# Christmas Food Markets and Farmers' Markets 2026 > 18 Christmas food markets and farmers' markets in the UK with their 2026 dates, closed days, entry cost and a map, each checked against the organiser's own page. Source: https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/food/ 18 Christmas food markets and farmers' markets in the UK, 17 with 2026 dates confirmed by their organisers. The first to open is Crathes Christmas Fair, on Friday 13 November. Markets built around food and drink: Christmas editions of farmers' markets, food festivals and fairs of local producers. **None open this weekend** (17 and 18 October 2026). Next to open: [Crathes Christmas Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/crathes-castle/), on Friday 13 November 2026. ## 2026 Dates, in the Order They Open | Market | Dates | Days Closed | Entry | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Crathes Christmas Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/crathes-castle/) Banchory, Scotland | 13 to 15 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Guildhall Craft Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/derry-guildhall-craft-fair/) Derry / Londonderry, Northern Ireland | 13 to 15 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Oban Winter Festival Craft and Food Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/oban/) Oban, Scotland | 14 to 28 Nov 2026 | Open Saturdays only | | | [Ely Cathedral Christmas Gift & Food Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/ely/) Ely, East of England | 19 to 21 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Blair Castle Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/blair-castle/) Blair Atholl, Scotland | 20 to 22 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Ticket | | [Exclusively Highlands Christmas Fairs at Eden Court](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/inverness/) Inverness, Scotland | 20 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open 20 to 22 Nov and 27 to 29 Nov only | Free | | [Harpenden Christmas Carnival and Christmas Farmers' Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/harpenden/) Harpenden, East of England | 22 Nov 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Tatton Park Christmas Gift Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/tatton-park/) Knutsford, North West | 26 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Armagh Georgian Festival Festive Artisan Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/armagh/) Armagh, Northern Ireland | 27 to 29 Nov 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Padstow Christmas Fayre](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/padstow/) Padstow, South West | 3 to 6 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Rode Hall Christmas Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/rode-hall/) Scholar Green, North West | 5 Dec 2026 | One day only | | | [Sherborne Festive Shopping Day](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/sherborne/) Sherborne, South West | 6 Dec 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Bowhouse December Market Weekend](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/bowhouse/) St Monans, Scotland | 11 to 13 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | Free | | [Stafford Christmas Farmers' and Artisans' Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stafford/) Stafford, West Midlands | 12 Dec 2026 | One day only | Free | | [Solihull Festive Feast](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/solihull/) Solihull, West Midlands | 15 to 22 Dec 2026 | Open days within these dates not yet published | Free | | [Stroud Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/stroud/) Stroud, South West | 16 to 18 Dec 2026 | Open every day of its run | | | [Snape Maltings Christmas Farmers' Market](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/snape-maltings/) Snape, East of England | 22 Dec 2026 | One day only | Free | ## Dates Not Yet Announced - [Arundel by Candlelight](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/arundel/), Arundel **Staying the night?** See hotels in [Ely](https://www.stay22.com/allez/roam?aid=bobbleventures&lat=52.3987&lng=0.264&address=Ely%2C%20UK&checkin=2026-11-21&checkout=2026-11-22¤cy=GBP&campaign=bcm_type_food), [Inverness](https://www.stay22.com/allez/roam?aid=bobbleventures&lat=57.4735&lng=-4.231&address=Inverness%2C%20UK&checkin=2026-11-21&checkout=2026-11-22¤cy=GBP&campaign=bcm_type_food), [Padstow](https://www.stay22.com/allez/roam?aid=bobbleventures&lat=50.5412&lng=-4.9383&address=Padstow%2C%20UK&checkin=2026-12-05&checkout=2026-12-06¤cy=GBP&campaign=bcm_type_food), [Knutsford](https://www.stay22.com/allez/roam?aid=bobbleventures&lat=53.3305&lng=-2.3838&address=Knutsford%2C%20UK&checkin=2026-11-28&checkout=2026-11-29¤cy=GBP&campaign=bcm_type_food) and [Oban](https://www.stay22.com/allez/roam?aid=bobbleventures&lat=56.4189&lng=-5.474&address=Oban%2C%20UK&checkin=2026-11-14&checkout=2026-11-15¤cy=GBP&campaign=bcm_type_food), priced for a night when the market there is open. [affiliate links](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/affiliate-disclosure/) ## Questions ### When do Christmas food markets and farmers' markets start in 2026? The first in this guide is [Crathes Christmas Fair](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/crathes-castle/) in Banchory, which opens on Friday 13 November 2026. The last to close is [Solihull Festive Feast](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/markets/solihull/), on Tuesday 22 December 2026. ### Do Christmas food markets and farmers' markets charge for entry? Of the 18 listed here, 3 need a ticket or paid entry and 10 are free to walk into, going by their organisers' pages; the rest have not said. Each market's page gives the price where it has been published. Other types: [Christmas Fairs and Fayres](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/fairs-and-fayres/), [Victorian and Dickensian Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/victorian/), [Christmas Craft Fairs and Makers' Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/craft-fairs/), [The Biggest Christmas Markets in the UK](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/biggest/), [Indoor Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/indoor/), [National Trust Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/national-trust/), [German-Style Christmas Markets in the UK](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/german/), [Christmas Markets at Cathedrals and Abbeys](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/cathedrals/), [Christmas Markets at Stately Homes and Castles](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/stately-homes/), [Christmas Markets with an Ice Rink](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/ice-rink/), [Dog-Friendly Christmas Markets](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/types/dog-friendly/). Or [find the markets nearest your postcode](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/#finder). [How we check dates](https://bestchristmasmarkets.co.uk/how-we-check/).