Early each December the Bailgate area holds a Christmas Market in and around the Castle grounds, shaped by the traditional German-style Christmas markets, including that of Lincoln's twin town Neustadt an der Weinstrasse. In 2010, for the first time, the event was cancelled due to "atrocious" snowfalls across most of the United Kingdom. It succumbed again in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Early each December the Bailgate area holds a Christmas Market in. and around the Castle grounds, shaped by the traditional German-style Christmas markets, including that of Lincoln's twin town Neustadt an der Weinstrasse In 2010, for the. first time, the event was cancelled due to "atrocious" snowfalls across most of the United Kingdom It succumbed again in December 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.