# Leeds Christmas Markets 2026

> Leeds Christmas Markets runs 19 November to 23 December 2026 in Leeds. Opening times, where it is and entry cost, checked against the official tourism board on 11 October 2026.

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

Leeds, [West Yorkshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/west-yorkshire/)

Runs Thursday 19 November to Wednesday 23 December 2026

| Dates | Thursday 19 November to Wednesday 23 December 2026 (35 open days) |
| --- | --- |
| Days Closed | None listed: open every day of its run |
| Opening Times | City Square stalls and street food, Sunday to Thursday: **10.30am to 7pm** City Square stalls and street food, Friday and Saturday: **10.30am to 8pm** City Square bars, Sunday to Tuesday: **11am to 9pm** City Square bars, Wednesday to Saturday: **11am to 11pm** Hours are those published for City Square. No hours are given for the Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens cabins. |
| Where | City Square (Thor's Winter Village), with more cabins, rides and the ice rink at Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens [Open in Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.7965,-1.5479) |
| Entry | Free to enter |
| Organiser | Leeds City Council. [Official page](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/christmas/christmas-markets/) |

## Checked Against the Source

These dates and times come from the official tourism board's own page, not from another guide.

- [Visit Leeds (Leeds City Council)](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/christmas/christmas-markets/), checked 11 October 2026
- [Real Markets (stall operator listing)](https://realmarkets.co.uk/markets/), checked 11 October 2026

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 Spotted something out of date?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

## Leeds Christmas Markets: Quick Answers

### When does Leeds Christmas Markets start in 2026?

It opens on Thursday 19 November 2026.

### When does Leeds Christmas Markets end?

The last day is Wednesday 23 December 2026.

### What time does Leeds Christmas Markets open and close?

City Square stalls and street food, Sunday to Thursday 10.30am to 7pm; City Square stalls and street food, Friday and Saturday 10.30am to 8pm; City Square bars, Sunday to Tuesday 11am to 9pm; City Square bars, Wednesday to Saturday 11am to 11pm. Hours are those published for City Square. No hours are given for the Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens cabins.

### Is Leeds Christmas Markets open every day?

Yes. The organiser lists no closed days between 19 Nov and 23 Dec.

### Is Leeds Christmas Markets free to enter?

Yes.

### Where is Leeds Christmas Markets?

City Square (Thor's Winter Village), with more cabins, rides and the ice rink at Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens, Leeds.

## About Leeds Christmas Markets

Market stalls of Yorkshire makers and food traders in City Square, open seven days a week, with Bavarian-style cabins, a carousel, big wheel and the Ice Cube rink at Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens.

[Add the Dates to Your Calendar](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/leeds/dates.ics)

## Where Is Leeds Christmas Markets?

City Square (Thor's Winter Village), with more cabins, rides and the ice rink at Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens, Leeds. The other dots are nearby markets.

![Wooden chalets, a lit entrance arch and a sign reading Leeds Christmas Market in a city square, seen across a road with large stone buildings behind.](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/assets/photos/leeds-christmas-market-city-square-960.webp)

*Leeds Christmas Market in City Square, December 2024. Photo: [Stephen Craven](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leeds_Christmas_Market_2024_(1)_-_geograph.org.uk_-_7945896.jpg), CC BY-SA 2.0.*

## Getting There and Parking

### By Train

Leeds station opens on to City Square, where the main market stalls are: the station is about 0.1 miles from the middle of the square in a straight line. Millennium Square is further up through the centre. The station is managed by Network Rail and has step-free access to every platform. Visit Leeds lists LNER from London and Edinburgh, TransPennine Express from Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, Northern on local and regional routes and CrossCountry from Birmingham and Bristol. Building work around the station entrance and City Square is still going on, so follow the signs inside the station and allow a little extra time.

Source: [National Rail](https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/leeds/), checked 11 October 2026; [Visit Leeds (Leeds City Council)](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/resources/travelling-to-leeds/train-travel/), checked 11 October 2026.

### Park and Ride

Leeds has three park and ride sites run by West Yorkshire Metro. Parking is free and you pay for the bus: £5 for an adult day ticket, or £3 if you travel after 1pm on a weekday, with up to three under-19s free with each paying adult (October 2026). Buses take 10 to 15 minutes. Temple Green runs on weekdays only. Elland Road has no Sunday service and does not run on Saturdays when Leeds United are at home. Stourton runs every day. Last buses back are around 8pm on weekdays and earlier at weekends, so check before an evening at the bars.

| Site | Postcode | Spaces | Days | Last bus from the centre |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Elland Road (PR1) | LS11 0EB | 1,358 | Monday to Saturday, not Saturday home match days | 20:00 from Boar Lane on weekdays; park and ride tickets are also valid on later 51 and 52 buses from the Corn Exchange, the last at 23:36 |
| Temple Green (PR2) | LS9 0AA | 1,391 | Monday to Friday | 20:11 from Lower Briggate |
| Stourton (PR3) | LS10 1FF | 1,200 | Every day | 20:25 weekdays, 19:14 Saturday, 17:14 Sunday, from Lower Briggate |

Source: [West Yorkshire Metro](https://www.wymetro.com/park-and-ride), [page 2](https://www.wymetro.com/buses/parkandride/elland-road/), [page 3](https://www.wymetro.com/buses/parkandride/templegreen-pr/), [page 4](https://www.wymetro.com/buses/parkandride/stourton-park-ride-pr3/), checked 11 October 2026.

