# Sheffield Christmas Market 2026 > Sheffield Christmas Market runs 12 November to 24 December 2026 in Sheffield. Opening times, where it is and entry cost, checked against the organiser on 11 October 2026. Source: https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/sheffield/ Sheffield, [South Yorkshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/south-yorkshire/) Runs Thursday 12 November to Thursday 24 December 2026 | Dates | Thursday 12 November to Thursday 24 December 2026 (43 open days) | | --- | --- | | Days Closed | None listed: open every day of its run | | Opening Times | The Moor cabins, Sunday to Thursday: **10am to 6pm** The Moor cabins, Friday and Saturday: **10am to 7pm** Pinstone Street cabins, daily: **10am to 8pm** Alpine bars, daily: **11am to 10pm** The operator says the market runs until Christmas Eve; the city's tourism site lists it to 26 December. We show Christmas Eve, the date both agree it is open. | | Where | Log cabins through the city centre from Town Hall Square along Fargate and Pinstone Street to the bottom of The Moor [Open in Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=53.38,-1.4703) | | Entry | Free to enter | | Organiser | Sheffield City Council and Percival Markets. [Official page](https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/content/events/sheffield-christmas-market-2026/) | ## Checked Against the Source These dates and times come from the organiser's own page, not from another guide. - [Sheffield Christmas Markets (the operator)](https://sheffieldchristmasmarkets.co.uk/), checked 11 October 2026 - [Welcome to Sheffield (Sheffield City Council)](https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/content/events/sheffield-christmas-market-2026/), checked 11 October 2026 Organisers sometimes change hours or close early in bad weather. On the day, check the [official page](https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/content/events/sheffield-christmas-market-2026/). Spotted something out of date? [Tell us](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/contact/). ## Sheffield Christmas Market: Quick Answers ### When does Sheffield Christmas Market start in 2026? It opens on Thursday 12 November 2026. ### When does Sheffield Christmas Market end? The last day is Thursday 24 December 2026. ### What time does Sheffield Christmas Market open and close? The Moor cabins, Sunday to Thursday 10am to 6pm; The Moor cabins, Friday and Saturday 10am to 7pm; Pinstone Street cabins, daily 10am to 8pm; Alpine bars, daily 11am to 10pm. The operator says the market runs until Christmas Eve; the city's tourism site lists it to 26 December. We show Christmas Eve, the date both agree it is open. ### Is Sheffield Christmas Market open every day? Yes. The organiser lists no closed days between 12 Nov and 24 Dec. ### Is Sheffield Christmas Market free to enter? Yes. ### Where is Sheffield Christmas Market? Log cabins through the city centre from Town Hall Square along Fargate and Pinstone Street to the bottom of The Moor, Sheffield. ## About Sheffield Christmas Market More than 50 log cabins running from Town Hall Square to the bottom of The Moor, with bars, a big wheel and a Santa's grotto and rides on Barker's Pool. [Add the Dates to Your Calendar](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/sheffield/dates.ics) ## Where Is Sheffield Christmas Market? Log cabins through the city centre from Town Hall Square along Fargate and Pinstone Street to the bottom of The Moor, Sheffield. The other dots are nearby markets. ## Santa's Grotto at Sheffield Christmas Market Sheffield Christmas Markets (Percival Markets) says there will be a grotto (listed as "Santa's Grotto") at the 2026 event, but had not published its dates, times or price when we checked. Place given: in the family area on Barker's Pool, beside the carousel and the helter skelter. Source: [Sheffield Christmas Markets (Percival Markets)](https://sheffieldchristmasmarkets.co.uk/), checked 12 October 2026. [All markets with a grotto](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/santas-grotto/). **Making a day of it?** Walking tours, day trips and other things to do in Sheffield can be booked ahead. [Tours and things to do in Sheffield on Viator](https://www.viator.com/Sheffield/d32777-ttd?pid=P00325279&mcid=42383&medium=link&campaign=bcm-sheffield) [affiliate link](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/affiliate-disclosure/) ## Getting There and Parking ### By Train Sheffield station is the nearest, managed by East Midlands Railway, with step-free access to all platforms. It is about a third of a mile in a straight line from the Town Hall end of the market, uphill into the centre. Welcome to Sheffield lists East Midlands Railway trains from London St Pancras every 30 minutes, hourly fast trains from Manchester, and TransPennine Express and Northern services. Supertram stops at the station, reached over the footbridge, and serves the City Hall stop by Barker's Pool. Most local buses leave from the Bus Interchange or Arundel Gate, both a short walk from the station. Source: [National Rail](https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/sheffield/), checked 11 October 2026; [Welcome to Sheffield (Sheffield City Council)](https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/visit/getting-to-sheffield/), checked 11 