Christmas markets · Cape Town
Christmas markets in Cape Town 2026
Edgemead Christmas Market, The Barn Christmas Market, South Market Christmas Gifts & Craft Market, Tyger Valley Festive Market and more. We add the 2026 dates as soon as the organisers confirm them; until then you'll see last season's.
19 markets · checked October 2026
- Edgemead Christmas MarketLast season: 29 Nov – 24 Dec 2025Free entry.
- The Barn Christmas Market2026 dates to be confirmedFree entry.
- Tyger Valley Festive MarketLast season: 15 Nov – 28 Dec 2025Free entry.
- CapeGate Festive Market (Brackenfell)Last season: 21 Nov – 24 Dec 2025Free entry.
- Pinelands Craft & Gift FairLast season: 6–23 Dec 2025See the fair's site for entry.
- South Market Christmas Gifts & Craft Market2026: 7–22 Dec 2026See the organiser's site.
- Simply Gifts Market (Newlands)Last season: 7–23 Dec 2026See the organiser.
- Maynardville Garden Market (Wynberg)Last season: 16–20 Dec 2026See the organiser.
- Cape Gift Market (Sea Point)Last season: 6–25 Nov 2026See the organiser.
- The Gift Fair at The Baxter (Rondebosch)Last season: 4–8 Nov 2026See the organiser.
- Craft X-Po Christmas Market (Bellville)Last season: 29 Sep – 17 Oct 2026See the organiser.
- Blue Bird Sunday Christmas Market (Muizenberg)2026 dates to be confirmedSee the organiser.
🧒 With kids
- Edgemead Christmas Market · Cape Town
- Tyger Valley Festive Market · Cape Town
- CapeGate Festive Market (Brackenfell) · Cape Town
- Pinelands Craft & Gift Fair · Cape Town
- South Market Christmas Gifts & Craft Market · Cape Town
- Maynardville Garden Market (Wynberg) · Cape Town
✨ Date night
- The Gift Fair at The Baxter (Rondebosch) · Cape Town
🎉 With friends
- Edgemead Christmas Market · Cape Town
- The Barn Christmas Market · Cape Town
- Tyger Valley Festive Market · Cape Town
- CapeGate Festive Market (Brackenfell) · Cape Town
- Pinelands Craft & Gift Fair · Cape Town
- South Market Christmas Gifts & Craft Market · Cape Town
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Edgemead Christmas Market
Cape Town's most-searched Christmas market, in the Edgemead Community Hall: local crafters, gifts and food, open daily 10am–8pm through December. Run by Cape Crafts / CapeMarkets.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Upmarket indoor arts-and-crafts market
- Handmade gifts, bags, shoes, decorations
- Spices, sauces and homemade treats
- One central checkout for all stalls
What visitors sayGoogle 4.4 ★ · 122 reviews
Cape Town's Christmas-countdown tradition for many: well organised, lots of variety and one easy checkout, with ample parking. A few wanted more food vendors and couldn't find specific décor items; one visitor had a phone snatched in the crowd, so keep valuables close.
The one-stop Christmas gift market in Cape Town — go on a weekday.
- Dates
- 29 Nov – 24 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- Edgemead Community Hall, Edgemead
Worth knowing
- Open daily 10am–8pm, 29 Nov – 24 Dec (2025).
- Busiest the weekend before Christmas.
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The Barn Christmas Market
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Undercover market in an old farm barn
- Local crafts, art, books, jams and chutneys
- Live music
What visitors sayGoogle 4.1 ★ · 116 reviews
A quirky, authentic barn market with a huge range — from paintings and second-hand books to pickles — at friendly prices.
Worth the drive to Durbanville for a relaxed weekend browse.
- Dates
- 2026 dates to be confirmed
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- Durbanville, Cape Town.
Worth knowing
- Open Saturdays and Sundays, 10am–3pm.
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Pinelands Craft & Gift Fair
A long-running December craft and gift fair in a Pinelands school hall; the 2026 edition is listed for 5–23 December.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Handmade crafts and gifts
- Runs almost all of December
- Southern-suburbs favourite
A classic Cape Town gift fair with lots of handmade stalls.
