Christmas in Lewes

Late Night Shopping, Thursday 3 December 2026

Expected, not announced yet by the Lewes Chamber of Commerce, who run it. Check before you go.

• Expected on Thursday 3 December. The Town Council's Christmas Market is at the Town Hall that day, and the district council's register of road closures has the town centre closed for Late Night Shopping that evening, 6pm to 8.30pm. The Lewes Chamber of Commerce, who run it, haven't announced it yet: check before you go.Lewes Town Council's call for Christmas Market stallholders (22 June 2026); Lewes District Council's register of street closures, read on 5 Nov 2026 through a search engine's copy (the council's own page didn't open)
• Lewes Christmas Market is at the Town Hall on Thursday 3 December. Its times aren't announced; last year's ran 5pm to 9pm.Lewes Town Council (22 June 2026); last year's times from its 2025 Late Night Shopping page
• The town centre's roads close for the evening, Cliffe High Street from Railway Lane among them, 6pm to 8.30pm.Lewes District Council's register of street closures, through a search engine's copy, 5 Nov 2026
• Last year (Thursday 4 December 2025, 6pm to 9pm) it was free with no tickets: the High Street closed, a star trail through the shops, Santa's grotto and a wish tree, a Christmas market in the Castle grounds (6pm to 9pm), and Charleston in Lewes open late.Lewes Town Council's 2025 Late Night Shopping page; Visit Lewes's page for the Castle market; Charleston's 2025 event page

What's on for Christmas

1. Festive FairSt. Mary's Supporters ClubSun 15 Nov
2. Stir-Up SundaySun 22 Nov
3. Festive Wines tastingDepot (café and bar)Thu 26 Nov, 20:00
4. Kingston Christmas Craft FairSat 28 Nov
5. Ukrainian Christmas FairSouthover ChurchSat 28 Nov
6. Artists & Makers FairLewes Town HallSat 28 Nov, 10:00
7. Festive Linocut Card Making WorkshopSun 29 Nov
8. Comedy At The Con: Christmas ShowLewes Con ClubWed 2 Dec, 20:00
9. Wreath & Garland WorkshopFri 4 Dec
10. Ghost Stories for ChristmasLewes Town HallSat 5 Dec
11. Twinkle Twinkle Little Christmas PartyFri 11 Dec
12. Slade UK - Christmas SpecialLewes Con ClubFri 11 Dec
13. Celebrate Christmas with The Brighton SingersSun 13 Dec
14. East Sussex Bach Choir Carol ConcertThu 17 Dec
15. A Christmas Cracker 2026Lewes Town HallSat 19 Dec
16. New Year's Eve menuCôte LewesThu 31 Dec

Every listing here is on What's On Lewes with its source and when it was checked. Something missing? Tell us about it.

Trains and buses over Christmas and New Year

• No trains run on Christmas Day.National Rail's bank holiday page, read 5 Nov 2026
• Boxing Day, Saturday 26 December: National Rail lists no Southern trains through Lewes. Check nearer the day.National Rail's bank holiday page, read 5 Nov 2026
• Monday 28 to Wednesday 30 December: from about 9pm to the end of the day, buses replace trains between Lewes and Eastbourne or Hastings.National Rail's engineering works page for Lewes, 28 December 2026
• New Year's Eve: some routes finish early. New Year's Day: a reduced service.National Rail's bank holiday page, read 5 Nov 2026
• Sunday 29 November: no trains between Lewes and Three Bridges, through Haywards Heath; buses replace them.Network Rail's Sussex railway upgrade page, read 5 Nov 2026
• Brighton & Hove Buses publish their Christmas times in late November. Last year the 28 between Brighton and Lewes ran on Christmas Day.The Argus, December 2025 (last year's)

Not announced yet: what happened last year

These ran last Christmas. None has said yet whether it's on this year, so they aren't listed; they go up when they do.

• A Christmas market in the Castle grounds on Late Night Shopping night, 6pm to 9pm, free: 4 December 2025.Visit Lewes
• Santa's grotto at Depot: 19 to 23 December 2025.The Lewes List
• Beak x Pharmacie Christmas market at Beak Brewery, 12pm to 4pm: 13 December 2025.The Lewes List
• Care for the Carers Christmas fair at the All Saints Centre, free: 13 December 2025.The Lewes List
• Carols on the Green, Nevill, 2.30pm: 14 December 2025.Christ Church Lewes
• St Anne's: the civic carol service, then a crib service and Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve: December 2025.St Anne's Church