Tesco is bringing back its Christmas Markets for 2026, offering shoppers free entry, food and drink samples, and goodie bags at stores across the country throughout December.
The markets are open from 11:30am to 9pm Monday to Saturday, and 11:30am to 4pm on Sunday, though exact hours may vary by store. Each market is free to enter, with complimentary samples available from the various stalls.
Brands and Locations
According to Tesco, visitors will find 'festive inspiration and samples' from brands including Cadbury Heroes, Toblerone, Pepsi, Schweppes, Gu, J2O, Aperol Spritz To-Go, Brewdog, Quality Street, Hardys, Bendicks, Toffifee, Tassimo, Purina Gourmet, Bavaria 0.0 Original, McCain, Jam Shed, and Lurpak. Stalls for Tesco Finest, Tesco Clubcard, and Tesco more generally will also be present.
The markets will be held at locations including Waltham Abbey Superstore, Hemel Hempstead Extra, Stevenage Broadwater Superstore, Redcar Superstore, Eston Cleveland Extra in Middlesbrough, Cambridge Milton Superstore, High Wycombe Loudwater Superstore, Borehamwood Extra, Stockton-on-Tees Ingleby Barwick Superstore, Watford Extra, Bedford Extra, and York Extra. A full list of dates and locations is available at www.tescochristmas.com.
Goodie Bag Details
Social media user @cissyjones shared a look at the goodie bag on Instagram. She explained that to claim one, shoppers must visit the Tesco stall inside the supermarket, where staff explain how to get the bag. Cissy was told that purchasing two items featured in the Christmas market is required to claim the bag, which she did by buying two bags of crisps.
'You do have to spend two or three quid, but I feel like it's worth it,' she told viewers, before showing the contents: a packet of cinnamon rolls, McVitie's biscuits, Walkers crisps, a can of Coca-Cola, cat food, chocolates by Baileys and Biscoff, and a packet of football cards.
In the comments under her post, some people thought the markets were 'nice', while others suggested donating the goodie bags to the homeless.