- Dates
- 6–23 Dec 2025
- Cost
- See the fair's site for entry.
Getting there and parking
- Pinelands High School, Pinelands.
Worth knowing
- 2026 dates: 5–23 December.
- Go early on Saturdays.
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South Market Christmas Gifts & Craft Market
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Huge choice of locally made, affordable gifts
- Enormous kids' play area and jumping castles
- Food trucks and Santa visits
- Shuttle from parking
What visitors sayGoogle 4.8 ★ · 53 reviews
Many call it the best Christmas market in Cape Town: unique local products at fair prices, friendly staff, good security and a play area that lets parents shop. Wishes: more food vendors and chairs for parents.
The best Cape Town market for families — plan a whole morning.
- 2026
- 7–22 Dec 2026
- Last season
- 8–22 Dec 2025
- Cost
- See the organiser's site.
Getting there and parking
- Southern suburbs, Cape Town
Worth knowing
- Popular enough that people come back twice.
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Simply Gifts Market (Newlands)
A southern-suburbs Christmas gift market in a Newlands school hall in the run-up to Christmas.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Gift stalls
- Southern suburbs
- Two and a half weeks
Handy gift stop if you live in the southern suburbs.
- Dates
- 7–23 Dec 2026
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Sans Souci High School, Newlands.
Worth knowing
- 2026 dates: 7–23 December.
- Combine with South Market in Constantia.
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Maynardville Garden Market (Wynberg)
An outdoor pre-Christmas market in leafy Maynardville Park, Wynberg.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Outdoor park setting
- Pre-Christmas week
- Southern suburbs
A relaxed park market for a summer afternoon.
- Dates
- 16–20 Dec 2026
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Maynardville Park, Wynberg.
Worth knowing
- 2026 dates: 16–20 December.
- Bring a hat — it's outdoors.
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Cape Gift Market (Sea Point)
An early-season Christmas gift market at the Sea Point Civic Centre on the Atlantic Seaboard, weekdays 9am–7pm.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Early-season gift shopping
- Atlantic Seaboard
- Weekday evenings till 7pm
Get ahead of the December rush in Sea Point.
- Dates
- 6–25 Nov 2026
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Sea Point Civic Centre, Main Rd, Sea Point.
Worth knowing
- It's in November, not December.
- Weekday hours 9am–7pm (2025).
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The Gift Fair at The Baxter (Rondebosch)
A five-day early Christmas gift fair at the Baxter Theatre in Rondebosch.
🎉 With friends✨ Date nightWhat's there
- At the Baxter Theatre
- Early gift shopping
- Five days
A good early-November start to Christmas shopping.
- Dates
- 4–8 Nov 2026
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Baxter Theatre Centre, Main Rd, Rondebosch.
Worth knowing
- 2026 dates: 4–8 November.
- Combine with a show.
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Craft X-Po Christmas Market (Bellville)
The earliest Christmas market in Cape Town — crafts and gifts in Bellville from late September, weekdays 9am–7pm and Saturdays 9am–5pm.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Opens in September
- Crafts and Christmas gifts
- Long weekday hours
For planners who shop months ahead.
- Dates
- 29 Sep – 17 Oct 2026
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- 10 8th Avenue, Bellville.
Worth knowing
- Closed Sundays.
- 2026 dates: 29 Sep – 17 Oct.
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Noordhoek Garden Emporium Christmas Market
A Christmas market in a garden centre in Noordhoek, in the Deep South.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Garden setting
- Deep South
- Christmas gifts and plants
A green, low-key Christmas market.
- Dates
- 28 Nov 2025
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Noordhoek, Deep South.
Worth knowing
- Check dates on CapeMarkets in November.
- Combine with Noordhoek Farm Village.
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Savvy Sisters Christmas Market (Diep River)
An annual Christmas market in a nursery garden in Diep River.
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Nursery garden
- Local makers
- Annual
A small, pleasant southern-suburbs market.
- Dates
- 29 Nov 2025
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Little Orchard Nursery, Diep River.
Worth knowing
- Dates are announced each year.
- Go in the morning before the heat.
