eat:Weston fills the Italian Gardens and High Street on Saturday 21 November, 10am to 4pm, with over 95 traders. Free entry, level access and dogs welcome.

eat:Weston’s Christmas festival of local food and drink fills the Italian Gardens and the High Street in Weston-super-Mare on Saturday 21 November, from 10am to 4pm, with more than 95 traders. Entry is free, and the Grinch will be there to entertain.

Overview

  • When: Saturday 21 November 2026, 10am to 4pm
  • Where: the Italian Gardens and the High Street, Weston-super-Mare
  • Price: no entry fee
  • What’s there: over 95 traders selling local food and drink, plus street food and entertainers
  • Access: 100% level access, and dogs are welcome
  • Organiser: eat:Festivals

What the organisers say

The festival is run by eat:Festivals. Bev Milner Simonds of eat:Festivals told The North Somerset Post: “eat:Weston continues to be one [of] the largest events in Weston-super-Mare, with over 95 traders at this festival of festive local food & drink.”

“We are filling the Italian Gardens and High Street with stalls alongside street food and entertainers,” she said. “The festival is free to attend, 100% level access and dog friendly. Come along for a wander, pick up some seasonal fare and don’t forget your shopping bags.”

A man, a young girl in heart-shaped sunglasses and a woman in a Christmas pudding bobble hat smiling in front of food stalls on a sunny high street
Visitors at the eat:Festivals Christmas event in Dawlish. Photo: supplied by eat:Festivals

The Grinch

The Grinch will be on hand at the festival to entertain visitors.

A person dressed as the Grinch in a red Santa suit standing in front of a snowy Christmas cottage backdrop with candy canes
The Grinch, in a Santa suit. Photo: supplied by eat:Festivals

What it means for you

  • It is free, so there is no ticket to buy. Turn up any time between 10am and 4pm.
  • Bring your own shopping bags, as the organisers suggest.
  • Dogs are welcome, and the whole festival has level access, so it suits pushchairs and wheelchairs.
  • The stalls run across two areas, the Italian Gardens and the High Street, so allow time to walk between them.

Other Christmas markets around North Somerset, including Weston Museum’s market weekend on 28 and 29 November, are on our Christmas markets page.

Thanks to eat:Festivals for the details and photographs.