Simply Christmas Glasgow

At Simply Christmas Glasgow you can buy handmade gifts, Christmas decorations, seasonal crafts and treats straight from independent makers and retailers at SEC Glasgow. The festive shopping show is open to the public and run by ICHF Events, and the 2026 edition took place in Hall 4 of the SEC Centre from Thursday 22 to Sunday 25 October. Dates for the next Glasgow edition have not been announced.

The 2026 Glasgow show

You had four days to fit in a visit, with doors open from 10:00 to 16:30 and an earlier 16:00 close on the Sunday. The SEC notes that its published event timings are a guide and can move earlier or later. The campus has a free drop-off and pick-up zone, though its opening times can vary.

Day	Opening hours
Thursday 22 October 2026	10:00 to 16:30
Friday 23 October 2026	10:00 to 16:30
Saturday 24 October 2026	10:00 to 16:30
Sunday 25 October 2026	10:00 to 16:00

One ticket for three shows

Your Glasgow ticket also admitted you to the Creative Craft Show Glasgow and the Stitching Show in the same building, which the organiser sells as three shows for the price of one. Simply Christmas is a ticketed public event in the retail and gifts calendar rather than a trade fair. For 2026, tickets started at £12, and adults who booked before 18 October saved £2 each. Our guide to what a co-located exhibition ticket covers explains how to check this kind of joint entry. Tickets are sold through the SEC website and its official partner Ticketmaster and arrive as digital tickets on your phone. You can pass them to others in your group from your Ticketmaster account. The SEC warns that tickets bought from unauthorised sellers may be refused at the door.

Gifts from independent sellers

You can shop from 100 to 150 independent artisan retailers at a Simply Christmas show, the organiser says, and the 2026 Glasgow page listed 100 festive retailers. Product ranges named by the organiser and the SEC include:

• handmade Christmas decorations and bespoke gifts
• clothing, ceramics and glassware
• soft furnishings, art and home accessories
• seasonal crafts and treats

Santa greeted visitors at the entrance in 2026, and the programme also included festive workshops and live music. The organiser’s exhibitor list for Glasgow was added to in the run-up to the dates.

Selling at Simply Christmas Glasgow

If you are a maker or retailer, you can put your products in front of Christmas shoppers by applying for a stand through the stand enquiry form on the Creative Craft Show website, which the Simply Christmas pages link to. Before applying, our guide to building an exhibition budget helps you set out the costs of a stand at a four-day public show.

More Christmas and craft shows to visit

You can find more festive and craft shopping from the same organiser. ICHF Events runs a second edition, Simply Christmas at NEC Birmingham, from 5 to 8 November 2026, and the Creative Craft Show at the NEC from 5 November 2026. The same company also organises Cake International and Bake International at the NEC from 6 November 2026. Further seasonal shopping shows on our calendar include the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Olympia London from 2 November 2026. At the same venue as Simply Christmas Glasgow, ScotHot opens on 24 February 2027, and the full list sits under shows in Glasgow.

Getting there

You can reach the halls by train, as the SEC campus sits on the banks of the River Clyde and the SEC names Exhibition Centre, on the Glasgow Central Low Level line, as its rail stop. The organiser points drivers to paid parking near the venue, with a free buggy to the SEC. For the busy weekend of 24 and 25 October 2026, the SEC suggested arriving early and reaching the halls via Finnieston Street or from Partick to avoid crowds in the Covered Walkway. It also asked visitors to check last train times before travelling home.

Source: simplychristmasshow.co.uk/simply-christmas-glasgow-2026, simplychristmasshow.co.uk, sec.co.uk