# Winter Glow Christmas Market 2026 > Winter Glow Christmas Market runs 20 November to 24 December 2026 in Malvern. Open 20 to 22 Nov, 27 to 29 Nov, 4 to 6 Dec, 11 to 13 Dec and 18 to 24 Dec only. Opening times, where it is and entry cost, checked against the organiser on 12 October 2026. Source: https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/winter-glow/ Malvern, [Worcestershire](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/areas/worcestershire/) Runs Friday 20 November to Thursday 24 December 2026 | Dates | Friday 20 November to Thursday 24 December 2026 (19 open days) | | --- | --- | | Days Closed | Open 20 to 22 Nov, 27 to 29 Nov, 4 to 6 Dec, 11 to 13 Dec and 18 to 24 Dec only | | Opening Times | The market's own trading hours are not published. Winter Glow as a whole opens at different times each day (for example 15:30 to 22:30 on Friday 20 November and 09:30 to 22:30 on Saturday 21 November), so check the daily times before travelling. | | Where | An indoor, unheated market hall beside the food quarter and ice rink at Winter Glow, Three Counties Showground WR13 6NW [Open in Maps](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=52.0828,-2.3146) | | Entry | Free to enter. No ticket is needed for the market and parking is free; the light trail, ice rink, crazy golf and Father Christmas are ticketed separately | | Organiser | Winter Glow Ltd. [Official page](https://winterglow.co.uk/market-food-fairground/) | ## Checked Against the Source These dates and times come from the organiser's own page, not from another guide. - [Winter Glow](https://winterglow.co.uk/market-food-fairground/), checked 12 October 2026 - [Winter Glow](https://winterglow.co.uk/opening-times), checked 12 October 2026 - [Winter Glow](https://winterglow.co.uk/), checked 12 October 2026 Organisers sometimes change hours or close early in bad weather. On the day, check the [official page](https://winterglow.co.uk/market-food-fairground/). Spotted something out of date? [Tell us](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/contact/). ## Winter Glow Christmas Market: Quick Answers ### When does Winter Glow Christmas Market start in 2026? It opens on Friday 20 November 2026. ### When does Winter Glow Christmas Market end? The last day is Thursday 24 December 2026. ### What time does Winter Glow Christmas Market open and close? The organiser had not published 2026 opening times when we checked on 12 October 2026. The dates are confirmed. ### Is Winter Glow Christmas Market open every day? No. Open 20 to 22 Nov, 27 to 29 Nov, 4 to 6 Dec, 11 to 13 Dec and 18 to 24 Dec only. ### Is Winter Glow Christmas Market free to enter? Yes. No ticket is needed for the market and parking is free; the light trail, ice rink, crazy golf and Father Christmas are ticketed separately. ### Where is Winter Glow Christmas Market? An indoor, unheated market hall beside the food quarter and ice rink at Winter Glow, Three Counties Showground, Malvern WR13 6NW. ## About Winter Glow Christmas Market A covered Christmas market of open-fronted stalls inside Winter Glow, the ticketed light trail, ice rink and Father Christmas attraction at the Three Counties Showground near Malvern. The market, food quarter and fairground can be visited without a ticket; it runs Fridays to Sundays from 20 November and then daily from 21 to 24 December. [Add the Dates to Your Calendar](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/winter-glow/dates.ics) ## Where Is Winter Glow Christmas Market? An indoor, unheated market hall beside the food quarter and ice rink at Winter Glow, Three Counties Showground, Malvern WR13 6NW. The other dots are nearby markets. ## Meeting Santa at Winter Glow Christmas Market | Called | Father Christmas Experience | | --- | --- | | Where | Indoors in the Winter Village at Winter Glow, Three Counties Showground, the same site as the market | | Price | Ticketed, price not shown on the page; a child's ticket covers the visit to Father Christmas, a gift, biscuit decorating and a drink, and each adult ticket includes a hot chocolate or mulled wine; photos by the site's photographers cost extra; a dearer 'Father Christmas Plus' ticket, new for 2026, adds same-day light trail entry and a family Christmas Eve box | | Booking | Booking needed. [Organiser's booking page](https://tickets.winterglow.co.uk/tickets) | Tickets cannot be bought on the day (the day before at the latest); allow about an hour and a half, groups are capped at 8, pushchairs are fine, and quieter reduced-capacity sessions run at 5.40pm on Fridays 27 November, 4 and 11 December and at 10.20am and 6.20pm on 18 December. Source: [Winter Glow](https://winterglow.co.uk/father-christmas-experience/), checked 12 October 2026. [All markets with a grotto](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/santas-grotto/). ## Have You Been to Winter Glow Christmas Market? Tell other visitors whether it was worth the trip. 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