October 2026; [Travel South Yorkshire](https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-GB/supertram/home), checked 11 October 2026. ### Park and Ride Sheffield's park and ride is mostly by tram. Parking is free at the Travel South Yorkshire sites and you pay for the tram ticket; the sites below are open 24 hours with a 2.1 metre height barrier at most. Trams run up to every 12 minutes into the city centre. Nunnery Square, just off the Parkway, is the closest to the centre, though some of its spaces are fenced off for tram works. Dore and Totley station car park is partly or fully closed until Friday 4 December 2026 for Network Rail works. No Christmas market arrangements had been published when we checked. | Site | Postcode | Spaces | Route into the centre | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Nunnery Square | S2 5DH | 371 (some temporarily unavailable), 6 accessible | Yellow tram and tram train | | Meadowhall | S9 1JQ | 328 | Yellow tram, tram train or train | | Middlewood | S6 1TQ | 319, 12 accessible | Yellow tram | | Halfway | S20 3GS | 197, 5 accessible | Blue tram | | Malin Bridge | S6 5FA | 96, 8 accessible | Blue tram | Source: [Travel South Yorkshire](https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-GB/LandingPage/Sheffield-Park-and-Ride), [page 2](https://www.travelsouthyorkshire.com/en-gb/populardestinations/park-and-ride), checked 11 October 2026. ### Parking Sheffield City Council runs several surface car parks in the centre as well as on-street bays, but it shows them only on an online map, with no list of names, postcodes or prices that we could read, so there is no table here. On-street bays in the centre charge every day from 8am to 8.30pm with no time limit, and Blue Badge holders and motorcycles can use pay and display parking free. There is nothing to pay in council car parks or on-street bays on public holidays. Privately run multi-storeys are also dotted around the centre. The Clean Air Zone does not charge private cars. Source: [Sheffield City Council](https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/parking/car-parks/city-centre-car-parking), checked 11 October 2026; [Welcome to Sheffield (Sheffield City Council)](https://www.welcometosheffield.co.uk/visit/getting-to-sheffield/), checked 11 October 2026. ### Where to Stay The cabins run through the middle of the city centre, so anywhere around the Town Hall, the Peace Gardens, Fargate, Barker's Pool, Division Street and The Moor is on the doorstep. The station and the area around Sheffield Hallam University are about ten minutes' walk downhill from the Town Hall end. Kelham Island and Ecclesall Road are further out and better reached by bus or tram. **Staying the night?** See hotels and rooms near the stalls on a map, priced for Saturday 14 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 is Sheffield Christmas Market open in 2026?** It opens on Thursday 12 November 2026. The two official pages disagree on the last day: the council's Welcome to Sheffield listing says 26 December, while the market operator's own site says it runs until Christmas Eve. Plan on Christmas Eve being the last day unless the organisers confirm otherwise. **What time does Sheffield Christmas Market open?** The cabins open at 10am. On The Moor they close at 6pm Sunday to Thursday and 7pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Welcome to Sheffield gives 8pm every day for the Pinstone Street cabins. **Is Sheffield Christmas Market free?** Yes. Welcome to Sheffield lists it as free to attend. Rides, the big wheel and Santa's Grotto on Barker's Pool are paid for separately. **Where is Sheffield Christmas Market?** It runs through the city centre from Town Hall Square along Fargate and Pinstone Street to the bottom of The Moor, with the grotto, carousel and helter skelter on Barker's Pool and the main bar in the Peace Gardens. **What is the nearest station?** Sheffield station, about a third of a mile in a straight line from the Town Hall end. Trams from the station also serve the City Hall stop. ## Have You Been to Sheffield Christmas Market? Tell other visitors whether it was worth the trip. One vote per market, no account needed. ## Other Christmas Markets Nearby [Chesterfield Christmas Market Chesterfield, Derbyshire 20 to 22 Nov 2026 10 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/chesterfield/) [Christmas on the Square, Barnsley Barnsley, South Yorkshire 4 to 20 Dec 2026 Open 4 to 6 Dec, 12 Dec and 18 to 20 Dec only 12 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/barnsley/) [Chatsworth Christmas Market Bakewell, Derbyshire 7 Nov to 13 Dec 2026 12 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/chatsworth/) [Thornbridge Estate Christmas Market Ashford in the Water, Derbyshire 20 Nov to 6 Dec 2026 Open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays only 14 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/thornbridge/) [Bakewell Christmas Market Bakewell, Derbyshire 14 to 15 Nov 2026 14 miles away](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bakewell/) See all [Christmas markets near Sheffield](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/sheffield/). More in [Yorkshire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/regions/yorkshire/), or see [every market's 2026 dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/dates/).