28/11/2025
🎄✨ One week to go!! ✨🎄
This time next week, the Durham Christmas Festival will be in full swing... and we CANNOT WAIT! ❄️🏰
From Friday 5th to Sunday 7th December, the whole city centre will burst into festive life, and right at the heart of it is our FREE ENTRY indoor and outdoor markets… packed with over 100 amazing independent traders ready to make your Christmas magical.
Here’s what you’ll find across Durham’s markets during the festival:
✨ Gifts galore:
Handcrafted treasures 🎨, unique stocking fillers 🎁, cosy knits 🧦, home scents 🕯️, artwork 🖼️, children’s treats 🧸, and all those gorgeous “I need this!” bits you only ever discover from proper local businesses.
🎄 Festive food and drink:
Sweet bakes 🍪, cakes 🍰, cheeses 🧀, chutneys, pickles and preserves 🍯, artisan hampers 🎀, luxury nibbles 🍫 and foodie gifts perfect for Christmas tables everywhere.
🍗 Everything for the big day
Foil roasting trays 🍽️, herbs & spices 🌿, and the one-and-only Durham Mustard 🌶️ - a true local original (long before Colman’s!).
Plus the not-so-secret ingredient for unbeatable roasties… goose fat 🥔✨
🛍️ Your year-round favourites
Your fishmonger 🐟, bakers 🥖, makers and creators 🧵, homeware gems 🏺, gift gurus 🎀, and the hardworking family businesses who keep Durham’s Market Place thriving 52 weeks a year, whatever the weather ☔❄️🌞
While the rest of the festival twinkles up on the hill ✨⛺, the beating heart of Durham is right here… with the traders who graft all year round to keep this city special.
So whether you’re a loyal local or travelling in for the festivities 🚗🚆, make sure you explore the Market Hall and browse the outdoor stalls. You’ll find warm welcomes, cracking gifts, proper Durham charm, and traders who put their heart into everything they do ❤️✨
Support small. Shop local. Make it a Durham Christmas. 🎁🎅💛
