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December 2026

6 DEC

The Saunton Christmas Experience

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Woolacombe and Mortehoe Ticketed

Festive two-course lunch with grotto and Santa visit for children at Saunton Sands Hotel, near Braunton.

6 DEC

Tobermory Christmas Fayre Extraordinaire

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 Isle of Mull Free entry

Annual festive fundraising fayre with stalls and entertainment hosted by An Tobar and Mull Theatre in Tobermory.

6 DEC

Winter Fest in the Barn

Sun 6 Dec 2026 📍 South Devon

Christmas gift and craft fair in the Spanish Barn at Torre Abbey, Torquay.

7 DEC

Dover's Christmas Lights Market

Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Dover, White Cliffs Country Free entry

Festive market with local food and craft stallholders held alongside Dover's Christmas lights celebrations in the town centre.

7 DEC

Keswick Victorian Fayre

Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Cumbria - Go Lakes

A Victorian-themed Christmas market in Keswick's Market Place and Packhorse Court with over 30 charity stalls.

7 DEC

Keswick Victorian Fayre

Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Keswick - The Lake District Free entry

Victorian-themed Christmas market in Keswick's Market Place and Packhorse Court with over 30 charity stalls, a children's funfair and live entertainment.

7 DEC

Kneecap, Swansea Arena

Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Swansea Bay Ticketed

Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap bring their raucous live show to Swansea Arena on the city's waterfront.

7 DEC

Shed Seven, Engine Shed Lincoln

Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Lincoln Ticketed

Britpop favourites Shed Seven bring their crowd-pleasing indie anthems to the University of Lincoln's Engine Shed for a December gig.

7 DEC

The Novium Museum Indoor Christmas Market

Mon 7 Dec 2026 📍 Chichester Free entry

The Novium Museum on Tower Street, Chichester, hosts an indoor Christmas market of local craft and gift stalls.

8 DEC

A Town Called Christmas

Tue 8 Dec 2026 – Sun 27 Dec 2026 📍 Keswick - The Lake District

A festive family show at Theatre by the Lake running through December.

8 DEC

Beauty and the Beast (Britannia Pier Pantomime)

Tue 8 Dec 2026 – Thu 31 Dec 2026 📍 Great Yarmouth

Britannia Pier's first celebrity pantomime, a new staging of Beauty and the Beast for Christmas 2026.

8 DEC

Bill Bailey, Congress Theatre

Tue 8 Dec 2026 📍 Eastbourne Ticketed

The musical comedian and TV favourite brings his stand-up tour to Eastbourne's Congress Theatre for one night in the run-up to Christmas.

8 DEC

Culture Club Live, Cardiff

Tue 8 Dec 2026 📍 Cardiff Check website

Boy George and Culture Club bring their live show to Utilita Arena Cardiff.

8 DEC

Festive wreath making on Brownsea Island

Tue 8 Dec 2026 – Thu 10 Dec 2026 📍 Brownsea Island

A scenic boat ride to the island followed by a wreath-making workshop in Brownsea Castle and a festive two-course lunch.

8 DEC

Kiwis Comedy Club Christmas Special

Tue 8 Dec 2026 📍 Portrush Ticketed

Stand-up comedy Christmas special night hosted in Portrush.

8 DEC

Sherlock Holmes Christmas Casebook, The Station

Tue 8 Dec 2026 📍 Richmond Ticketed

Don't Go Into The Cellar Theatre presents a festive stage show of Sherlock Holmes tales at The Station in Richmond.

8 DEC

Sleeping Beauty Pantomime, King's Lynn Corn Exchange

Tue 8 Dec 2026 – Sun 3 Jan 2027 📍 Kings Lynn & West Norfolk £21 to £27

The Corn Exchange's family Christmas pantomime retells Sleeping Beauty with slapstick, songs and audience participation, running through the holidays with signed and budget-priced performances available.

8 DEC

Totnes Christmas Market and Late Night Shopping

Tue 8 Dec 2026 – Tue 22 Dec 2026 📍 South Devon Free entry

Town-wide festive market evenings in Totnes with street food, craft stalls and live music, opening with a lantern parade.

9 DEC

A Christmas Carol, Didcot Railway Centre

Wed 9 Dec 2026 – Mon 14 Dec 2026 📍 Oxfordshire Ticketed

Performances of Dickens's Christmas Carol staged in the atmospheric setting of Didcot Railway Centre, on 9 and 14 December. A different kind of festive theatre among historic rolling stock.

9 DEC

Aberaeron Christmas Carols Evening

Wed 9 Dec 2026 📍 Ceredigion Check website

A community carol-singing evening at the Memorial Hall in Aberaeron.

9 DEC

Christmas Jumper Raceday, Hexham Racecourse

Wed 9 Dec 2026 📍 Northumberland Ticketed

Festive jump racing at Hexham's hilltop course, where racegoers are encouraged to wear their best Christmas jumpers for a fun midwinter day out.

9 DEC

Christmas: The Candlelight Concert, Caird Hall

Wed 9 Dec 2026 📍 Dundee Ticketed

Live singers and a band perform festive favourites in a candlelit setting, giving the grand Caird Hall a warm, intimate Christmas atmosphere for the evening.

9 DEC

Kate Rusby, St George's Hall

Wed 9 Dec 2026 📍 Bradford Ticketed

Folk singer Kate Rusby performs at St George's Hall in December, a night of her distinctive Yorkshire voice and seasonal-leaning folk songs.

9 DEC

Maggie's Christmas Extravaganza, Swansea Arena

Wed 9 Dec 2026 📍 Swansea Bay £29

A charity-linked Christmas spectacular at Swansea Arena with festive performances, ahead of the Christmas holidays.