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St Leonard’s Christmas Fair 2024

Community-run market returns for thirteenth year with festive food, music and gifts.

Leigh Curtis

St Leonard’s Christmas Fair is returning to Magdalen Road on Saturday 7 December for its thirteenth year.

The road will be closed to provide space for dozens of stalls selling gifts, food and drink. Bricks and mortar retailers will also open their doors and sell food and wares outside their shops.

There will be live music from five acts which will play festive music throughout the afternoon.

Magdalen Road Christmas Fair poster

The St Leonard’s Neighbourhood Association has held the Magdalen Road Christmas Fair every year since 2011, except in 2020 because of the pandemic. It routinely attracts thousands of visitors.

It was formed following efforts by local residents to protect Bull Meadow Park from the construction of Western Way, and has been active for half a century.

Today it promotes community activities and publishes a neighbourhood newsletter which it delivers to 3,200 local addresses every two months.

It is the inspiration for comedian Mike Wozniak’s St Elwick’s Neighbourhood Association Newsletter Podcast.

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This year’s Magdalen Road Christmas Fair will take place from 2-6pm on Saturday 7 December 2024.

For more information visit the St Leonards Neighbourhood Association website.

UPDATE – 5 December 2024

St Leonard’s Christmas Fair has been cancelled following a Met Office amber wind warning for this Saturday.

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