ListingsUpdated Sat 24 Oct
London markets: what is on this week
Street markets, night markets and the weekend ones worth crossing town for, with the days they actually run. Most are free to walk into and better before eleven.
What to expect
9 listings filed under Markets. The busiest rooms are Hyde Park, Southbank Centre and London Bridge City Pier. Concentrated in Mayfair, South Bank and Borough.
Nearby
Every listing here has been checked against the venue that is putting it on.
Saturday
24 October-
Food and drink From £7
Lower Marsh Market
A weekday street market that has been there since the 1850s, now mostly hot food at lunch. Quieter and cheaper than Borough, and five minutes from the same trains.
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Food and drink From £8
Borough Market, full market days
The full market runs Wednesday to Saturday, and Wednesday is the one where you can actually reach a stall. Monday and Tuesday are limited, which catches people out.
Monday
2 November-
Food and drink Free to walk through
Southbank Centre Winter Market
Until 4 Jan 2027
Wooden chalets along the river by the Festival Hall, mostly hot food and mulled wine, and free to walk through. The Southbank Centre has not published its 2026 dates, so ours are expected rather than confirmed.
Friday
6 November-
Markets Free
Leicester Square Christmas Market
Until 4 Jan 2027
Stalls around the square with a spiegeltent in the middle, free to wander, and it runs later into January than most. 2026 dates not yet announced.
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Food and drink Free
Christmas by the River, London Bridge City
Until 24 Dec
Chalets along the Thames path between Hay's Galleria and Tower Bridge. Free, and the walk is the point: the bridge lit on one side, the City on the other. 2026 dates not yet announced.
Thursday
19 November-
Markets No extra charge, park entry booked separately
Winter Wonderland: The Christmas Market at Winter Wonderland
Until 3 Jan 2027
Traditional wooden chalets selling gifts, decorations and food. Free to walk through once you have a park entry ticket.
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Markets No extra charge, park entry booked separately
Winter Wonderland: Luminarie Market
Until 3 Jan 2027
Hand crafted gifts under the Luminarie light arches, with festive food and drink along the way. No charge beyond park entry.
Tuesday
1 December-
Markets Free
Greenwich Market in December
Until 31 Dec
The covered one, open every day 10am to 5.30pm and shut only on Christmas Day. Craft and antiques from actual traders, and the naval college two minutes away.
Wednesday
1 September-
Markets Free
Totally Thames: river festival, whole programme
Until 30 Sep
A month of walks, boat trips, art on the foreshore and one super-choir on the river. Most of it costs nothing and needs no booking.