### Parking

The council's main city centre car park is Woodhouse Lane multi-storey, open 24 hours, which Visit Leeds also names for designated accessible parking near Millennium Square. The council's smaller pay and display car parks at West Street and Maude Street charge from 8am to 10pm, with a flat £3.70 after 6pm. The council's price page gives no postcodes or space counts. Blue Badge bays are on Cookridge Street and elsewhere in the centre, shown on the council's disabled parking map. Roads around City Square and the station are being rebuilt, so the park and ride is the simpler choice for the City Square stalls.

| Car Park | Charging hours | Price |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Woodhouse Lane multi-storey | 24 hours, every day | £2.70 up to 2 hours, £4.90 up to 3 hours, £8.20 up to 6 hours, £8.90 up to 12 hours (October 2026) |
| West Street | 8am to 10pm | Monday to Saturday £2.30 up to 1 hour, £4.20 up to 2 hours, £9.50 over 8 hours; Sunday £2.50 up to 4 hours, £5.50 over 4 hours; £3.70 from 6pm to 10pm (October 2026) |
| Maude Street | 8am to 10pm | Monday to Saturday £2.30 up to 1 hour, £4.30 up to 2 hours, £5.70 up to 5 hours, £8.50 over 8 hours; Sunday £2.50 up to 4 hours; £3.70 from 6pm to 10pm (October 2026) |

Source: [Leeds City Council](https://www.leeds.gov.uk/parking-roads-and-travel/parking/parking-prices), checked 11 October 2026; [Visit Leeds (Leeds City Council)](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/christmas/experiences/), [page 2](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/resources/travelling-to-leeds/), checked 11 October 2026.

### Accessibility

Visit Leeds publishes no access details for the market stalls themselves. What it does give is for the Millennium Square end: the Ice Cube rink runs dedicated accessible skating sessions through the season, with Blue Badge parking on Cookridge Street and designated accessible spaces in Woodhouse Lane multi-storey. Leeds station has step-free access and lifts to all platforms, accessible toilets and staff help around the clock. Visit Leeds describes the centre as walkable with wheelchair accessible routes, and points to the Changing Places website for the nearest Changing Places toilets.

Source: [Visit Leeds (Leeds City Council)](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/christmas/experiences/), [page 2](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/resources/accessibleleeds/), checked 11 October 2026.

### What Else Is On

The Ice Cube open-air rink is on Millennium Square from 19 November to 31 December 2026, at £11.50 general admission including skate hire (October 2026), with rides, the carousel and big wheel around it. Out of the centre, the Northern Lights trail at Temple Newsam runs from 20 November to 31 December 2026, and the Christmas Experience at Lotherton from 21 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. Kirkstall Abbey's Yonder Star Trail is on from 29 November to 24 December. In town, Leeds Playhouse has The Grinch musical from 19 November 2026 to 16 January 2027 and City Varieties its rock and roll panto, Rapunzel, from 27 November to 10 January.

**Making a day of it?** Walking tours, day trips and other things to do in Leeds can be booked ahead. [Tours and things to do in Leeds on Viator](https://www.viator.com/Leeds/d26342-ttd?pid=P00325279&mcid=42383&medium=link&campaign=bcm-leeds) [affiliate link](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/affiliate-disclosure/)

Source: [Visit Leeds (Leeds City Council)](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/christmas/experiences/), [page 2](https://www.visitleeds.co.uk/christmas/whats-on/), checked 11 October 2026.

### Where to Stay

The city centre is compact. Anywhere around the station, City Square, Wellington Street, Boar Lane and Briggate is within five to ten minutes' walk of the City Square stalls. Millennium Square and the rink are at the top of the centre, near the Headrow, the arena and the universities, about ten to fifteen minutes on foot from the station. The waterfront around Granary Wharf and Leeds Dock is also walkable.

**Staying the night?** See hotels and rooms near the stalls on a map, priced for Saturday 21 November.

Map by Stay22. [affiliate](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/affiliate-disclosure/)

**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 are Leeds Christmas Markets open in 2026?**

From 19 November to 23 December 2026, seven days a week. The City Square stalls and street food open 10.30am to 7pm Sunday to Thursday and 10.30am to 8pm on Fridays and Saturdays. The City Square bars stay open later.

**Where are the Leeds Christmas Markets?**

The main stalls are in City Square, straight outside Leeds station. There are more cabins, rides and the Ice Cube rink at Millennium Square and Victoria Gardens, a walk up through the centre.

**Do I need a ticket?**

No. The markets are in open public squares and are free to walk round. Skating at the Ice Cube and the rides are paid for separately.

**Is there a park and ride for Leeds Christmas Markets?**

Yes, three: Elland Road, Temple Green and Stourton. Parking is free and an adult day ticket was £5, or £3 after 1pm on weekdays, when we checked in October 2026. Only Stourton runs on Sundays.

**What is the nearest station?**

Leeds station. Its City Square exit comes out by the main market stalls.

## Have You Been to Leeds Christmas Markets?

Tell other visitors whether it was worth the trip. One vote per market, no account needed.

## Other Christmas Markets Nearby

[Harewood Christmas Market  Harewood, West Yorkshire  6 to 29 Nov 2026  Open 6 to 8 Nov and 27 to 29 Nov only  7 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/harewood/) [Bradford Industrial Museum Christmas Market  Bradford, West Yorkshire  28 to 29 Nov 2026  7 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bradford/) [The Hepworth Wakefield Festive Market  Wakefield, West Yorkshire  20 to 29 Nov 2026  Open 20 to 22 Nov and 28 to 29 Nov only  9 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/hepworth-wakefield/) [Otley Victorian Fayre  Otley, West Yorkshire  6 Dec 2026  10 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/otley/) [Harrogate Valley Gardens Christmas Artisan Market  Harrogate, North Yorkshire  5 to 6 Dec 2026  14 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/harrogate-valley-gardens/)

See all [Christmas markets near Leeds](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/leeds/). More in [Yorkshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/regions/yorkshire/), or see [every market's 2026 dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/dates/).