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 various venues around the town.
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.
2024 Info below - 2025 timings coming soon!
Live Music Timings
Saturday 7th December 2024
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 2024
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
When: Sunday 7th December 2025
Where: Wesley Centre, Saville Street, Malton
Get ready for a magical night of Christmas hits and festive favourites — all under the warm glow of candlelight. Join singer-songwriter Alistair Griffin, as heard on BBC Radio 2 and seen on BBC TV, for an unforgettable live performance in the stunning Wesley Centre, Malton.
From the soaring beauty of O Holy Night to feel-good favourites like Fairytale of New York, Last Christmas, and Step Into Christmas, this is the ultimate festive night out.
Find out more or book tickets here: Big Christmas Concert by Candlelight – MALTON
Malton Christmas Festival 2023 Film
Malton Christmas Festival Film Footage created by Visuals Media UK on behalf of Visit Malton CIC, December 2023.
