Christmas markets · Timaru
Christmas markets in Timaru 2026
Timaru Twilight Christmas Market, Kids Big Christmas Market (Timaru). Most are one-day or one-evening summer markets — we add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them.
2 markets · checked October 2026
- Timaru Twilight Christmas MarketLast season: 20 & 23 Dec 2025Free entry.
- Kids Big Christmas Market (Timaru)Last season: 23 Nov 2025Free entry; cash only.
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- Timaru Twilight Christmas Market · Timaru
- Kids Big Christmas Market (Timaru) · Timaru
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- Timaru Twilight Christmas Market · Timaru
IllustrationOne-day Christmas market · Timaru
Timaru Twilight Christmas Market
The artisan farmers' market's two Christmas markets: Saturday morning 20 December and a twilight market on Tuesday 23 December; earlier twilight editions drew over 100 stalls.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Two Christmas markets of the Timaru Artisan Farmers Market
- Saturday-morning Christmas market and a twilight market two days before Christmas
- Earlier twilight editions had over 100 stalls
South Canterbury's last-minute Christmas shopping stop.
- Dates
- 20 & 23 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- 2 George Street, Timaru, near the waterfront.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Saturday 20 December, 9am–12.30pm, and Tuesday 23 December (twilight).
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One-day Christmas market · Timaru
Kids Big Christmas Market (Timaru)
A Christmas market run entirely by children aged 5–15, at Caroline Bay, 10am–1pm.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- A market run entirely by children aged 5–15
- Handmade gifts and treats from young sellers
- Caroline Bay
A sweet morning out — and a good way to back the next generation of makers.
- Dates
- 23 Nov 2025
- Cost
- Free entry; cash only.
Getting there and parking
- Caroline Bay Hall, Timaru.
Worth knowing
- 2025: Sunday 23 November, 10am–1pm.
- Bring small change — the kids' stalls are cash only.