# Dunster by Candlelight 2026

> The Dunster Winter Festival's own site lists no Christmas market. What is on there instead in 2026. Checked 12 October 2026.

Source: https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/dunster/

Dunster, [Somerset](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/somerset/)

### There Is No Separate Christmas Market Here

The Dunster Winter Festival's own site lists no Christmas market. The village's pre-Christmas event is the Dunster Winter Festival, run by a community company set up in 2024, on 4, 5 and 6 December 2026. Its 2026 programme is due in November; in 2025 it was music, a free medieval village at the Tithe Barn, a Santa's grotto and village shops and cafes with offers and later opening, and the only ticketed 2026 festival event so far is a medieval banquet on Friday 4 December.

| Where | Dunster village: the High Street, the Tithe Barn, St George's Church and the Memorial Hall [Open in Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.1846,-3.4437) |
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| Organiser | Dunster Winter Festival Community Interest Company. [Official page](https://www.dunsterwinterfestival.co.uk/) |

## Closest Christmas Markets to Dunster by Candlelight

These are the nearest markets with confirmed 2026 dates, closest first. Distances are in a straight line from Dunster by Candlelight.

[St Donat's Castle Christmas Fayre  Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan  5 to 6 Dec 2026  15 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/st-donats-castle/) [Hestercombe Christmas Market  Taunton, Somerset  4 to 5 Dec 2026  18 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/hestercombe/) [Taunton WinterFest  Taunton, Somerset  22 Nov 2026  19 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/taunton/) [Bridwell Christmas Makers Festival  Uffculme, Devon  14 to 15 Nov 2026  20 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bridwell/) [Cardiff Christmas Market  Cardiff  12 Nov to 23 Dec 2026  23 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/cardiff/) [Caerphilly Christmas Market  Caerphilly  21 Nov 2026  29 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/caerphilly/)

## Checked Against the Source

This comes from the organiser's own page, not from another guide.

- [Dunster Winter Festival CIC](https://www.dunsterwinterfestival.co.uk/), checked 12 October 2026
- [Dunster Winter Festival CIC](https://www.dunsterwinterfestival.co.uk/about), checked 12 October 2026
- [Dunster Winter Festival CIC](https://www.dunsterwinterfestival.co.uk/ticketed-events-2026), checked 12 October 2026

Organisers sometimes change hours or close early in bad weather. On the day, check the [official page](https://www.dunsterwinterfestival.co.uk/). Spotted something out of date? [Tell us](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/contact/).

## Dunster by Candlelight: Quick Answers

### Is there a Christmas market at Dunster by Candlelight?

No. The Dunster Winter Festival's own site lists no Christmas market.

## Map

More in [South West](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/regions/south-west/), or see [every market's 2026 dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/dates/).