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Top story Ice Rinks Near Market Harborough 2026 With Prices We checked 8 ice rinks near Market Harborough, from Leicester and Whilton Locks to Warwick Castle, for dates, prices and age rules. Updated November 2026. · 12 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. Thu 5 Nov Farmers' Market on The Square 9am · The Square · Free
  2. On now to 7 Nov The Southbury Child Harborough Theatre · From £16
  3. Fri 6 Nov Kibworth and Fleckney Rotary Bonfire and Fireworks 6pm · Kibworth Golf Club · From £8
  4. Sat 7 Nov Market Harborough parkrun 9am · Welland Park · Free
  5. Sat 7 Nov Fireworks Night with AeroSPARX at The Gliding Centre 1.30pm · The Gliding Centre, Husbands Bosworth Airfield · From £12
  6. Sun 8 Nov Harborough Jazz: James Allsopp plays Stan Getz The Three Swans Hotel
  7. Sun 8 Nov Broughton Astley Remembrance Day Parade 10.40am · Thomas Estley College to the War Memorial
  8. Sun 8 Nov Lutterworth Remembrance Sunday Parade and Service 10.55am · Church Street and George Street, Lutterworth
  9. Sun 8 Nov Fleckney Festival Fireworks 3pm · Leicester Airport · From £10
  10. Sun 8 Nov The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town 7.30pm · Harborough Theatre
  11. Tue 10 Nov Royal Ballet and Opera Live: Carmen (12A) 7pm · Harborough Theatre
  12. Thu 12 Nov National Theatre Live: The Golden Boy (15) 7pm · Harborough Theatre

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Christmas Christmas Shopping in Market Harborough 2026 We checked 12 Market Harborough shops, from Quinns Bookshop to Duncan Murray Wines and the indoor market, for opening hours and addresses. Updated November 2026. · 10 min read Food & Drink Christmas Dinner in Market Harborough 2026: Restaurants and Pubs With Prices Eight Christmas Day lunches around Market Harborough, from £60.95 to £160, with children's prices, deposits and payment dates. Checked November 2026. · 11 min read Market Harborough Market Harborough Late Night Shopping: Fri 27 Nov, 6pm-8pm Late Night Shopping is Friday 27 November 2026, about 6pm to 8pm, with shops open late, bands and free parking. Roads stay open. Not the 4 December Fayre. · 5 min read Market Harborough Market Harborough Christmas Fayre: Fri 4 Dec, 4.30pm-9.15pm Friday 4 December 2026, 4.30pm to 9.15pm across the town centre, free, with Santa's grotto and a funfair on the Commons car park. Parking and what is TBC. · 4 min read Broughton Astley Broughton Astley Christmas Fayre 5 Dec, Santa Dash 6 Dec Broughton Alive's Christmas Fayre is back on Saturday 5 December 2026, and the Santa Dash and Dawdle is on Sunday 6 December. Roads close on both days. · 4 min read Christmas Santa's Grotto near Market Harborough: Kibworth from £14.95 Windmill Farm Park's Kibworth grotto opens 28 Nov from £14.95, Kelmarsh has Father Christmas on 28 and 29 Nov at £15, and Lutterworth's is free on 27 Nov. · 8 min read Christmas Kelmarsh Hall Christmas Fair: Now 27-29 Nov, £10 a Car Kelmarsh Hall's Christmas Fair is now Friday 27 to Sunday 29 November, 11am to 3pm, £10 a car. Father Christmas is £15 a child on 28 and 29 November. · 4 min read Christmas Rockingham Castle Christmas: Wreaths 1-2 Dec, Concert 3 Dec Rockingham Castle's Christmas: wreath-making workshops on 1 and 2 December at £60, and Mosaic's a cappella concert in the Great Hall on 3 December, £19.50. · 3 min read Halloween Market Harborough Halloween 2026: Events Ended 1 November Halloween 2026 near Market Harborough is over: Rockingham Castle ran 28-31 Oct and Windmill Farm Park's Pumpkin Smash on 1 Nov closed the pumpkin season. · 11 min read Events What's On Market Harborough: Fireworks 4 Nov, Lights 21 Nov To 13 Dec: four fireworks nights from 4 to 8 Nov, Remembrance on 8 Nov, the lights switch-on on 21 Nov and the Christmas Fayre on 4 Dec. Times and prices. · 11 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday Market Harborough: 8 Nov, Times Published Remembrance Sunday is 8 November 2026. Lutterworth's parade arrives at 10.55am, Broughton Astley's leaves at 10.40am; Market Harborough is usually 10am. · 7 min read Half term Market Harborough October Half Term: 19 to 23 October Harborough half term is 19 to 23 October: Kibworth's pumpkin patch daily, Enchanted Kelmarsh on Thu 22 Oct at £20 a child, then Rockingham's Halloween. · 6 min read Christmas Stanford Hall Christmas: Tea and Tour 10-14 Dec, Now £40 Stanford Hall's festive tea and tour runs 10-14 December 2026 and booking is open: £40 a head, £15 under-14s, tours from 10.30am, tour-only slots £15 on 12 Dec. · 3 min read Community Good Habits at Naseby Village Hall: The 9 October Gig Good Habits play Naseby Village Hall on Friday 9 October: doors 6.45pm, music 7.30pm, £15, £9 for students and under-25s, under-10s free. Glastonbury band. · 3 min read Market Harborough Market Harborough Fireworks: 4 Nov £12, Kibworth on 6 Nov Harborough Showground fireworks are Wed 4 November: gate, bonfire and display times and ticket prices. Kibworth's bonfire is 6 Nov, Husbands Bosworth's 7 Nov. · 7 min read Lutterworth Lutterworth Christmas Lights: 27 Nov, A426 shut 5pm Lutterworth Town Council has set Friday 27 November 2026 for the switch-on. Santa's grotto, funfair, town band and fireworks, with the A426 closed 5pm to 9pm. · 5 min read Market Harborough Market Harborough Christmas Lights Switch On: Sat 21 Nov Saturday 21 November 2026 on The Square, 6pm to 9pm, with the lights on at 7pm. The full festive diary to 17 December, and parking and road closures on the night. · 9 min read