Tenterden Christmas Market
Tenterden High Street
14th - 23rd November 2025
Organised by the Market Square Group team/Zoom Events
Opening Times*:
Friday 14th: 12.00pm - 8.00pm
Saturday 15th: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Sunday 16th: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Monday 17th - Thursday 20th: 9.00am - 6.00pm
Friday 21st: 9.00am - 8.00pm
Saturday 22nd: 9.00am - 7.00pm
Sunday 23rd: 10.00am - 5.00pm
The Tenterden Christmas Market begins at 12noon on Friday 14 November to Sunday 23 November, bringing festive fun to Tenterden. The first part of the market - the Marquee Market, stretches from the Ozgur Restaurant to Station Road. Later that afternoon, the Tenterden Town Christmas Lights will be switched on. Then 21-23 November (Friday to Sunday) the Christmas Market extends right along to East Cross, creating a wonderful festive atmosphere throughout the High Street with a large number of new traders, attractions, and festive entertainment.
Visitors can enjoy over 100 festive stalls throughout the High Street, the Christmas Tree Festival at the Zion Baptist Church (Friday and Saturday), Christmas Cards at Tenterden Museum, and the Big Wrap Christmas Craft Fair in the Woolpack Barn featuring 20 stalls. There will also be plenty of artisan crafters at Sid’s Emporium and Ethel Loves Me, offering a wonderful selection of handmade gifts and decorations.
Join us in Tenterden for a fantastic Christmas shopping experience. Visitors will find a wide range of street food, mulled wine, and festive treats, alongside the town’s many independent shops, cafes, bars, and restaurants. Live festive entertainment will take place across three stages throughout the weekend, featuring performances and music from local groups to keep the atmosphere lively and bright.
The Tenterden Christmas Market is a true seasonal highlight – a festive celebration and shopping experience not to be missed.
Summary of What's On at the Tenterden Christmas Market
- Beautiful Christmas trees and lights up and down the High Street twinkling above the shops and gorgeous lights wrapped around the lovely High Street trees on every day from 3pm -10pm
- 100 Christmas Market stalls in Tenterden High Street
- Children's rides 21-23 November
- Street food
- Live music in the High Street
- Christmas tree at the White Lion lit up
- Christmas Craft Fair (Saturday/Sunday) in the Woolpack Barn on 15-16 November (also 13-14 December 2025) - an extra 20 stallholders here!!! https://www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/christmas-craft-fair-the-big-wrap-listing-1549-132708.aspx
- Tenterden Rotary Club will be serving mulled wine in Sayers Lane from 12 noon on Saturday 22 November - profits to local charities
- The Tenterden Hub Choir will gather outside Rockits Sensory (next door to Calvero Lounge) for Christmas Carols with Santa at 4:30–5pm on Friday 21 November
- Christmas Town at Rockits, 1st Floor, Embassy House, 21-23 November. Enjoy festive fun with stay & play, Christmas storytime, crafts, and a chance for little ones to write their letters to Santa - plus mulled wine, mince pies, and treats in the café https://www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/christmas-town-at-rockits-listing-1687-152207.aspx
- Mildred Trust Christmas Craft Stalls (23/11 only) St Mildred's Church https://www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/the-mildred-trust-christmas-craft-stall-listing-2042-153018.aspx beautiful handmade crafts made by local people to raise money for The Mildred Trust
- Christmas Tree Festival in the Zion Baptist Church (Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd Nov - organised by Churches Together)https://www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/tenterden-christmas-tree-festival-listing-832-131711.aspx come and vote for your favourite tree
- Charity Christmas Cards for sale in the Tenterden Museum https://www.mytenterden.co.uk/events/charity-christmas-cards-tenterden-museum-listing-386-120214.aspx
- High Street Shops open late on some days
- Lots of artisan crafters and festive gifts at Sids Emporium, Ethel Loves Me, and Made by Bayliss & Co in the High Street - all fantastic emporiums with individual traders all year round in the High Street, but extra special at Christmas
ROAD RESTRICTIONS
21-23 November (the 2nd Friday & weekend) - there will be a 20mph speed limit along Tenterden High Street. There will be an official one-way system in place for Bridewell Lane / Highbury Lane. Some of the laybys in the High Street will be closed off (The lay-by on A28 High Street outside numbers 106-108, outside numbers 88a-94, and East Cross outside numbers 1-7, will be closed in its entirety). More information
