Newcastle Christmas Market, run by the NE1 business improvement district, fills Grey Street and the streets around Grey’s Monument with festive stalls. For 2026 it runs from Thursday 19 November to Wednesday 23 December with more than 70 traders, most of them based within 20 miles of the city.

Entry is free – you only pay for what you buy. Expect street food, mulled drinks and gifts such as scarves, leather bags, hand-thrown pottery, woolly hats and jewellery.

The market sits a few minutes from Central Station and Monument Metro, so it is easy to combine with the city’s Christmas lights and shopping.