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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.

Friday

6 November
  1. Markets Free

    Leicester Square Christmas Market

    11:00 Leicester Square, Covent Garden

    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.

  2. Food and drink Free

    Christmas by the River, London Bridge City

    12:00 London Bridge City Pier, Borough

    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.

Tuesday

1 December
  1. Markets Free

    Greenwich Market in December

    10:00 Greenwich Market, Greenwich

    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
  1. Markets Free

    Totally Thames: river festival, whole programme

    Times vary Various riverside venues, South Bank

    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.