## Where Is Derby Festive Markets? Derby Market Hall and the Market Place in the Cathedral Quarter, Derby DE1 2DB. The other dots are nearby markets. ## Santa's Grotto at Derby Festive Markets | Called | Cathedral Quarter Santa's Grotto 2026 | | --- | --- | | When | 28 Nov to 24 Dec 2026. Saturdays and Sundays from 28 November to 20 December, then daily from Monday 21 to Thursday 24 December Timed slots every 15 minutes: Saturdays first slot 10am, last 4.45pm (5.45pm on 19 December); Sundays 11am to last slot 2.45pm; 21 to 24 December 10am to last slot 5.45pm | | Where | Inside Derby Market Hall, Tenant Street, the same hall that hosts the festive markets | | Price | Tickets are listed at £5; the page does not say whether that is per child or per person. Each child gets a small gift and a festive trail sheet | | Booking | Booking needed. [Organiser's booking page](https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/cathedral-quarter-santas-grotto-2026/) | For children aged 0 to 12, who must come with an adult; a visit lasts about 15 minutes and includes photos with Santa and the elves. Source: [Derby Market Hall (Derby City Council)](https://www.derbymarkethall.co.uk/whats-on/cathedral-quarter-santas-grotto-2026/), checked 12 October 2026. [All markets with a grotto](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/santas-grotto/). ## Have You Been to Derby Festive Markets? Tell other visitors whether it was worth the trip. One vote per market, no account needed. ## Other Christmas Markets Nearby [Nottingham Winter Wonderland Nottingham, Nottinghamshire 12 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 14 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/nottingham/) [Matlock Christmas Market Matlock, Derbyshire 19 to 20 Dec 2026 15 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/matlock-christmas-market/) [Matlock Victorian Christmas Market Matlock, Derbyshire 4 to 6 Dec 2026 15 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/matlock/) [Love Loughborough Festive Fair Loughborough, Leicestershire 29 Nov 2026 15 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/loughborough/) [Newstead Abbey Christmas Craft and Gift Fairs Ravenshead, Nottinghamshire 28 Nov to 20 Dec 2026 Open Saturdays and Sundays only 16 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/newstead-abbey/) See all [Christmas markets near Derby](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/derby/). More in [East Midlands](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/regions/east-midlands/), or see [every market's 2026 dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/dates/).