Held in the Yorkshire market town of Malton, the Malton Christmas Festival is two days of food, music and fun held across the weekend of 7 to 8 December.
The free festival involves street food vendors, Christmas stalls and live music, as well as entertainment for all the family. Enjoy gin, mulled wine, beer as well as fig puddings and turkey while shopping in Yorkshire’s Food Capital. Further details of what is involved can be found here.
This year Emerald the Elf will be making her debut in an interactive Santa show complete with Santa’s Grotto for £5.
Live Music will be performed by (2023 festival details which will be updated closer to the event): SASH Choir: “Preventing Youth Homelessness Together” on Saturday 9.30am – 3.30pm, and Outside Hoppers: Salvation Army Band, 11am – 1pm. On Sunday December : 10am – 11.30am: Richard Shepherd Music Foundation – Malton; 11.30am – 12.15pm: Singing in Ryedale; 1pm – 2.30pm: Richard Shepherd Music – Gillamore; and 11am – 1pm: White Star Band.
When is the Malton Christmas Festival 2024?
On the weekend of 7 and 8 December.
Where is the Malton Christmas Festival?
In the Market Place in the town of Malton Yorkshire.
More Malton Food Festivals
The Christmas Festival is not the only food festival in the Yorkshire Town. In addition to the Malton Food Lovers Festival there are monthly food markets, Malton Harvest Festival, and even the 10k Marathon du Malton.
Other Christmas Festivals in Yorkshire
If you are busy that weekend, you can always head to the Beverley Festival of Christmas which is held in the beautiful Yorkshire Georgian town.
Getting to Malton
There are Park & Ride car parks operating (£7.50) at each entrance to Malton from the A64, with a regular shuttle bus service to the entrance.
Things To Do in Yorkshire
For inspiration on what to do while in the area, read Mark Bibby Jackson’s Whitby and the North York Moors.
Accommodation in Malton and North Yorkshire
If you are looking for accommodation in Yorkshire you could try Travel Begins at 40 favourite – The Farmhouse, Goathland.
More information on the Malton Christmas Festival
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