actually london · date card
London Christmas 2026, every date we can stand behind.
Checked 1 October 2026, markets added 3 October. Confirmed means the organiser has announced it. Everything in the second list is last year's date plus a pattern, so do not book a flight around one.
Confirmed
- Carnaby StreetWed 4 Nov
- Ever After Garden, ChelseaThu 5 Nov to 21 Dec
- Regent StreetThu 5 Nov
- Old SpitalfieldsWed 11 Nov
- Marylebone VillageWed 11 Nov
- Covent GardenThu 12 Nov
- Kingston Christmas MarketThu 12 Nov to 3 Jan
- Christmas at KewFri 13 Nov to 3 Jan
- Leadenhall craft marketSat 14 Nov & Sat 12 Dec
- Greenwich MarketWed 18 Nov
- Winter Wonderland, Hyde ParkThu 19 Nov to 3 Jan
- Fulham Palace winter gardenFri 20 Nov to 23 Dec
- Chelsea Winter VillageWed 25 Nov to 28 Dec
- Trafalgar Square treeThu 3 Dec
- Eltham Palace Christmas fairSat 5 to Sun 6 Dec
- Crafty Fox, King's CrossSun 6, Sat 12 & Sun 13 Dec
- Bond StreetThu 12 Nov
Not announced yet
- Oxford StreetEarly Nov
- St James'sThu 5 Nov, with Regent Street
- Seven DialsThu 12 Nov, with Covent Garden
- Leadenhall Market lightsMid-Nov
- BelgraviaMid-Nov
- ChelseaMid-Nov
- Kenwood HouseLate Nov
Christmas markets
- Old SpitalfieldsFrom Wed 11 Nov
- Covent GardenFrom Thu 12 Nov
- KingstonThu 12 Nov to 3 Jan
- Leadenhall craft marketSat 14 Nov & Sat 12 Dec
- Greenwich MarketFrom Wed 18 Nov
- Winter Wonderland, Hyde ParkThu 19 Nov to 3 Jan
- Chelsea Winter VillageWed 25 Nov to 28 Dec
- Leicester SquareAbout 31 Oct to early Jan *
- Southbank Centre Winter MarketMon 2 Nov to 4 Jan *
- Trafalgar SquareEarly Nov to early Jan *
- Battersea Power StationFri 6 Nov to 3 Jan *
- Seven DialsThu 12 Nov to 3 Jan *
- Winter by the River, London BridgeMid-Nov to early Jan *
- Between the Bridges, South BankSundays 15 Nov to 20 Dec *
- Mayfair (Mayfair Place)Thu 26 to Sat 28 Nov *
- King's Cross, under the CanopyFri 27 Nov to 22 Dec *
- Camden MarketMon 30 Nov to 23 Dec *
- Borough Market, Christmas weeksFrom Mon 30 Nov *
- Wembley ParkWeekends 5 to 20 Dec *
* Expected, not yet announced by the market.
Ice rinks
- Skate Leicester SquareSat 31 Oct to Sun 3 Jan
- Glide, Battersea Power StationFri 6 Nov to Sun 3 Jan
- Skate at Somerset HouseWed 11 Nov to Sun 10 Jan
- Queen's House, GreenwichWed 18 Nov to Sun 3 Jan
- Winter Wonderland, Hyde ParkThu 19 Nov to Sun 3 Jan
- Hampton Court PalaceFri 20 Nov to Sun 3 Jan
- Westfield White CityMid-Nov to early Jan
- Alexandra PalaceMid-Dec to early Jan
- Canary WharfNot running in 2026
Canary Wharf is on the list because it is not running this year and most guides still say it is.
We walk the lights in the order they are worth seeing, from 13 November.
Seven installations, two and a half hours, Oxford Circus to Annabel's, timed for after the shops empty and before the restaurants fill.