The 17th edition of the Magdalen Road Christmas Fair, with traders, food and live music on the independent shopping street.
The Magdalen Road Christmas Fair returns to Magdalen Road on Saturday 5 December, running from 2pm to 6pm. It's now in its 17th edition, and the organisers bill it as the best Christmas fair in Exeter. The afternoon brings together traders, food and live music, turning the independent shopping street into a festive celebration.
It's one part of a much wider Christmas programme across the city, which runs from Friday 13 November to Sunday 13 December. During those weeks, the streets around Exeter Cathedral become a festive hub of lights, seasonal events and long-standing traditions, with Devon's largest Christmas market at the centre of it all. The wider line-up includes the Exeter Cathedral Christmas Market on the Cathedral Green, late-night shopping in Princesshay, and the Charity Christmas Trees Festival on Bedford Street. There's also Santa Sundays and the Exeter Nativity, which features alpacas, and Winter Wonderland at Northernhay Gardens, a fairground with a covered real-ice rink open daily.
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Magdalen Road is a bit of a different vibe from the cathedral centre, so if you're planning a full day of it, you can easily work this in. The fair itself runs from 2pm to 6pm on Saturday 5 December, with traders, food and live music along the street.
