Christmas Market · Scotland
Edinburgh Christmas Market 2026: Opening Dates & Times
Reported by highlandexperience.com; not yet confirmed by the council or organiser.
Christmas market opening and closing dates across the UK, taken from council, BID and organiser announcements. Every value shows its source link and the date we last verified it.
Key facts
- Date
- Saturday 14 November 2026
Source: highlandexperience.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Market opens
- Saturday 14 November 2026
Source: highlandexperience.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Market closes
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Opening time
- 10am
Source: highlandexperience.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Where
- Princes Street Gardens (East and West), George Street, St Andrew Square
Source: highlandexperience.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Free or ticketed
- Free
Source: highlandexperience.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Fireworks
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Road closures
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Parking
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
“Edinburgh Christmas Market returns from 14 November 2026 to 3 January 2027” — highlandexperience.com
Where: Princes Street Gardens (East and West), George Street, St Andrew Square
Getting there and getting home
- Nearest station
- Edinburgh Waverley · place record
- Road closures
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Parking
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
Last year: 2025
No 2025 record on file.
Nearby Christmas markets
- GlasgowThu 5 Nov67 km
- AberdeenThu 12 Nov12pm149 km
- Stockton-on-TeesTBC194 km
- BelfastSat 14 Nov12pm230 km
- ColeraineSat 12 Dec237 km
Sources
- https://www.highlandexperience.com/blog/edinburgh-christmas-market-2026/ (press) — checked 2 Sep 2026
- edinburgh.gov.uk (council)
Source: highlandexperience.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 · Last updated 2 Sep 2026