Christmas Tree Festival held in St Mary's Square in Swansea.
The Christmas Tree Festival 2026 takes over St Mary's Square on Sunday 6 December, with the trees going up from 12:00 PM onwards. It's one of those Swansea traditions that marks the start of the proper festive season, and this year it's back in the same spot it usually calls home.
If you've been before, you know the setup: the square fills with Christmas trees, each one decorated and standing together as part of the festival. It's a slow-paced, open-air event, so it's more of a wander than a sit-down affair. You can take your time walking through, stopping to look at the different trees and the way they've been put together, rather than rushing from one thing to the next. It's the kind of afternoon that works just as well for a quick stroll as it does for staying a while.
Because it's in St Mary's Square, it's right in the heart of town, making it easy to fit in around your other Sunday plans. It's a public space, so you can come and go as you please throughout the day, and there's plenty of room to move about without feeling crowded. If you're heading in from further out, the square is central enough that you're never far from the shops and cafes that keep the city centre going.
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It all kicks off at 12:00 PM on Sunday 6 December at St Mary's Square, SA1 3LP, Swansea, with the trees on display from midday onwards.
