Short answer: The Cornwall Christmas Fair is at the Eden Project on Wednesday 18 November 2026 (evening preview, 5pm to 9pm, £34) and Thursday 19 November (10am to 4pm, £22). Both tickets include entry to Eden and lunch. It's Cornwall's big makers' fair, so it's worth getting your Christmas shopping done in one go.
The Cornwall Christmas Fair brings the county's makers, food producers and independent shops together under one roof at the Eden Project. It's two days only, early enough to get the Christmas shopping done before December.
Both tickets include entry to the Eden Project and lunch. Eden admission alone costs a good share of that, so if you were going to visit anyway, the fair ticket is good value.
The preview is the night out: quieter aisles, first pick of the stalls, an evening atmosphere. The day is cheaper and suits anyone who wants to see the biomes in daylight too.
The ice rink is already open (from 17 October), and the evening lights start the following night, 20 November. See Christmas at Eden 2026 and the Eden ice rink.
The other big markets: Cornwall's best Christmas markets 2026, Healeys, Bedruthan and the Cornish Winter Fair.
Dates, prices and times are the organisers' to change — check the official page before you travel or book. Spotted something we've got wrong? Tell us and we'll fix it.
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