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Uitsig Kersmark (Bellville)
An Afrikaans «kersmark» (Christmas market) in Bellville, free entry, for three weeks from mid-November.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Free entry
- Three weeks
- Northern suburbs
A traditional Afrikaans kersmark in the northern suburbs.
- Dates
- 16 Nov – 5 Dec 2026
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- Uitsig, Bellville.
Worth knowing
- 2026 dates: 16 Nov – 5 Dec.
- Bring cash for home bakes.
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Durbanville Gift Market (AGS Kruiskerk)
A late-October Christmas gift market in Durbanville, one of several church-hall «feesmarkte» in the northern suburbs (Stellenberg, Kenridge).
🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Late-October gift market
- Northern suburbs
- Church-hall feesmark tradition
For early shoppers in Durbanville.
- Dates
- 31 Oct – 8 Nov 2025
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- AGS Kruiskerk, Durbanville.
Worth knowing
- Held in late October.
- Stellenberg Feesmark runs late Oct – early Nov.
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Gift Market Strand
A month-long Christmas gift market in Strand on False Bay; the Lourensrivier Feesmark also trades in Strand.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Almost a month
- Helderberg area
- Seaside town
The Helderberg's long-running gift market.
- Dates
- 26 Nov – 23 Dec 2026
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Strand, Helderberg.
Worth knowing
- 2026 dates: 26 Nov – 23 Dec.
- Combine with Somerset West and Gordon's Bay markets.
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Gordonsbaai Kersmark (Gordon's Bay)
Gordon's Bay's Christmas market (kersmark), two weeks from late November.
🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Seaside village
- Two weeks
- Local crafts and bakes
A small-town kersmark on False Bay.
- Dates
- 20 Nov – 5 Dec 2026
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Gordon's Bay.
Worth knowing
- 2026 dates: 20 Nov – 5 Dec.
- Bring cash.
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Somerset West Christmas Market
The Helderberg's Christmas market in Somerset West, with tickets sold through Quicket; the town also holds a Christmas lights ceremony.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Helderberg Christmas market
- Ticketed
- Christmas lights ceremony in town
A festive outing for Somerset West families.
- Dates
- 2026 dates to be confirmed
- Cost
- Tickets via Quicket.
Getting there and parking
- Somerset West.
Worth knowing
- Book on Quicket.
- Check the lights ceremony date.
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Tyger Valley Festive Market
A Cape Crafts festive market at Tyger Valley Centre in the northern suburbs, open daily 10am–6pm for six weeks, wheelchair accessible.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- Six weeks of daily trading
- Local crafters and gifts
- Inside a big shopping centre
The easiest northern-suburbs market to fit around other shopping.
- Dates
- 15 Nov – 28 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- Tyger Valley Shopping Centre, Bellville.
Worth knowing
- Open daily 10am–6pm.
- Runs until 28 December — handy for last-minute gifts.
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CapeGate Festive Market (Brackenfell)
Cape Crafts' second-largest market, with about 350 exhibitors — handmade art, décor, skincare, snacks and gifts — open during mall hours until Christmas Eve. The 2026 edition is announced for 27 Nov – 24 Dec.
🧒 With kids🎉 With friendsWhat's there
- About 350 exhibitors
- Open daily until 24 December
- Handmade art, décor and gifts
One of the biggest Christmas markets in Cape Town — worth a long browse.
- Dates
- 21 Nov – 24 Dec 2025
- Cost
- Free entry.
Getting there and parking
- CapeGate Shopping Centre, Brackenfell.
Worth knowing
- Open during mall hours.
- Weekdays are calmer than weekends.
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Blue Bird Sunday Christmas Market (Muizenberg)
The Blue Bird Garage food-and-makers market in Muizenberg holds a Christmas edition on a Sunday in early December.
🎉 With friends🧒 With kidsWhat's there
- Hip Deep South venue
- Makers and food
- Sunday market
A relaxed Deep South Christmas outing.
- Dates
- 2026 dates to be confirmed
- Cost
- See the organiser.
Getting there and parking
- Metrorail Southern Line to Muizenberg or Lakeside.
Worth knowing
- Early December, a Sunday.
- Combine with the beach.