Christmas event · Cardiff
Cardiff Christmas Market 2026
Cardiff's free-entry Christmas market spreads along St John Street, Working Street, Trinity Street and Hills Street.
Explore the map ↓ · Visitor essentials ↓ · More in Cardiff →
Good things.
Coming your way.
Find an event, explore the place behind it,
and make the whole day yours.
Search attractions, places to eat and places to stay. For events, choose What’s on.
Make it your kind of day Age · cost · indoors or outdoors · facilities
Filters show confirmed details only. Free entry may still involve parking or optional charges. Check access and opening times before travelling.
Open a card for visitor details, directions and ideas nearby.
voco St David's Cardiff
voco St David’s Cardiff is a waterfront hotel on Cardiff Bay with rooms, a spa and the Tir a Môr restaurant. Its Havannah Street setting places it by the bay rather than in the central shopping district. Guests can combine a stay with dining or spa treatments, but inclusions vary by package. Check the room description and separate restaurant or treatment reservations before booking.
Plan your visit →Celtic Manor Resort
Celtic Manor Resort is a hotel and leisure resort at Coldra Woods in Newport. Accommodation includes hotel rooms and suites, with restaurants, a spa and championship golf courses across the resort. Lodges are also offered as a separate accommodation choice. Check which building, room type and facilities your booking includes, as dining, treatments and activities have their own arrangements.
Plan your visit →Pasture Cardiff
Pasture Cardiff is a restaurant at 8–10 High Street in Cardiff’s Castle Quarter. It offers lunch and evening dining, with its current menus and private dining options published by the operator. Opening and service times differ through the week, including a separate Sunday schedule. Check the Cardiff branch menu and reserve the appropriate service when planning a meal in the city centre.
Plan your visit →Heaneys
Heaneys is Tommy Heaney’s restaurant in Pontcanna, Cardiff. Its dining options include lunch, à la carte and tasting menus, with dishes shaped by the season and locally sourced ingredients, including produce from the restaurant’s garden. Choose the menu and service you want when reserving. Dietary requirements should be discussed with the restaurant in advance rather than inferred from a sample menu.
Plan your visit →Cardiff Castle
Historic castle grounds and interiors in central Cardiff. Check ticket inclusions.
Plan your visit →National Museum Cardiff
Free general museum admission; some exhibitions and activities are charged. Advance free tickets are recommended. The museum car park is closed 2–4 October 2026. Map pin marks the site; follow the operator’s visitor-entrance directions.
Plan your visit →St Fagans National Museum of History
Free museum entry; parking and some activities cost extra. Castle access is limited during re-roofing, and Llwyn-yr-eos Farm is currently closed. Map pin marks the site; follow the operator’s visitor-entrance directions.
Plan your visit →Calan Gaeaf at Dyffryn Gardens 2026
Collect a trail guide at Dyffryn Gardens visitor reception and look for fairy doors, oversized mushrooms and stories from Welsh folklore. The family Calan Gaeaf trail includes games among the gardens. Step-free routes are available, and mobility equipment should be booked ahead. Dogs on short leads are welcome. Dress for an outdoor visit; normal admission applies.
Plan your visit →Calan Gaeaf at Tredegar House 2026
Follow Welsh folklore through Tredegar House and its gardens, with fairy spotting, broomstick races and a trail through the mansion. Clay crafts run on selected days, so ask which activities are available when you arrive. The site is mostly flat, but some house areas have steps. Collect a guide at visitor reception. Normal admission applies.
Plan your visit →Stranger Folk at Tredegar House 2026
Explore Welsh folklore through a phone-led adventure at Tredegar House, recommended for ages seven and over. Ask at the Welcome Point for the password before setting off; the game has no fixed route. Most outdoor areas are flat, while some house areas involve steps, so discuss access needs on arrival. Normal admission applies.
Plan your visit →No matches just yet.
Try a wider area or another date.
Explore our walks and area guides →We are still adding places. No matches here does not mean there is nothing to do in this area.
Run a business? Find out how we can help — start here →
About this event
Cardiff's free-entry Christmas market spreads along St John Street, Working Street, Trinity Street and Hills Street. Independent craft makers and food producers trade throughout the season, with individual traders changing. December Thursdays have later opening, until 19:00; the pin marks the St John Street area.
Plan your visit
- Event dates
- 12 November – 23 December 2026
- Venue
- St John Street and surrounding shopping streets
- Opening times
- Monday–Saturday 10:00–18:00; Sunday 10:00–17:00. December Thursdays until 19:00.
- Admission
- Free entry
- Setting
- Outdoors
Source details checked on 2 October 2026.
Check current opening times, access and booking requirements before travelling.
Get directions ↗ Official event details & booking ↗Make a day of your visit
Listings within 20 miles of Cardiff Christmas Market 2026. Distances are straight-line estimates; check the actual journey.
Places to stay near Cardiff Christmas Market 2026
- voco St David's CardiffCardiff · 1.5 miles
- Celtic Manor ResortNewport · 13.5 miles
Places to eat near Cardiff Christmas Market 2026
- Pasture CardiffCardiff · 0.1 miles
- HeaneysCardiff · 1.0 miles
Attractions near Cardiff Christmas Market 2026
- Cardiff CastleCardiff · 0.1 miles
- National Museum CardiffCardiff · 0.3 miles
- St Fagans National Museum of HistoryCardiff · 4.2 miles
Events near Cardiff Christmas Market 2026
- Calan Gaeaf at Dyffryn Gardens 2026St Nicholas · 5.9 miles
- Calan Gaeaf at Tredegar House 2026Newport · 8.5 miles
- Stranger Folk at Tredegar House 2026Newport · 8.5 miles
Staying near Cardiff Christmas Market 2026?
Compare nearby accommodation, then choose your dates and check the location before booking.
Compare nearby stays ↗Affiliate link: Days Out Now may earn commission at no extra cost to you. This searches the surrounding area; it does not guarantee availability at this venue.Run Cardiff Christmas Market 2026?
Claim or update your listing free. Add accurate visitor details and your own photograph so people can plan their visit.
Join free. Save on your next day out.
Confirmed Days Out Now subscribers get 10% off eligible attraction and experience bookings through our Love to Visit area.
Merlin products are excluded. This saving applies to eligible Love to Visit bookings, not every attraction shown on this map. Partner terms apply. Booking links may earn Days Out Now commission at no extra cost to you.
Days Out Now presents
Britain’s digital brochure stand.
Spin through brilliant days out, open a brochure and turn the pages. When you find the right adventure, everything needed to plan and book it is waiting inside.
ready to explore
The current collection
25 brochures
No brochures match those filters yet. Try another region or attraction type.
A day out. And then some.
Some booking links are affiliate links: Days Out Now may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. Check current opening, access and booking information with the business.
