Lots of Christmas Cheer - Fairs & Events in the next two weeks

As Buddy the Elf would shout, 'SANTA! OH MY GOD! SANTA'S COMING! I KNOW HIM! I KNOW HIM!, and with only two weeks left to go there is much to do before he arrives down the chimney. Yet there is loads happening around the country so if you can, take some time out amidst all the Christmas present shopping, the partying and the organising and enjoy some well earned Christmas cheer. You can visit Santa, eat mince pies, drink Glühwein or do them all together!

Events kicking off this weekend are:

• A Cork Christmas Celebration: Cork City, 13-23. 
• Ballincollig Christmas Market: Ballincollig Shopping Centre, 16 December  
• Christmas Cracker Flea Market: Dublin, 14 – 16 December
• Christmas in Killarney: Co. Kerry, Open Air Markets are on 14th, 15th & 16th December and 21st, 22nd & 23rd December
• Christchurch Christmas Market: Dublin, 15 – 22 December 
• Christmas at the Castle: Johnstown Castle, Co. Wexford, 15 - 16 December 
• Christmas Food & Craft Fair: Sheridans Cheesemongers, Meath, 15 - 16
• Dame District Christmas Market: Dublin, 14 – 23 December
• Galway Christmas Market: Market Street, Galway City, 14 - 24 December
• The Fair Alternative: Cork City, 15 – 24 December
• The Little Green Christmas Market: Dublin 8, 16 December from 1pm
• Westport Shop & Spraoi Na Nollaig: Co. Mayo, 14 - 16 December  

Loads of fairs and markets throughout the country are already in full gear and some run right up until Christmas Eve:

• Christmas Village and Santa Train at Mount Juliet: Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny, 08 - 23 December 
• Derry-Londonderry Christmas Market: Guildhall Sq, Derry, 1 - 22 December
• Dun Laoghaire Christmas Festival: Dublin,  1^st  December – 1^st January 2013 
• Galway Continental Christmas Market: Eyre Square, 23 November – 22 December
• Glebe Gardens Christmas Craft Emporium: Saturdays & Sundays 11 – 6pm on 1, 2, 8, 9 December, Open all week from 15 – 24 December
• Kilkenny Christmas Market: Kilkenny City, Weekends from the 1 – 23 December
• The Christmas Market at the Milk Market: Limerick City, Co. Limerick, 29 November - 24 December
• The Docklands Christmas Festival: Dublin, 07- 23 December, 12 – 8pm
• Belfast Christmas Continental Market: Belfast City Hall grounds 17 November to 20 December
• Waterford Winterval: Waterford City, 30th November - 23rd December