# Christmas Markets Near Gloucester 2026 > 19 Christmas markets within 25 miles of Gloucester, nearest first, with their 2026 dates, the days they are closed, entry cost and a map. Each is checked against the organiser's own page. Source: https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/gloucester/ 19 Christmas markets within 25 miles of Gloucester city centre, nearest first, one of them in the city itself. All have 2026 dates confirmed by their organisers. **None open this weekend** (17 and 18 October 2026). Next to open: [Gloucester Quays Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/gloucester-quays/), on Saturday 7 November 2026. ## 2026 Dates, Nearest to Gloucester First | Market and Distance From Gloucester | Dates | Days Closed | Entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Gloucester Quays Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/gloucester-quays/) Gloucester city centre | 7 Nov to 20 Dec 2026 | Open Saturdays and Sundays only | Free | | [Cheltenham Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/cheltenham/) Cheltenham, 7 miles east | 10 to 23 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Stroud Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stroud/) Stroud, 8 miles south | 16 to 18 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Stroud Goodwill Evening Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stroud-goodwill-evening/) Stroud, 8 miles south | 4 Dec 2026 | One day only | | | [Tewkesbury Christmas Market and Lights Switch-On](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/tewkesbury/) Tewkesbury, 10 miles north | 22 Nov 2026 | One day only | | | [Winchcombe Christmas Festival and Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/winchcombe/) Winchcombe, 13 miles north-east | 3 Dec 2026 | One day only | | | [Ledbury Christmas Lights Switch On and Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/ledbury/) Ledbury, 14 miles north-west | 22 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Ross-on-Wye Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/ross-on-wye/) Ross-on-Wye, 15 miles west | 29 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Cirencester Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/cirencester/) Cirencester, 15 miles south-east | 5 to 6 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Cirencester Advent Market and Light Switch-on](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/cirencester-advent-market/) Cirencester, 15 miles south-east | 28 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Winter Glow Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/winter-glow/) Malvern, 15 miles north | 20 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 | Open 20 to 22 Nov, 27 to 29 Nov, 4 to 6 Dec, 11 to 13 Dec and 18 to 24 Dec only | Free | | [Great Malvern Christmas Lights Switch On and Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/great-malvern/) Great Malvern, 18 miles north | 21 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Pershore Georgian Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/pershore/) Pershore, 18 miles north | 27 to 28 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Broadway Late Night Christmas Shopping](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/broadway/) Broadway, 20 miles north-east | 27 Nov to 4 Dec 2026 | Open Fridays only | Free | | [Malmesbury Late Night Christmas Shopping](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/malmesbury/) Malmesbury, 20 miles south | 4 Dec 2026 | One day only | | | [Spetchley Artisan Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/spetchley-park/) Spetchley, near Worcester, 22 miles north | 14 to 15 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/worcester/) Worcester, 23 miles north | 3 to 6 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Chipping Campden Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/chipping-campden/) Chipping Campden, 23 miles north-east | 5 Dec 2026 | One day only | | | [Hereford Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/hereford/) Hereford, 24 miles north-west | 4 to 20 Dec 2026 | Open Fridays and Sundays only | Free | Distances are in a straight line from the centre of Gloucester, so the journey by road or rail is longer. ## Further From Gloucester, and Popular The most searched Christmas markets between 25 and 60 miles away. [Bath Christmas Market Bath, Somerset 26 Nov to 13 Dec 2026 34 miles south of Gloucester](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bath/) [Birmingham's Frankfurt Christmas Market Birmingham, West Midlands 5 Nov to 24 Dec 2026 45 miles north of Gloucester](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/birmingham/) [Bristol Christmas Market Bristol 6 Nov to 23 Dec 2026 32 miles south-west of Gloucester](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bristol/) ## Questions About Christmas Markets Near Gloucester ### What is the nearest Christmas market to Gloucester? [Gloucester Quays Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/gloucester-quays/) is in the city centre (7 Nov to 20 Dec 2026). The nearest outside the city is [Cheltenham Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/cheltenham/) in Cheltenham, 7 miles east. ### Which is the biggest Christmas market near Gloucester? Going by how many people in the UK search for each one, it is [Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/worcester/) (23 miles north), followed by [Cheltenham Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/cheltenham/) (7 miles east). ### When do Christmas markets near Gloucester start in 2026? The first to open is [Gloucester Quays Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/gloucester-quays/), on Saturday 7 November 2026. The last to close is [Winter Glow Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/winter-glow/), on Thursday 24 December 2026. Other cities nearby: [Worcester](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/worcester/), [Swindon](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/swindon/), [Bristol](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/bristol/), [Bath](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/bath/), [Oxford](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/oxford/), [Birmingham](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/near/birmingham/). All of [the South West](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/regions/south-west/). Not starting from the centre of Gloucester? [Find the markets nearest your postcode](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/#finder). [How we check dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/how-we-check/).