Christmas markets in Devon 2026: full list of dates and places

Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market surrounds the iconic 12th-century cathedral | Emma Solley

placeholder image — Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market surrounds the iconic 12th-century cathedral | Emma Solley

Devon's Christmas markets are closer than you think, with the first one opening in three weeks - plan ahead to avoid missing out on festive fun

Christmas may still be two months away, but Devon’s Christmas markets are closer than you think. The first of this year’s festive markets opens in three weeks, on November 13, and more than a dozen markets and Christmas events are listed across the county between then and the middle of December.

From the cathedral city and the city centre to the English Riviera, the south Devon coast and the north Devon countryside, there are Christmas markets in Devon to suit every kind of festive day out. Some are open for several weeks, while others are one-day fayres, so it pays to plan ahead.

Whether you are looking for Christmas gifts from local makers, mulled wine and street food, Christmas lights and lantern parades, or late-night shopping, the 2026 calendar has plenty to choose from. With dates falling within days of each other, especially in late November and early December, now is the time to get the Christmas markets you want to visit into your diary.

Here are the Christmas markets in Devon in 2026, with dates and places, in order, so you can start planning.

Christmas markets in Devon 2026: the full list

1. Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market, Exeter

When: November 13 to December 13
Where: Exeter Cathedral, Exeter
Good to know: The first of this year’s Christmas markets to open in Devon, and one of the longest-running.

2. Bridwell Christmas Makers Festival, Uffculme

When: November 14 to 15
Where: Uffculme, Mid Devon
Good to know: A makers’ festival, a good option for Christmas gifts from local makers.

3. Lanterns, Lights and Luminations, Brixham

When: November 20 and 21
Where: Brixham
Good to know: A festive lantern and lights event in the harbour town, ahead of the Christmas market a week later.

4. Buckfast Abbey Christmas Market, Buckfastleigh

When: November 26 to 28
Where: Buckfast Abbey, Buckfastleigh
Good to know: A three-day market in the South Devon abbey.

5. Plymouth Christmas Market, Plymouth

When: November 26 to December 20
Where: Plymouth
Good to know: One of the longest-running markets, with almost four weeks of dates.

6. Ilfracombe Christmas market, Ilfracombe

When: November 27
Where: Ilfracombe, North Devon
Good to know: The harbour town’s annual Christmas market. [Check the name. It’s listed as “Combe Christmas Market, Ilfracombe”.]

7. Candlelit Dartmouth Christmas Market, Dartmouth

When: November 27 to 28
Where: Dartmouth, South Devon
Good to know: A two-day, candlelit market.

8. Newton Abbot Christmas Fayre, Newton Abbot

When: November 28
Where: Newton Abbot
Good to know: A one-day fayre.

9. Brixham Christmas Market, Brixham

When: November 28, 10am to 2pm
Where: Brixham Town Hall
Good to know: A four-hour market on Saturday, November 28.

10. Torre Abbey Christmas Market (Bay of Lights), Torquay

When: November 28 to December 20

Where: Torre Abbey, Torquay
Good to know: Runs for around three weeks, under the Bay of Lights name.

11. South Molton Festival of Festive Food and Drink, South Molton

When: November 29
Where: South Molton Pannier Market
Good to know: Christmas stalls, with food and drink from local producers.

12. Tavistock Dickensian Evening, Tavistock

When: December 4
Where: Tavistock, West Devon
Good to know: An evening event.

13. Dartington Christmas Makers Fayre, Dartington

When: December 4 to 6 [check dates]
Where: Dartington Hall, near Totnes
Good to know: The Grade II* listed house sits in 800 acres of gardens and countryside. The fayre is listed with Christmas shopping, carol singers, and food and drink.

14. Kingsbridge Celebrates Christmas, Kingsbridge

When: December 5
Where: Kingsbridge, South Devon
Good to know: Market stalls, carols and ice skating are listed.

15. North Devon Christmas Market, Braunton

When: December 5

Where: Braunton, North Devon
Good to know: Listed with more than 130 traders at an outdoor market, with live entertainment and street food.

16. Tavistock Christmas Festival, Tavistock

When: December 6
Where: Tavistock, West Devon
Good to know: Follows the Dickensian Evening two days earlier.

17. Totnes Christmas markets and late-night shopping, Totnes

When: December 8 to 22
Where: Totnes, South Devon
Good to know: Listed with the Christmas lights switch-on, a lantern parade and a market each Tuesday in the run-up to Christmas.

Which Christmas markets in Devon run the longest?

Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market runs from November 13 to December 13. Plymouth Christmas Market runs from November 26 to December 20, and the Torre Abbey Christmas Market in Torquay from November 28 to December 20. Totnes is listed from December 8 to 22, with the market on Tuesdays.

Which are one-day events?

Ilfracombe (November 27), Newton Abbot (November 28), Brixham (November 28), South Molton (November 29), Tavistock’s Dickensian Evening (December 4), Kingsbridge and Braunton (both December 5) and the Tavistock Christmas Festival (December 6).