>>> here
LIVE MUSIC
SATURDAY 15TH NOVEMBER
12pm - Chris Barlow
2.30pm - Owen the Saxophone (TBC)
4.30pm - Dave McCabe
SUNDAY 16TH NOVEMBER
12pm - Ian Fox
3pm - Chris Ray
SATURDAY 22ND NOVEMBER
Stage One:
12pm - Chris Barlow
2.30pm - Owen the Saxophone (TBC)
4.30pm - Dave McCabe
Stage Two:
12pm - Ian Fox (TBC)
SUNDAY 23RD NOVEMBER
Stage One:
12pm - Owen the Saxophone (TBC)
Stage Two:
12pm - Chris Barlow
3pm- Chris Ray
STALLHOLDERS
Just a taster of some of the stallholders - food, crafts, treats and more
Download PDF of the list of Stallholders
>>> here Hot Food
BP Brothers Ltd
A Taste of Thailand
Just Greek
Indian Kitchen Street Food
Amen Catering Ltd
Vintage Shakes
Mexitaco Ltd
Mr Dunpling
La Lola Street Food
Crepe Expectations
Farmhouse Foods
Grocery
Chock Shop Essex
Araxos Ltd
Samosa and Sauce Lid
Granny Sally’s Confectionery Ltd
The Biltong Station Ltd
Lisa’s Luscious Bakes
Up The Garden Chiillies
The Great British Cheese Company
The Cookie Pod
Thomas Cookie Co
Craft
Pink Blossom Events
Fry Teak
Hearts Deco
Claire Waters
Flipntoze
7ukuilla
Oska Johansson Ltd
Candle Wise
Simply JOJO
San Jose Import
Baby Adore
Wixi Ltd
Romney Marsh Wools Ltd
Liam Willis Photography
Kiec Garden Products
Cosmictribes
Violets Collection
Fragrance Express UK
R Hills Woodturning
Zane’s Magic Shop
Merrywood
Artisan Creations
Moda
Caboodle
Alcohol Sales
O’Donnell Moonshine
Woodchurch Wine
Devil’s Bridge Rum
Nine Oaks Vineyard
The Only Way Is Spirits
Famous Last Stand
Ossie and Flo’s Mobile Bar
Pets/Subscriptions
Pure Pet Food
Untamed
Charities
Ashford Safe Haven
Demelza Hospice
RNLI
PARKING
Please use Town car parks:
COUNCIL CAR PARKS
All Council car parks are free after 6pm
- Waitrose/Recreation Ground Road TN30 6BW, £13.20 all day/over 4 hours; £1.30 per hour, 222 spaces including 13 disabled bays and 1 motorcycle parking area (free parking for motorcycles in the designated bay) Ringgo Location Code: 26657
- Station Road TN30 6HN £13.20 (over 4 hours), £13.20 all day/over 4 hours; £1.30 per hour, 43 spaces, RingGo Location Code: 26660. 4 x EV spaces
- Bridewell Lane TN30 6EY £6 (over 4 hours), £1.30 per hour, 127 spaces, free all day every Sunday. RingGo Location Code: 26659. BEST VALUE PARKING ON SUNDAY - FREE all day on Sundays but limited spaces so please arrive early
- Tenterden Leisure Centre TN30 6RA (over 4 hours), £13.20 all day/over 4 hours; £1.30 per hour, 146 spaces, RingGo Location Code: 26658
PRIVATE CAR PARKS
- KESR/STATION ROAD - BEST VALUE PARKING - Tenterden Town Station car park on Friday-Sunday 14-16 Nov and Friday-Sunday 21-23 Nov £8 all day (opens one hour before the Market starts and 30 mins after the Market closes) cash or card,180 spaces at the Kent & East Sussex Railway. From the A28/High Street by the Vine Inn drive down Station Road and go over the level crossing, the car park is immediately in front of you. 300 yards from the High Street.
- Tesco car park is free for 2 hours for customers. ANPR (registration number checking) to make sure you don't park for longer (large fines if you overstay)
- The streets surrounding the town - FREE - please follow normal parking rules
PHOTOS
PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS CHRISTMAS MARKETS IN TENTERDEN
Traders please contact Market Square Group to book a stall:
Historically this event was called Tenterden Late Night Shopping
Tenterden Christmas Market organised by
- 2025 - Market Square Group (Paul Kennedy & team) - over 2 weekends from 14 November and the weekdays in betweeen (note the main part of the Christmas Market is 21-23 November)
- 2024 - Market Square Group - 3 day event - Tenterden Christmas Market (Paul Kennedy & team)
- 2023 - Market Square Group - 3 day event - Tenterden Christmas Market (Paul Kennedy & team)
- 2022 - Market Square Group - 3 day event - Tenterden Christmas Market (Paul Kennedy & team), the Market Square Group picked this event up with about 6 weeks notice so was smaller than normal
- 2021 - no-one - Covid pandemic
- 2020 - no-one - Covid pandemic
- 2019 - Christmas in Tenterden - Tash & Seren - 3 day Christmas Market
- 2018 - Christmas in Tenterden - Tash & Seren - 3 day Christmas Market
- 2017 - Tenterden Town Council sub committee (Tash & Seren were on this committee with others including Town Councillors, and Tash became the paid Market Manager) - 3 day Tenterden Christmas Market
- 2016 - Market Square Group - 3 day Tenterden Christmas Market (Paul Kennedy & team)
- 2015 - Sue Ferguson, Jonathan Medes and Tenterden Chamber of Commerce committee - 1 day Tenterden Christmas Market
- 2014 and the years before this - Late Night Shopping, 1st Friday in December - Tenterden Chamber of Commerce and Shops, very few market stalls, some children's fairground rides