# Shaftesbury Christmas Markets 2026 | Christmas Craft Fairs Near Shaftesbury | AllEvents
- **Subtitle**: Explore some of the huge Christmas Markets 2026 in Shaftesbury to get to witness all the creativity and entertainment during the festive season. Gift handmade craft items to your loved ones from the Holiday Craft Fairs In Shaftesbury before you get too late.
- **Category**: Christmas Markets & Fairs
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Christmas calls for entertainment and streets brimming with enthusiastic energies! There is so much to do and so many places to wander; this festival is a major celebration where you can find dazzling Christmas Markets & [CITY] Craft Fairs that are all decked with lights, decor and everything nice. The Christmas markets 2026 in [CITY] give you extensive choices for exchanging gifts during this festival. Not just that, bringing you delish food, music and entertainment in all the ways possible. Discover the best of the best Holiday Craft Shows happening near [CITY] to take a glance of handmade craft pieces, a wide range of gifting options and of course yummy food.
If you want to actually know how a festival makes the city change it colors then you gotta head to Christmas Markets In [CITY]. Nothing speaks CHRISTMAS but the holiday fairs and Christmas Markets!
## Trending Events in Shaftesbury
- **Event Name**: End Of The Road 2026
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"Festivals don’t get more varied or vital" The Guardian
"A summer night’s dream of eclectic artistry and imagination" The Independent
A spectacle of communal wonde
- **Venue**: Larmer Tree Gardens
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- **Event Name**: Shaftesbury Food Festival Street Market
- **Description**: 📣 Artisan Food, Drink & Craft Traders Wanted for Shaftesbury Food Festival
Looking for a high-impact May Bank Holiday trading opportunity? Don’t miss Shaftesbury Food Festival!
📆 When: Sunday 3rd May, Bank Holiday Weekend
What: A curated market of
- **Venue**: High Street, Shaftesbury
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- **Event Name**: D-DAY 82 – WW2 HISTORICAL CELEBRATION DAY
- **Description**: D-DAY CELEBRATION DAY
*TICKETS* on Sale on the website now
To commemorate the 82nd Anniversary of D-Day on the 6th June 1944, in collaboration with Aero Legends, there will be a special day at Compton Abbas Airfield. The sun will shine, the engines will
- **Venue**: Compton Abbas Airfield
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- **Event Name**: Cheese Race - Men's Vets (Over 45)
- **Description**: The Gold Hill Cheese Race challenges contestants to carry a 23kg round of cheese up the famous cobbled Gold HillAbout this EventOne of the most iconic events at the Shaftesbury Food Festival — the Gold Hill Cheese Race ch
- **Venue**: Gold Hill
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- **Event Name**: Cheese Race - Men's Singles
- **Description**: The Gold Hill Cheese Race challenges contestants to carry a 23kg round of cheese up the famous cobbled Gold HillAbout this EventOne of the most iconic events at the Shaftesbury Food Festival — the Gold Hill Cheese Race ch
- **Venue**: Gold Hill
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- **Event Name**: Jazzanova, Adam F, Stereolab, Jamie Woon, Barker, musclecars, Mulatu Astatke, Yazmin Lacey, Sampa the Great, keiyaA, corto.alto in
- **Description**: 🎤 Experience Yazmin Lacey Live at Wimborne St Giles on Thursday, August 20, 2026! 🎤
The countdown has begun! Yazmin Lacey is taking over Wimborne St Giles on Thursday, August 20, 2026, and with hits
- **Venue**: Wimborne St Giles
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- **Event Name**: SIR DEREK JACOBI in conversation with Richard Clifford
- **Description**: Presented by Clive Conway
Sir Derek Jacobi ‘is an icon of Stage and Screen’ … known for his work at the Royal National Theatre, has a BAFTA, Olivier, Emmy, Screen Guild and Tony Award and to top it all off; Derek was given a Knighthood for his services t
- **Venue**: The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
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- **Event Name**: The Shaftesbury and Gillingham Show
- **Description**: Turnpike Show Ground, Shaftesbury, Dorset, SP7 9PL
- **Venue**: Gillingham & Shaftesbury Show
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- **Event Name**: Fat Dog in Tollard Royal
- **Description**: 🎶 Don't Miss Fat Dog Live in Shaftesbury on Thursday, September 3, 2026! 🎶
Are you ready to experience Fat Dog like never before? With chart-topping hits like Running, Wither and King of the Slugs and 18.4K+ devoted
- **Venue**: Larmer Tree Gardens
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- **Q**: Are there any online Christmas Markets & Fairs events available?
- **A:** Yes, many Christmas Markets & Fairs events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
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