Santa will be setting up stall this year at St Andrew Square as part of this year's Edinburgh's Christmas festivities.
The official Edinburgh's Christmas 2023 celebrations start on Friday 17 November with the opening of The East Princes Street Gardens Christmas Market. Santa's Stories will be taking place from the 18 November til Christmas Eve at the Piccolo tent erected in St Andrew Square.
Santa Stories are roughly 20 minute sessions that take place every half hour for up to 22 children. Each child will have the opportunity to meet the big bearded man and receive a gift suitable for their age range.
Santa Stories also has smaller, quieter, relaxed sessions for children with additional needs. St Andrew Square will also have a letter writing station for kids, a 10m tall Christmas Tree and Social Bite’s Gift Donation point.
The Festive Family Funfair in West Princes Street Gardens, Santa’s Workshop and Social Bite Festival of Kindness at St Andrew Square, and the Ice Rink on George Street West open from Saturday 18 November.
Edinburgh's Christmas will also see the return of artisanal gift stalls and festive food and drink from around 80 market stallholders.
As well as the Christmas markets in East Princes Street Gardens and George Street, with their familiar wooden chalets, LocalMotive’s Christmas Market will return to Castle Street 25 November to 22 December.
Edinburgh’s Christmas celebrations will run for seven weeks til Saturday 6 January 2024.
Edinburgh’s Christmas stallholders (alphabetical list)
- Ali's Cream
- Allson Sparkle - Pilgrim's Drinks
- BBQ
- Brownhill Whisky Co - Pomology
- Cherry Tree Preserves
- Chock Shop UK
- Chocolate Bar
- Christmas Wow
- CHURROS
- Coffee, Churros and Donuts
- Crêpes and Waffles
- Diedododa
- Eat Indian/ Indian Delights
- Edwin Berry Candles
- From The Olive Tree
- Granny Charlotte's Fudge
- Great Glen Distillery
- Hairy Fairy Gifts
- Hector and Harriet
- Islander Edinburgh
- Isle of Skye leather
- Janmilne Jewellery
- Joe Cool
- JustStars
- Kari Ceramics
- Kydd’s Crafts
- LOUD elephant
- Mac Love
- Macraes of Edinburgh
- Mini Pancakes
- Mulled Wine
- Native Handicraft
- Newt&Co
- O'Donnell Moonshine
- Old Maps Library
- Pama Crafts
- Paraffle
- Jarvis Pickle Kitchen
- Pincho Poncho
- Pizza Pitch
- Powder
- Pure Pet Food
- Ramsay
- Real Scot
- Riccardo Gallinaro
- Roast Carvery
- Roasted Chestnuts
- Royal Mile Silver
- Rusty Signs
- Salmon
- Salt and Chilli Chicken
- Sam’s Handbags & Gladrags
- Snow Globe
- Soctopus
- Solid Cologne UK
- SPINART WIND SPINNERS
- Street Burger
- The Big Angus
- The Cocktail Geeks
- The Edinburgh Bow Tie Co.
- The Edinburgh Natural Skincare Company
- The Fudge Company
- The Nutcracker Christmas Shop
- The Peruvian
- Ting Thai
- Underglass Terrarium Limited
- Unicorn
- Unikalus Vaizdas Ceramic Candlehouses
- Wanderers Kneaded Limited
- Waverley Cafe
- We Sell Dumplings / We Sell Popcorn Chicken
- Westmount Art
- Wholly Waffles
- World of Baubles
- Zaza London Limited