Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair
Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair
Friday 4 to Sunday 6 December 2026
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 4 December
10am – 7pm Saturday 5 December
10am – 4pm Sunday 6 December
Indoor Market at Lunesdale Hall
10am – 5pm Saturday 5 December
10am – 4pm Sunday 6 December
Santa’s Market at St Mary’s Church
10am – 5pm Saturday 5 December
10am – 4pm Sunday 6 December
Christmas Cafés
10am – 4pm Saturday 5 & Sunday 6 December at Lunesdale Hall
10am – 5pm Saturday 5 December at St Mary’s Church
10am – 4pm Sunday 6 December at St Mary’s Church
1pm – 4pm Sunday 6 December at the Methodist Hall
Festive fun for the whole family
Friday 4 December
Festive Guided Lantern Walk
4.30pm sets off from The Town Information Centre
Lantern Parade
5.30pm sets off from St Mary’s Church
Xmas Music: The Monumental Stage
4.30pm onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale.
Xmas Music: Santa’s Fringe
5.30pm onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale.
Christmas Lights Switch On
6pm with Father Christmas in the Market Square
Saturday 5 December
Festive Family Crafting Activities
10am – 4pm Activities for all at St Mary’s Church
Xmas Music: The Monumental Stage
11am onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale.
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.
Festive Guided Lantern Walk
4.30pm sets off from The Town Information Centre
Sunday 6 December
Santa’s Grotto
10am–4pm at St Mary’s Church
Xmas Music: The Monumental Stage
11am onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale.
Xmas Music: Santa’s Fringe
12.30pm onwards in venues around Kirkby Lonsdale.
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
