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December 2026
Kirkwall Ba' Game
The traditional Orkney street football game played through the streets of Kirkwall every Christmas Day between the Uppies and the Doonies.
Walking Tides (Christmas sandbar event)
Lowest spring tides expose a temporary walkable sandbar trail between Tresco and Bryher over the Christmas period.
Boxing Day Long Man Morris Dancing
Long Man Morris dancers perform traditional Boxing Day routines on the Wish Tower Slopes on Eastbourne seafront.
Ventnor Boxing Day Swim
Traditional Boxing Day charity swimming event at Ventnor beach.
Mablethorpe Sandracing – 4th Meet
Free-to-spectate motorbike beach racing meet on Mablethorpe beach.
Mince Pie Specials - Cambrian Heritage Railway
Festive heritage train journeys through the Shropshire countryside aboard vintage carriages, with mince pies included.
Coral Welsh Grand National, Chepstow Racecourse
Wales's biggest jumps race, a gruelling marathon steeplechase held in the post-Christmas lull. It draws big crowds to Chepstow and is a highlight of the British winter racing calendar.
LDN Wrestling, Dudley Town Hall
A loud, family-friendly live wrestling show between Christmas and New Year, with high-flying action and pantomime-style heroes and villains.
Living Spit: It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Quizmas!
Comic theatre duo Living Spit host a theatrical festive quiz show at the Marine Theatre, a playful way to fill the quiet days between Christmas and New Year.
Pinocchio
A festive family theatre production at Theatre by the Lake over the Christmas/New Year holidays.
Winter Warmer Walk: Guided Historical Circular Walk
A guided circular historical walk around Gravesend organised by Gravesend Historical Society to blow away the winter cobwebs.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2026/27
Edinburgh's world-famous four-day New Year festival featuring a torchlight procession, outdoor concerts, street parties, and a spectacular midnight fireworks display over the castle.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Torchlight Procession
Thousands carry torches from the Meadows through Edinburgh's Old Town to launch the city's Hogmanay celebrations.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Night Afore Concert
Concert staged at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens ahead of Hogmanay's main street party.
New Year's Eve at Hotel Portmeirion
A two-night New Year break at Hotel Portmeirion with afternoon tea, fine dining, live music, Champagne and fireworks to see in 2027 beside the Dwyryd estuary.
Belfast City Hall New Year's Eve Fireworks
Crowds gather at Donegall Square to watch the annual midnight fireworks display lighting up Belfast City Hall.
Big Band Countdown New Year's Eve Gala, DoubleTree by Hilton Lincoln
See in 2027 with a big-band New Year's Eve gala at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lincoln, with live music and a countdown to midnight.
Dartmouth New Year's Eve Fireworks
Pubs fill with fancy dress as the town celebrates New Year, ending with a midnight fireworks display from the South Embankment.
Douglas Promenade Fireworks Display
Annual fireworks display along Douglas Promenade drawing crowds to the seafront for a pyrotechnic show.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay Street Party
Around 45,000 revellers fill Edinburgh's historic city centre for live music and midnight fireworks over Edinburgh Castle.
Edinburgh's Hogmanay: Concert in the Gardens
Live music at the Ross Bandstand in Princes Street Gardens on Hogmanay, running into the New Year.
Hogmanay at Mareel
Shetland's Mareel arts centre in Lerwick hosts a New Year's Eve celebration to see in 2027 with music and entertainment.
HowayManay New Year's Eve Quayside Party
Ticketed New Year's Eve celebration on Newcastle Quayside with live music on two stages, food stalls and bars.
Inverness Hogmanay
New Year's Eve street celebrations and fireworks over the River Ness in Inverness city centre.