🎅🌲✨ SANTA’S ENCHANTED FOREST TRAIL ✨🌲🎅
A completely NEW Santa experience for 2026!
Something magical is happening in the woods at Buncrana Christmas Market in Swan Park… and Santa’s elves are waiting to let you in! ✨
This Christmas, follow the elves into Santa’s Enchanted Forest Trail — a magical woodland adventure exclusively for visitors with Santa experience tickets.
Our new walking experience takes the place of the previous Santa train, bringing you into a world of twinkling trees, little elf houses, magical lights and snowy surprises, all leading to Santa’s cosy woodland grotto.
🌲✨ LITTLE ELF HOUSES. TWINKLING LIGHTS. CHRISTMAS MAGIC.
Your adventure begins at the forest entrance, where Santa’s playful elves will welcome you before guiding you along the enchanted trail.
Peek at the little elf houses nestled among the trees, wander beneath the sparkling lights and watch for snowy surprises along the way. With festive displays and Christmas magic around every turn, the journey to Santa is all part of the adventure!
And tucked away in the forest, someone very special is waiting…
🏠🎅 STEP INSIDE SANTA’S WOODLAND GROTTO
Follow the trail to Santa’s cosy cabin, where you’ll meet Santa and Mrs Claus, share your Christmas wishes and enjoy a little Christmas wonder together.
Every child and baby with the appropriate ticket will receive a special gift from Santa, before the elves guide your family back out through the enchanted forest.
A new trail, a magical new setting and Christmas memories waiting to be made. ❤️
🎟️ TICKET PRICES
Adult (16+): €10 + booking fee — no gift included.
Child (aged 1–15): €17 + booking fee — includes a special Christmas gift from Santa.
Baby (under 1): €10 + booking fee — includes an age-appropriate gift from Santa.
✨ YOUR SANTA EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
🌲 Access to Santa’s Enchanted Forest Trail, exclusively for Santa ticket holders.
🧝 An elf-guided adventure through the magical woodland.
🏠 Little elf houses, sparkling lights and festive displays along the trail.
❄️ Snowy surprises and festive games.
🎅 A visit to Santa and Mrs Claus in the cosy woodland grotto.
🎁 A special gift for every child and baby with the appropriate ticket.
📅 BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS ADVENTURE
Choose your date on the calendar, select your preferred 30-minute booking slot, and add a ticket for every adult, child and baby attending.
Please arrive ready for your selected start time. All children and babies must be accompanied by a ticketed adult.
🧣 WRAP UP FOR THE MAGIC
Your adventure takes place outdoors in the woodland, so wrap up warmly and wear footwear suitable for park paths and winter weather.
🎄 FREE MARKET ADMISSION RETURNS FOR 2026!
Thanks to the generous support of our 18 main sponsors, general admission to Buncrana Christmas Market is FREE for 2026!
Enjoy delicious food cabins, festive stalls, handmade gifts, Christmas displays and daily live music before or after your Santa adventure.
There’s plenty more Christmas excitement still to be revealed — keep an eye on our social media for announcements over the coming days! ✨
🕗 MAKE TIME TO ENJOY THE MARKET
The market closes at 8pm. If you book the final Santa slot, 7:30pm–8pm, please arrive earlier to enjoy the market first.
The Enchanted Forest Trail and Santa’s grotto are accessible only with a Santa experience ticket. Market admission is free and does not include access to the trail or grotto. Other paid attractions are charged separately.
🎅🌲✨ Follow the elves, discover the enchanted forest and let the Christmas magic lead you to Santa…