Explore Harrogate's Christmas market and other festive markets across the area, boutique shops, restaurants and cafes, enjoy our street entertainment and events and take time to relax at the Turkish Baths or over afternoon tea.

View our spectacular illuminations from Glow at RHS Harlow Carr, to Music and Lights at Fountains Abbey and the twinkling Christmas displays above our Christmas markets and shops.

If you are bringing the family you will find fun, adventure and ice-skating as well as numerous opportunities to meet Father Christmas himself. Whether you are planning a festive getaway or a magical day out, this is the only place to start your Christmas celebrations.

Plan your perfect Christmas getaway in North Yorkshire by staying a little longer and exploring a little further. Choose from family-friendly events, magical ice-skating experiences and meeting the big man himself. 

Explore our thriving market towns and experience vibrant Christmas markets, or hop on a train for an enchanting railway Christmas experience. There are pantomimes galore, street parades, traditional Victorian fairs and candlelight concerts wherever you turn when you take the time to traverse North Yorkshire at Christmas.