# Kingston Christmas Market 2026 > Kingston Christmas Market 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/kingston/ Kingston upon Thames, Greater London ### 2026 Dates Not Yet Announced When we checked on 11 October 2026, the organiser 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. | Last Year (2025) | 16 November to 28 December 2025. Last year's dates, shown only as a guide to the usual time of year. | | --- | --- | | Where | Ancient Market Place in Kingston town centre KT1 1JS [Open in Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=51.4098,-0.3067) | | Entry | Free to enter | | Organiser | Kingston First (Business Improvement District). [Official page](https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/) | ## Checked Against the Source This comes from the organiser's own page, not from another guide. - [Kingston First](https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/christmas-in-kingston-2025-experience-the-joy-of-christmas-together-in-kingston/), checked 11 October 2026 - [Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](https://www.kingston.gov.uk/your-council/statements/statement-fire-kingston-market), checked 12 October 2026 Organisers sometimes change hours or close early in bad weather. On the day, check the [official page](https://www.kingstonfirst.co.uk/). Spotted something out of date? [Tell us](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/contact/). ## Kingston Christmas Market: Quick Answers ### When is Kingston Christmas Market in 2026? The 2026 dates had not been announced when we checked on 11 October 2026. In 2025 it ran 16 November to 28 December 2025, which is a guide to the time of year and nothing more. ### Where is Kingston Christmas Market? Ancient Market Place in Kingston town centre, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1JS. ## About Kingston Christmas Market Town-centre Christmas market of gift stalls, a bar and a music stage in Kingston's Ancient Market Place, organised by the Kingston First BID. A fire on 6 October 2026 damaged several stalls in the Market Place and the council closed the regular market from 10 to 18 October 2026; no 2026 Christmas market dates have been published. ## Where Is Kingston Christmas Market? Ancient Market Place in Kingston town centre, Kingston upon Thames KT1 1JS. The other dots are nearby markets. ![Dark wooden chalets with lit roof edges and garlands on wet paving, with a Christmas pyramid and the towers of the Market House behind.](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/assets/photos/kingston-christmas-market-market-place-960.webp) *Chalets and the Christmas pyramid at Kingston Christmas Market in the Market Place, December 2023. Photo: [Colin Smith](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kingston-upon-Thames_-_Christmas_Market_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7671737.jpg), CC BY-SA 2.0.* ## Getting There and Parking ### By Train Kingston station, managed by South Western Railway, is about a third of a mile from the Ancient Market Place in a straight line (worked out from the coordinates, not a walking distance). The town's visitor site gives direct trains from London Waterloo in 28 minutes, Clapham Junction in 19 and Wimbledon or Twickenham in 12. The station is in Zone 6 and has step-free access to all platforms. Surbiton, on a faster line from Waterloo (17 minutes), is a 15-minute walk or a five-minute bus ride from the town centre. Source: [National Rail](https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/kingston/), checked 11 October 2026; [Kingston upon Thames (Kingston First visitor site)](https://kingstonuponthames.info/visit), checked 11 October 2026. ### Parking The council car parks below are the ones nearest the Market Place, with the council's own walking times to the town centre. Charges apply every day, including bank holidays, and from 7pm to 7am there is a flat £3.80 for the evening (October 2026). Rose and Bittoms cap at £16 if you stay more than six hours. Blue Badge holders park free in the marked bays; at Rose, Bittoms and Cattle Market you show the badge at the pay station rather than leaving it in the car. The council's page said both lifts at Bittoms were out of order when we checked. Kingston is inside the ULEZ, which covers every London borough. | Car Park | Postcode | Spaces | Price | Notes | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Cattle Market (surface) | KT1 2QY | 109 | £3.30 an hour, 7am to 7pm (October 2026) | 7 disabled spaces; 3-minute walk to the town centre | | Ashdown | KT1 2NH | 168 | £3.30 an hour, 7am to 7pm (October 2026) | 8 disabled spaces; 4-minute walk; pay by RingGo or at a PayPoint shop | | Guildhall | KT1 1EU | 61 | £2.70 an hour (October 2026) | Public on Saturdays only, 8am to 6pm; 4 disabled spaces; 4-minute walk | | Rose | KT1 2NB | 417 | £2.70 an hour, 7am to 7pm (October 2026) | 16 disabled spaces at street level; 5-minute walk | | Bittoms | KT1 2AG | 803 multi-storey, 72 surface | £2.70 an hour, 7am to 7pm (October 2026) | 18 disabled spaces; multi-storey open 7am to 7pm; 8-minute walk | Source: [Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames](https://www.kingston.gov.uk/parking/car-parks/cattle-market-surface), [page 2](https://www.kingston.gov.uk/parking/car-parks/ashdown), [page 3](https://www.kingston.gov.uk/parking/car-parks/guildhall-saturdays-only), [page 4](https://www.kingston.gov.uk/parking/car-parks/rose), [page 5](https://www.kingston.gov.uk/parking/car-parks/bittoms), checked 11 October 2026; [Transport for London](https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone), checked 11 October 2026. ### Where to Stay Kingston town centre is compact: the Market Place, the riverside, the shopping streets and the station are all within about ten minutes' walk of each other. Hampton Wick, just over Kingston Bridge, is also walkable. Surbiton is a 15-minute walk or a short bus ride away and has faster trains to Waterloo. **Making a weekend of it?** A cottage within reach of the market gives you an early start before the day trippers arrive. [Holiday cottages from Sykes](https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/) ## Questions People Ask **When is Kingston Christmas Market in 2026?** The 2026 dates had not been announced when we checked on 11 October 2026. In 2025 the gift stalls, bar and stage were open from 16 November to 28 December, closed on Christmas Day, and the announcement came on 10 November. **Where is Kingston Christmas Market held?** In the Ancient Market Place in Kingston town centre, about a third of a mile from Kingston station in a straight line. **What is the nearest station to Kingston Christmas Market?** Kingston, with direct South Western Railway trains from London Waterloo in about 28 minutes. It is in Zone 6. **Where can I park for Kingston Christmas Market?** The council's Cattle Market, Ashdown and Rose car parks are three to five minutes' walk from the town centre on the council's figures, at £2.70 to £3.30 an hour in the daytime (October 2026). ## Have You Been to Kingston Christmas Market? Tell other visitors whether it was worth the trip. One vote per market, no account needed. ## Other Christmas Markets Nearby [Hampton Court Palace Festive Fayre East Molesey, Greater London 4 to 13 Dec 2026 Open 4 to 6 Dec and 11 to 13 Dec only 1 mile away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/hampton-court/) [Sparkle Festive Fair Teddington, Greater London 20 to 22 Nov 2026 2 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/teddington/) [Wimbledon Christmas Market Wimbledon, Greater London 2026 dates not yet announced 4 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/wimbledon/) [Duck Pond Festive Market at Chiswick House Chiswick, Greater London 5 to 24 Dec 2026 Open 5 to 6 Dec and 19 to 24 Dec only 6 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/chiswick/) [Fulham Pier Christmas Market London, Greater London 21 Nov to 6 Dec 2026 Open 21 to 22 Nov and 5 to 6 Dec only 6 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/fulham-pier/) More in [London](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/regions/london/), or see [every market's 2026 dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/dates/).