Christmas 2026
Christmas in Odiham
The High Street lights, a Christmas Extravaganza, Father Christmas on the canal and carols in the church, plus the best fayres and light trails within a short drive.
What Christmas looks like here
Odiham does Christmas properly for a village. inOdiham, the volunteer group behind the Friday market, puts the Christmas lights up along the length of the High Street, and the season really starts with the Christmas Extravaganza on the last Sunday in November. After that it's carols, the Lions' Santa sleigh doing its rounds, Father Christmas on a canal boat and plenty of pub fires.
This page stays at the same address every year. We refresh the dates each autumn, and the full list of everything on (not just Christmas) is on What's on.
Christmas 2026 dates
Fri 13 Nov
Caviste Christmas tasting
A ticketed evening for choosing all your festive wine in one go, with cheese and bread and a few spirits from The Spirits Room next door.
Sun 15 Nov
North Warnborough Christmas Fayre
The village hall fayre, from 11am. It's only listed on Facebook, so check the listing before you go.
Fri 20 Nov to Tue 22 Dec
Winchester Cathedral Christmas Market
One of the best-known Christmas markets in the country, in wooden chalets around the cathedral. Free to get in, no booking. Weekdays are much quieter, and the cathedral says dogs are welcome but may be happier at home on busy weekends. About 40 minutes away: see Winchester.
Sat 28 Nov
Hook Schools Christmas Fair
The Hook schools' big Christmas fair, 11am to 3pm.
Sat 28 Nov to Sun 29 Nov
Basing House Christmas Fayre
More than 35 festive stalls in the grounds of the Tudor ruins, with Civil War re-enactors on the Saturday, a bird experience on both days and mulled wine in the café. Entry is by timed slot, so book.
Sat 28 Nov to Wed 30 Dec
Christmas at West Green House
The gardens open again for Christmas with The Carnival of Animals, an illuminated trail of about a kilometre through the gardens and round the lake, plus wreath making, a Christmas shop, food and carols. Check the Christmas page for dates and booking.
Sun 29 Nov
Odiham Christmas Extravaganza
The big one. inOdiham fills the High Street with gift, craft, food and drink stalls from 1pm to 6pm, the shops stay open and the Lions' Santa sleigh is there all afternoon. The car parks fill early, so walk in if you can.
Thu 3 Dec
Carols with the Odiham Military Wives Choir
A charity evening of carols from 7.30pm, with mulled cider and mince pies. Tickets through Eventbrite.
Sat 5 Dec to Sun 6 Dec
Milestones Christmas Market
Over 40 stalls set among the museum's indoor Victorian streets, so it works whatever the weather. Open late on the Saturday (until 7pm). Book ahead.
Sun 6 Dec
Hook Christmas in the Park
Hook Parish Council's Christmas afternoon, noon to 4pm, with stalls, seasonal food and entertainment. Last year there was no parking on site, so walk or check the council's parking notes nearer the day.
Mon 7 Dec to Sun 20 Dec
The Lions' Santa sleigh
Hook, Odiham & Hartley Wintney Lions bring the sleigh round for charity: the RAF estate area of Odiham on Monday 7 December and east Odiham (Langton Avenue, London Road and Colt Hill) on Monday 14 December, both 5.15pm to 8pm, then outside Tesco in Hook from 18 to 20 December.
Wed 9 Dec to Thu 10 Dec
Christmas wreath making at Seventeen28
Make your own wreath with Nicola from Jasmine Flowers, with a glass of the winery's Village Bacchus. Pick 9 or 10 December, 6.30pm to 9.30pm. Spaces are limited.
Fri 11 Dec
Christmas film night at the Cross Barn: The Greatest Showman
The volunteer-run community cinema in Odiham's Tudor barn.
Sat 12 Dec to Tue 22 Dec
Father Christmas boat trips
The Accessible Boating Association takes small groups out on its dayboat Dawn with Father Christmas on board and a present for every child aged 11 and under. Trips run hourly from 1pm to 5pm on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December, then every day from Saturday 19 to Tuesday 22 December, with only a handful of places on each, so book early.
Sun 13 Dec
Christmas Spectacular at All Saints' Church
The church choir's Christmas concert, with a 3.30pm matinee and a 7.30pm evening show. Tickets online.
Fri 18 Dec
Christmas in Odiham at the cricket club
A Christmas evening from 7pm. The Facebook listing is light on detail, so check it first.
Sat 26 Dec
Boxing Day Meet
The traditional Boxing Day meet, listed for 11am. The meeting point is on the listing.
Make a weekend of it
- Extravaganza weekend (28 and 29 November): Basing House or the Hook schools fair on the Saturday, the High Street on the Sunday afternoon.
- Weekend of 12 and 13 December: Father Christmas on the canal, the All Saints' Christmas Spectacular on the Sunday, and the Winchester market if you fancy a trip out.
- Christmas shopping: the independent shops on the High Street and in Fountains Mall, the Friday market for food, then Newlyns farm shop and the free barrel-top tastings at Caviste and The Spirits Room, which run most weekends in November and December.
- A walk to work up an appetite: the flat canal towpath to King John's Castle is good in any weather. Galleon Marine is closed for the winter and opens again for the boating season in spring.
Pubs get busy in December, so book a table for Christmas lunches and Sunday roasts. The Waterwitch changes hands on 1 November 2026 and reopens under new owners some time in November (no date yet), so check it's open before you go.
Quick answers
When is the Odiham Christmas Extravaganza in 2026?
Sunday 29 November 2026, from 1pm to 6pm on Odiham High Street. It's run by inOdiham, and the Lions' Santa sleigh is there all afternoon.
Where do I park for the Christmas Extravaganza?
Odiham's two small pay and display car parks, Deer Park View and The Bury, fill early with the High Street full of stalls. The free car park at Colt Hill Wharf is about 15 minutes' walk away. See Getting here.
Can children meet Father Christmas in Odiham?
Yes. The Accessible Boating Association runs Father Christmas boat trips from the Galleon Marine boatyard at Colt Hill on 12, 13 and 19 to 22 December 2026. Places are limited and need booking.
Is there a Christmas light trail near Odiham?
West Green House Gardens near Hartley Wintney, about 10 minutes' drive away, runs an illuminated Christmas trail from 28 November to 30 December 2026.