Events, Festivals and Exhibitions
Nabana no Sato, a botanical garden in the Japanese prefecture of Mie, is home each year to one of the country’s best and biggest winter light festivals. During several months, magical light tunnels,
Tampere Festival of Light (Valoviikot): Illuminating the Nordic Winter As the days shorten and winter sets in, Tampere in southern Finland bursts into colour with the Tampere Festival of Light.
Birmingham’s long‑standing partnership with Frankfurt delivers the UK’s biggest authentic German market - the Birmingham Frankfurt Christmas Market. Wooden huts line New Street and Victoria Square, wafting aromas of bratwurst,
It’s the season to be merry, but one Christmas Market stands out from the crowd – well it is the original one after all. Not that the Vienna Christmas Market is a single market, but
The unmistakable glow of Manchester Christmas Markets 2025 is set to illuminate the city centre once again, transforming streets and squares into a wintry wonderland from Friday, 7 November, through
Right on Copenhagen’s Strøget, the pedestrian backbone of the city, the Nytorv Christmas Market delivers an easy, atmospheric slice of Danish julehygge from 7 November to 21 December 2025. Wooden
Bristol Christmas Market fills Broadmead with twinkling chalets, après‑style bar huts and the eye‑catching ‘sky gondola’ dining pods. Expect an eclectic, foodie‑led line‑up—mulled cider (naturally), churros, Yorkshire pud wraps and
Oslo’s signature market fills Spikersuppa, between the National Theatre and Parliament, from 8th November 2025 to 4th January 2026. Expect a big-city festive production: towering Ferris wheel, ice rink, food
Canterbury’s festive scene stretches from the open‑air Whitefriars quarter to the atmospheric Cathedral Precincts, mixing craft stalls and street food with choral services and heritage sights. It’s a wonderfully compact,
Nottingham transforms Old Market Square into a complete festive village. Beyond the Christmas market stalls you’ll find an Ice Bar, alpine‑themed bars, an observation wheel and entertainment programme. Food is
York’s St Nicholas Fair fills the medieval city centre with alpine chalets selling Yorkshire produce and thoughtful crafts. The warren of lanes around Parliament Street and St Sampson’s Square springs
Organised by Craft*Folk for over three decades, the Cardiff Christmas Market - or Marchnad Nadolig Caerdydd in Welsh - champions home‑grown creativity. The streets around St John’s Church fill with distinctive
Paris La Défense hosts the region’s biggest Christmas market, stretching along the esplanade beneath the Grande Arche. Expect hundreds of stalls with artisan gifts, regional produce and global street food,
Set within the grounds of UNESCO‑listed Blenheim Palace, Blenheim Palace Christmas Market feels suitably grand. Chalet stalls line the Great Court with artisan crafts and fine foods to match the
Just south of Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður transforms into a storybook ‘Christmas Town’. The main village at Thorsplan brings together wooden huts, live music, family events and warming treats, with weekend opening
Villach’s old town dresses up with lights, an ice rink and clusters of huts selling regional crafts and Carinthian treats. The festivities begin in mid‑November, with special events like the
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2025 is the UK’s blockbuster festive experience, with headline rides, huge themed bars, an alpine village of food stalls, and the UK’s largest seasonal ice rink.
Valkenburg aan de Geul’s ‘Christmas Town’ is unlike anywhere else in Europe. Valkenburg ChristmasMarkets unfold inside marlstone caves beneath the ruined castle (Velvet Cave) and in the Municipal Cave, while
Few places do Christmas quite like Tivoli Gardens. From 14 November 2025 to 4 January 2026, Copenhagen’s historic pleasure gardens glow with thousands of lights, alpine stalls and cosy hygge
Belfast Christmas Market wraps around City Hall, filling Donegall Square with wooden chalets. Warm up with glühwein, try Belgian chocolates and flamboyant crêpes, or brave an ‘exotic’ burger before browsing
