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November 2026

30 NOV

Hunstanton Christmas Lights Switch-On

Mon 30 Nov 2026 📍 Kings Lynn & West Norfolk Free

Winter Wonderland event in Hunstanton town centre with stalls, Santa visits, children's rides and the official lights switch-on at 5pm.

30 NOV

Jersey Boys

Mon 30 Nov 2026 – Sat 5 Dec 2026 📍 Eastbourne

Tony Award-winning musical about Frankie Valli.

30 NOV

Royal Welsh Winter Fair

Mon 30 Nov 2026 – Tue 1 Dec 2026 📍 Brecon Beacons £15 adults

Livestock and produce show at the Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd, near Builth Wells, Powys.

30 NOV

Royal Welsh Winter Fair

Mon 30 Nov 2026 – Tue 1 Dec 2026 📍 Powys From £15

Major two-day agricultural show at the Royal Welsh Showground, Llanelwedd near Builth Wells, showcasing livestock and produce.

30 NOV

Squeeze plus Billy Bragg, Swansea Arena

Mon 30 Nov 2026 📍 Swansea Bay Check website

British band Squeeze perform live at Swansea Arena with special guest Billy Bragg.

30 NOV

St Andrew's Day in Edinburgh

Mon 30 Nov 2026 📍 Edinburgh Free

Scotland's national day is marked in Edinburgh with music, food and events celebrating the country's patron saint.

30 NOV

The Dundee Hooley

Mon 30 Nov 2026 📍 Dundee Free

Free family festival with street theatre, live music, lantern-making workshops and a torchlight procession in Dundee city centre.

30 NOV

Winter Wonderland Norwich

Mon 30 Nov 2026 – Mon 4 Jan 2027 📍 Norfolk From £12

Festive fairground, ice rink and Christmas market at the Norfolk Showground running through the holiday season.

December 2026

1 DEC

A Christmas Carol, Riverhead Theatre, Louth

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Wed 2 Dec 2026 📍 Lincolnshire Coast Ticketed

Dickens' festive ghost story of Scrooge's change of heart is staged at Louth's Riverhead Theatre, a traditional way to start the Christmas season.

1 DEC

Beauty and the Beast Pantomime

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Great Yarmouth Ticketed

Celebrity pantomime starring Gareth Gates as the Beast, staged at the Britannia Pier Theatre on Great Yarmouth's seafront for the festive season.

1 DEC

Beauty and the Beast Pantomime, New Theatre Royal Lincoln

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 📍 Lincoln Ticketed

Lincoln's big annual family panto returns to the New Theatre Royal with a festive retelling of Beauty and the Beast, packed with songs, slapstick and audience shout-alongs over the Christmas season.

1 DEC

Berwick Christmas Lights Switch-On

Tue 1 Dec 2026 📍 Northumberland Free

Berwick's Christmas lights are switched on with a ceremony at the Town Hall steps.

1 DEC

CATS, Venue Cymru

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Sat 5 Dec 2026 📍 Llandudno Ticketed

Andrew Lloyd Webber's long-running dance musical about the Jellicle cats plays a week on the Llandudno promenade, a festive-season treat for musical theatre fans visiting North Wales.

1 DEC

Christmas at Poole's Cavern

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 📍 Peak District

Poole's Cavern's ancient limestone caverns decorated with Christmas lights and trees, in Buxton Country Park.

1 DEC

Christmas Concerts, Chichester Festival Theatre

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Sat 5 Dec 2026 📍 Chichester Ticketed

The Band of His Majesty's Royal Marines Collingwood joins Chichester Cathedral Choir for the theatre's annual festive concerts, a traditional start to the Christmas season.

1 DEC

Cosy Winter Retreat - Mid Wales

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Thu 3 Dec 2026 📍 Powys

Two-night residential wellness retreat at Garth Barns, Llanidloes.

1 DEC

Darley Street Market Christmas

Tue 1 Dec 2026 📍 Bradford Free

Bradford's Darley Street Market launches its festive programme with a Christmas market, live music, workshops and Santa visits in the city centre.

1 DEC

Grainger Market Christmas Night Market

Tue 1 Dec 2026 📍 Newcastle upon Tyne Free entry

Late-night festive shopping event with local traders, food and drink stalls inside Newcastle's historic Grainger Market.

1 DEC

Henley Living Advent Calendar

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Thu 24 Dec 2026 📍 Oxfordshire Free

Windows around Henley-on-Thames are revealed one by one through December as a town-wide advent calendar. A free, charming festive trail to follow while exploring the shops and riverside.

1 DEC

Royal Northern Sinfonia Winter Tour, The Maltings Berwick

Tue 1 Dec 2026 📍 Northumberland Ticketed

The North East's renowned chamber orchestra brings its winter touring programme to Berwick-upon-Tweed's Maltings arts centre for an evening of live classical music.

1 DEC

Saltaire Living Advent Calendar

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Fri 1 Jan 2027 📍 Bradford

Windows across Saltaire lit up throughout December.

1 DEC

Saundersfoot Harbour Christmas Market

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Thu 24 Dec 2026 📍 Pembrokeshire Free entry

Month-long Christmas market of wooden chalets on Saundersfoot's redeveloped harbourside selling gifts and festive food.

1 DEC

Skomer Island 2027 Booking Launch

Tue 1 Dec 2026 📍 Skomer Island Free to book

Booking opens for 2027 Skomer Island day trips and events from Lockley Lodge, Martin's Haven, Pembrokeshire, ahead of the next wildlife season.

1 DEC

The Choir of Man, Festival Theatre

Tue 1 Dec 2026 – Sat 5 Dec 2026 📍 Edinburgh Ticketed

Pub-set musical show with a male cast singing and playing pop and rock hits, at Edinburgh Festival Theatre for five nights.