Malton Christmas Festival
The huge 2 day Malton Christmas Festival is the shopping event of the year.
Expect a fabulous weekend of festive fun in and around Malton’s picturesque Market Place, with delicious food and festive gift stalls, street food, live music from local brass bands and choirs and family entertainment.
Malton’s shops will be packed with Christmas gift ideas too - stay a while longer and explore the many charming streets across town on your visit.
Free entry!
Christmas Gifts
Malton Christmas Festival - awash with festive food & non food gifts. Check off your Christmas shopping list in no time at all. Christmas sorted!
Family Entertainment
Fun for all the family with a festive land train to take you around the Market Place and family Christmas shows in the Milton Rooms.
Street Food & Live Music
Enjoy traditional Christmas music from Malton’s local brass bands and choirs whilst you have a rest from shopping and savour some scrumptious street food.
Live Music Timings
Saturday 7th December
Choir Gazebo (Location: https://w3w.co/props.kennels.troll )
10am - 3.pm: SASH Community Choir
Band Gazebo (Location: https://w3w.co/petted.publisher.stretch )
11am - 1pm: Malton White Star Band + Training Band
Outside Hoppers
10am-1pm: The Salvation Army Band (Location: https://w3w.co/dizziness.icebergs.sharpens )
Sunday 8th December
Choir Gazebo (Location: https://w3w.co/props.kennels.troll )
11.00am - 11.45am: Harmonia & Ryedale Voices
1pm - 2.30pm: Richard Shepherd Music Foundation - Malton
Band Gazebo (Location: https://w3w.co/petted.publisher.stretch )
11am - 1pm: Swinton Brass Band
Christmas Festival Car Parking
Malton’s town centre postcode is YO17 7LX. This is where the Christmas Festival is taking place.
There will be a designated car park for the festival weekend located at:
Riverside Meadows YO17 6AX: for traffic traveling from the north and westbound on the A64.
The What3Words reference for the car park is: https://w3w.co/croutons.coupler.contents
Parking is £7.50 per car (cashless, card payment only) and includes all day parking (9am-4pm) and a free Park & Ride service to and from the town centre.
The shuttle bus service will run from 9am – 3.45pm. The car park closes at 4pm.
The What3Words reference to get to the town centre is: https://w3w.co/icicles.lamppost.swatting
Car Parking can also be found in the two North Yorkshire Council run car parks at Water Lane and Wentworth Street which are only a short walk away from the town centre. Please check the parking information for each car park before you travel.
Coach Operators
If you are a coach operator/tour company who’s planning to come to the Malton Christmas Festival, and you’d like more information regarding drop off/pick up points and the new one way system, please email enquiries@visitmalton.com
Getting to Malton
Visitors to the Malton Christmas Festival can also travel here by bus and train too.
Train Travel:
There's a direct train service to Malton on the Scarborough – York – Leeds –Manchester line. For travellers from further afield, best connections are made via York. Malton’s railway line is currently serviced by TransPennine Express & Northern.
Bus Travel:
There are bus services to Malton from York, Scarborough, Leeds, Pickering & Helmsley. Download Coastliner timetables here. Both bus & railway stations are just a short walk from the town centre.
Family Entertainment
Join our favourite little elf for some interactive festive family adventure shows on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December with several shows running throughout each afternoon.
Tickets: £5 per person & each child will receive a gift too,
Find out more or book your place here: E(s)merald(a) the Elf and Father Christmas 2024
Decorate your own delicious gingerbread biscuit to take away, the perfect festive treat or gift!
You can drop in and decorate your treat anytime between 11am – 2pm on Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th December.
Pre-booking guarantees your space. On the day, it will operate on a first come first served basis!
Tickets: £5 per person.
Tickets are available from The Cook’s Place website here.
Experience the magic of Christmas right here in Malton on Sunday 8th December with a truly special event at the newly refurbished Wesley Centre. The enchanting candlelit concert will feature the mesmerising harmonies of a captivating string quartet. This festive celebration will bring the heart-warming spirit of the season to our local audience, as the Ebor quartet performs classic Christmas songs, from The Pogues to George Michael, along with timeless carol favourites.
With stunning vocals by Alistair Griffin, enjoy a Christmas sing along, indulge in a glass of mulled wine and soak in the festive atmosphere of this unforgettable evening.
Find out more about the event or book your tickets here: Candlelit Christmas Malton - Ignite Concerts
Malton Christmas Festival 2023 Film
Malton Christmas Festival Film Footage created by Visuals Media UK on behalf of Visit Malton CIC, December 2023.
Malton Christmas Festival Poster 2024
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