Cornwall Christmas Markets and Fairs 2025
If you love to shop local for your festive gifts, a Cornwall Christmas market is the perfect place. You’ll find all sorts of uniquely Cornish Christmas presents among the county’s festive fairs, as well as enjoying the lively atmosphere (and tempting street food).
We have chosen a few of our favourites to showcase. St Ives has Christmas Markets aplenty and there are events in areas like Carbis Bay and Bedruthan too. Padstow’s popular Christmas market is back in 2025, complete with festive food and a magical lantern parade. If you are on holiday in Cornwall in December, you are bound to be close to one of the many Christmas craft markets.
Wrap up warm, grab your shopping bag, and head for one of these lively and atmospheric Cornish Christmas markets
St Ives Christmas Market at Polmanter
Dates: 29th – 30th November 2025
New for 2025, the Polmanter Christmas Market will showcase a mix of local makers and creators selling unique handmade gifts and festive treats. At the Stable Bar, you will find warming mulled wine and cider, as well as hot chocolate for an alcohol-free treat. Refuel with a giant pig-in-blanket hot dog or turkey bap.
Find out more: St Ives Christmas Market at Polmanter
Truro Christmas Market
Dates: 21st November – 24th December 2025
The biggest Christmas market in Cornwall, Truro’s festivities run for over a month, right up to Christmas Eve (great news for us last-minute shoppers). The large open space on Lemon Quay, which usually hosts Truro’s lovely farmers’ markets, is transformed into a festive village, complete with log cabins and twinkly lights.
Come here for a huge choice of Cornish-made crafts and delicious local produce, as well as a wonderfully welcoming atmosphere. While the heart of the market is in Lemon Quay, the festivities are spread out across the city. There is also late night shopping in Truro every Wednesday until 22nd December.
Find out more: Truro Christmas Market
Padstow Christmas Fayre
Dates: 4th – 7th December 2025
After a break last year, the popular Padstow Christmas Fayre is back for 2025 to celebrate the best festive food Cornwall has to offer. A delight for any foodie, this Christmas Fayre features demos from chefs such as Paul Ainsworth and Rick Stein, as well as music and a craft fair.
On the Friday, a magical lantern parade lights up the harbour front, bringing a festive glow before culminating in a spectacular fireworks display.
Find out more: Padstow Christmas Fayre
Coastal Christmas Market
Dates: 6th – 7th, 13th – 14th December
Enjoy the festivities and help raise money for the Cornwall Air Ambulance at the Coastal Christmas Market this December. Held at the Carbis Bay Hotel, this market features a wide range of stallholders offering festive treats and gifts, as well as a Winter Woodland Grotto where younger visitors can meet Santa.
The market is free to enter and money is raised via a daily raffle with winners announced at 5pm each day.
Find out more: Coastal Christmas Market
Bedruthan Christmas Fayre
Dates: 22nd – 23rd November 2025
Shop for Christmas gifts from local artisans and craftspeople at the Bedruthan Christmas Fayre. From arts and crafts to homewares, fashion and jewellery, there will be plenty of shopping options. For those with little ones, there is a Jungle Tumble to keep them amused and fresh baked goods in full supply for everyone.
Find out more: Bedruthan Christmas Fayre
Healeys Christmas Market
Dates: Weekends from 8th November – 14th December 2025
Just outside Truro, Healeys Cyder Farm is hosting its popular Christmas markets for the ninth year. As well as shopping for local crafts and produce, visitors can warm their cockles with a mulled cider and a choice of hearty food.
There is music and activities alongside the food and drink, and with six weekends booked in, there is plenty of chance to visit. If you are on holiday in Cornwall with the family, we recommend a day out at Healeys Cornish Cyder Farm at any time of year.
Find out more: Healeys Christmas Markets
The Christmas Fair at the Eden Project
Dates: 19th and 20th November 2025
We absolutely love the Eden Project over the festive season, and this lively Fair is the icing on the (Christmas) cake. Wander among dozens of stalls in this most incredible location, picking up locally made gifts and tucking into some fabulous street food (do not miss the baked goods…).
The Christmas Fair is held to raise funds for Cornish not-for-profit organisations and raised over £68,000 in 2024. It is a popular event, so make sure you book your tickets well in advance. Combine your trip to the Fair with an evening walk around the Biomes.
Find out more: Christmas Fair at the Eden Project
Looe Christmas Market
Dates: 6th December and 13th December 2025
Bring a seaside feel to your Christmas shopping with a day at Looe Christmas Market. Looe’s bustling festive event is held on two Saturdays: 6th December for the organised shopper and 13th December for those of us who prefer a closer-to-Christmas approach.
It takes place in the Quayside Centre in West Looe, which has the great advantage of being undercover. Enjoy spending a day in this lovely old harbour town, which has a wide selection of independent shops and galleries for Christmas shopping as well as the festive market.
Find out more: Christmas in Looe
Porthleven Christmas Market
Dates: 5th – 7th December 2025
Festivities will be in full swing at the Porthleven Christmas Market in early December. Featuring more than 50 traders and makers, as well as live music and a Santa’s Grotto, there is something for everyone to enjoy. With a backdrop of festive lights across the harbour, this market will help anyone get into the festive spirit.
Find out more: Porthleven Christmas Market
Falmouth Festive Weekend
Dates: 6th – 7th December
Falmouth knows how to throw a party, and its Festive Weekend is a splendid celebration of all things Christmassy. Family activities range from a giant snow globe to games of curling, and of course, the big man himself will be paying a visit… Head for the Christmas Market Marquee for the majority of stalls.
While many of the activities, such as the live music and shows, take place at The Moor and Events Square, there will be stalls and events all across town, linked by a land train. Known as a foodie destination, the street food and drink on offer at Falmouth Festive Weekend is always exceptional.
Find out more: Falmouth Festive Weekend
Penryn Jubilee Wharf Christmas Fair
Dates: 13th – 14th December 2025
The following weekend, the action moves up the coast to Falmouth’s neighbour Penryn. The Christmas Fair at Jubilee Wharf is very much a community-led event, making it a friendly and welcoming place to pick up unique Cornish Christmas gifts.
As well as stalls selling local crafts, there will be plenty to eat and drink, with live music in the background. Jubilee Wharf is a modern, eco-friendly business hub right at the edge of the water in Penryn, creating an evocative maritime backdrop for your Christmas shopping.
Find out more: Jubilee Wharf Christmas Fair
If Christmas in Cornwall sounds appealing, we still have availability in our cosy and luxurious Cornish holiday cottages. Get in touch with us today, and start planning your Cornish Christmas shopping trip…
Shanty Baba
Shanty Baba’s Lantern Ghost Storywalk, St Ives Cornwall, Westcotts Quay, Saint Ives, UK