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Top story Worcester Christmas Markets 2026: Fayre 3-6 Dec, Spetchley 14-15 Nov Worcester's Victorian Fayre fills the city with 200-plus stalls from 3 to 6 December. Spetchley's artisan market is 14-15 November. Dates, hours, what is TBC. · 5 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 29 Oct Pumpkin Patch at Bennetts Willow Barn Bennetts Willow Barn · From £4
  2. Wed 7 Oct Autumn Afternoon Racing 11.35am · Worcester Racecourse · From £14.50
  3. Thu 8 Oct Worcester weekly market 9am · Corn Market
  4. Thu 8 Oct Autumn Lunchtime Recital Series 12.15pm · Worcester Cathedral
  5. Thu 8 Oct Harry Potter Night 3.30pm · The Hive
  6. Thu 8 Oct Ballet Theatre UK: The Snow Queen 7.30pm · Swan Theatre · From £20
  7. Fri 9 Oct Scouting for Girls 7pm · Worcester Cathedral · From £55
  8. Sat 10 Oct Worcester Pitchcroft parkrun 9am · Pitchcroft, Worcester Racecourse · Free
  9. Sat 10 Oct Worcester High Street Arts and Crafts Market 9am · High Street
  10. Sat 10 Oct Tunde Baiyewu 7pm · Worcester Cathedral · From £54
  11. Mon 12 Oct Monday Afternoon October Jump Racing 12.07pm · Worcester Racecourse · From £19.50
  12. 13 to 29 Oct After-dark Tours at The Commandery The Commandery · From £16.50

More stories

Christmas Christmas at Croome 2026: Fairytale Rooms, 28 Nov to 3 Jan Croome's Fairytale Christmas runs 28 November to 3 January, 9am to 4pm, no booking. Entry is normal admission, £18 adult. Closed 24 and 25 December. · 5 min read Christmas Hanbury Hall Christmas 2026: A 1970s and 80s Party House Hanbury Hall's It's Christmaaas! runs 28 November to 3 January, Hall 10am to 4pm, no booking, normal admission from £18. Choir 6 December, Carol 20 November. · 5 min read Halloween Worcester Halloween 2026: Pumpkin Patches, Trails and a Ghost Hunt Worcester Halloween 2026: pick your own pumpkins at Lower Wick from £4, free Bridges of Light on 28 and 29 October, £1 witch trails and a £40 ghost hunt. · 6 min read Festival Bridges of Light Worcester 2026: Free, 28 and 29 October, 6pm to 9pm Bridges of Light is back in Worcester on Wednesday 28 and Thursday 29 October, 6pm to 9pm, free with no tickets. Six installations, and no Foregate trains. · 3 min read Christmas Santa's Grotto Worcester 2026: Commandery 12-13 December Santa's Grotto at The Commandery is Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December, 10-minute visits with a present, booking essential. Webbs Breakfast with Santa is £22. · 5 min read Christmas Webbs Enchanted Gardens 2026: Jungle Book, From £17 Webbs Enchanted Gardens at Wychbold runs 20 November to 2 January as a Jungle Book light trail. Adults £17 to £26, children £11 to £20; cheapest late November. · 4 min read Events What's On Worcester: Last Race Days, Three Firework Nights Racing at Pitchcroft on 7, 12 and 21 October, fireworks at Norton on the 24th and Sixways on 7 November (£12), half term trails and the Cathedral diary. · 10 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday Worcester 2026: Parade 9.15am, 8 November Worcester's Remembrance parade leaves the Cornmarket at 9.15am for a 10am Cathedral service and 11am silence. 2026 is 8 November; roads close 8am to 12.30pm. · 4 min read Christmas Worcester Cathedral at Christmas: Tree Festival Now Costs £5 Worcester Cathedral's Christmas Tree Festival runs 27 November to 5 January and charges adults £5 for the first time; under-18s free. Concerts, carols, hours. · 4 min read Christmas Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre: 3-6 December 2026 Worcester Victorian Fayre 2026 runs Thursday 3 to Sunday 6 December, over 200 stalls. Daily hours, Gin Lane nights, park and ride and road closure status. · 9 min read Christmas Worcester Christmas Lights Now Switch On at the Fayre Worcester's separate November switch-on event has gone. In 2025 the tree lights came on at 7.15pm in Cathedral Square on the Fayre's opening night. · 4 min read Bonfire Night Worcester Fireworks: Sixways 7 Nov, Norton 24 Oct, Webbs £11 Sixways fireworks are Saturday 7 November, 7.30pm, adults £12. Webbs at Wychbold fires at 7pm on 6 and 7 November, £11. Norton is Saturday 24 October. · 7 min read Christmas Worcester Panto 2026: Robin Hood, 28 Nov to 3 January Worcester Rep's Robin Hood runs at the Swan from 28 November to 3 January. Every date, the £16 days, the family ticket and the relaxed and signed shows. · 5 min read