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Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair
Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair
Friday 5 to Sunday 7 December 2025
Visit our independent shops, inns, cafés and markets this Christmas
Kirkby Lonsdale is packed with independent retailers, offering a unique shopping experience. Our cafés, bars, bistros and pubs offer a wide range of high quality food and drink. And with the addition of indoor and outdoor Christmas Markets, pop-up cafés and festive entertainment the Christmas Fair Weekend is the perfect time for a visit.
Christmas Chalet Village in the Market Square
4pm – 7pm Friday 5 December
10am – 7pm Saturday 6 December
10am – 4pm Sunday 7 December
Indoor Market at Lunesdale Hall
10am – 5pm Saturday 6 December
10am – 4pm Sunday 7 December
Santa’s Market at St Mary’s Church
10am – 5pm Saturday 6 December
10am – 4pm Sunday 7 December
Christmas Cafés at Methodist Hall & Lunesdale Hall
10am – 4pm Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 December
1pm – 4pm Sunday 7 December at the Methodist Hall
Christmas Café at St Mary’s Church
10am – 5pm Saturday 6 December
Festive fun for the whole family
Friday 5 December
Festive Guided Lantern Walk
4.30pm sets off from The Town Information Centre – click for details
Lantern Parade
5.30pm sets off from St Mary’s Church – we have a video available to help you make your own upcycled lantern – click here.
Xmas Music: The Monumental Stage
4.30pm onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale – click for details.
Xmas Music: Santa’s Fringe
5.30pm onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale – click for details.
Christmas Lights Switch On
6pm with Father Christmas in the Market Square
Saturday 6 December
Unwrapping Advent
10am – 4pm Activities for all at St Mary’s Church
Penguins – Family Friendly Puppet Show
10am & 3pm inside an inflatable igloo in the Methodist Church
Xmas Music: The Monumental Stage
11am onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale – click for details.
Santa’s Grotto
11.30am – 1.30pm & 3pm – 5pm at St Mary’s Church
Santa Parade
2pm through the town
Xmas Music: Santa’s Fringe
2.45pm onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale – click for details.
Festive Guided Lantern Walk
4.30pm sets off from The Town Information Centre – click for details
Sunday 7 December
Santa’s Grotto
10am–4pm at St Mary’s Church
Xmas Music: The Monumental Stage
11am onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale – click for details.
Xmas Music: Santa’s Fringe
12.30pm onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale – click for details.
Childrens’ Christmas Story Trail
1pm at St Mary’s Church
Choir
6pm Christmas Carols for all at St Mary’s Church
Parking
Free Parking at Booths main store car park & Wellington Court from 8am Friday 5 December until midnight Sunday 7 December
Free Parking at QE Studio and Queen Elizabeth School, Biggins Road LA6 2HJ all weekend
W&F New Road & Dodgson Croft car parks operating as usual
Please use public transport or car share if able
