Edinburgh Christmas Market opening times
Edinburgh Christmas Market hours vary by market: Edinburgh's Christmas Market in East Princes Street Gardens opens daily into the evening except on Christmas Day, while most of the craft fairs open for a single weekend in daytime hours.
The table lists all 12 Christmas Markets in Edinburgh with their published hours and the Christmas and New Year exceptions.
Opening hours of each Christmas Market in Edinburgh 2026
Hours of each market from 14 November 2026 to 3 January 2027, in map order:
| # | 1 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Edinburgh's Christmas Market |
| Open from | 14 Nov to 3 Jan |
| Mon to Thu | 10:00-22:00 |
| Fri | 10:00-22:00 |
| Sat | 10:00-22:00 |
| Sun | 10:00-22:00 |
| # | 2 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Festive Family Funfair, West Princes Street Gardens |
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| # | 3 |
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| Christmas Market | Castle Street Christmas Market |
| Open from | 25 Nov to 22 Dec |
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| # | 4 |
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| Christmas Market | Winter in the West End Christmas Market |
| Open from | 19 Nov to 20 Dec |
| Mon to Thu | 11:00-18:00 |
| Fri | 11:00-18:00 |
| Sat | 11:00-18:00 |
| Sun | 11:00-18:00 |
| # | 5 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Assembly Rooms Christmas Fair |
| Open from | 5 Dec to 6 Dec |
| Mon to Thu | closed |
| Fri | closed |
| Sat | 10:30-17:00 |
| Sun | 10:30-17:00 |
| # | 6 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Edinburgh Winter Makers Market |
| Open from | 5 Dec to 6 Dec |
| Mon to Thu | closed |
| Fri | closed |
| Sat | 10:00-17:00 |
| Sun | 10:00-17:00 |
| # | 7 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Summerhall Winter Market |
| Open from | 5 Dec to 6 Dec |
| Mon to Thu | closed |
| Fri | closed |
| Sat | 11:00-17:00 |
| Sun | 11:00-17:00 |
| # | 8 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | MNB Winter Craft Market |
| Open from | 5 Dec to 6 Dec |
| Mon to Thu | closed |
| Fri | closed |
| Sat | 10:00-16:00 |
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| # | 9 |
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| Christmas Market | Edinburgh Printmakers Christmas Market |
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| # | 10 |
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| Christmas Market | Bethany Christian Trust Christmas Market |
| Open from | 4 Dec to 5 Dec |
| Mon to Thu | closed |
| Fri | 16:00-19:00 |
| Sat | 10:00-14:00 |
| Sun | closed |
| # | 11 |
|---|---|
| Christmas Market | Hopetoun House Christmas Shopping Fair |
| Open from | 27 Nov to 29 Nov |
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| # | 12 |
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| Christmas Market | Jupiter Artland Christmas Market |
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- Edinburgh's Christmas Market (the Traditional Christmas Markets in East Princes Street Gardens) is closed on 25 December, opens at 16:00 on 17 November and closes at 18:00 on 3 January 2027 (Traditional Christmas Markets opening times).
- Winter in the West End is closed from 3 to 9 and from 14 to 16 December (Winter in the West End dates and times).
- Markets 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10 trade on two days only, so the other days show as closed (Summerhall Winter Market 2026 times). Edinburgh Winter Makers Market: last entry 16:30.
- MNB Winter Craft Market: Sunday hours not published.
- Hours not published for 2026: Castle Street Christmas Market.
- Hopetoun House Christmas Shopping Fair: from 10:00 on Friday 27 November to 16:30 on Sunday 29 November 2026, with no daily hours published.
- 2026 dates not announced: markets 2, 9 and 12. The funfair site's festival, Edinburgh's Christmas, runs 14 November 2026 to 3 January 2027.
Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year opening times in Edinburgh
Of the markets with announced 2026 dates, only Edinburgh's Christmas Market trades after 22 December, with these holiday hours:
| Christmas Market | Edinburgh's Christmas Market |
|---|---|
| 24 Dec | 10:00-20:00 |
| 25 Dec | closed |
| 26 Dec | 12:00-20:00 |
| 31 Dec | 10:00-17:00 |
| 1 Jan | 12:00-20:00 |
On Christmas Eve the market closes at 20:00, two hours earlier than on a normal day, and on Hogmanay it closes at 17:00. It stays shut on Christmas Day and reopens on Boxing Day from 12:00 to 20:00, the same hours as on New Year's Day. The other markets with 2026 dates finish by 22 December, the last day of the Castle Street Christmas Market. No holiday hours have been published for the funfair site in West Princes Street Gardens.
Late openings and early closures at the Edinburgh Christmas Markets
Among the markets with published hours, only Edinburgh's Christmas Market trades after 19:00: it opens until 22:00 on normal days. Two dates break the pattern. On Tuesday 17 November it opens only from 16:00 to 22:00, and on the final day, Sunday 3 January 2027, it closes at 18:00. Across all Edinburgh's Christmas sites, under-18s must be with a responsible adult after 20:00. Opening times at Edinburgh's Christmas Market are subject to change.
The Bethany Christian Trust Christmas Market opens on the evening of Friday 4 December, from 16:00 to 19:00, followed by a morning session on Saturday 5 December from 10:00 to 14:00. At the Edinburgh Winter Makers Market last entry is 16:30, half an hour before closing.