Christmas markets in Lincoln 2026

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  Weekend Christmas market · Lincoln

  Lincoln Cathedral Christmas Market

  The famous Lincoln Christmas Market in the Bailgate no longer runs; in 2026 the cathedral hosts its own three-day ticketed market instead.

  ✨ Date night

  What's there

  • ★Three days at the cathedral
  • ★Ticketed, so less crowded than the old Bailgate market
  • ★Evening shopping session

  The successor to Lincoln's famous market — register for tickets early.

  2026

  3–5 Dec 2026 (ticketed)

  Cost

  Ticket required.

  Getting there and parking

  • Lincoln station, then a steep 20-minute walk up Steep Hill to the cathedral.

  Lincoln Cathedral, Minster Yard LN2Official site

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