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November 2026

17 NOV

Agatha Christie's The Hollow, New Theatre Cardiff

Tue 17 Nov 2026 – Sat 21 Nov 2026 📍 Cardiff Check website

A classic Agatha Christie murder-mystery play staged at New Theatre Cardiff.

17 NOV

Bellowhead, Princess Theatre Torquay

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 South Devon Ticketed

The big-band folk favourites bring their brassy, high-energy take on traditional English songs to Torquay. Expect a foot-stomping night of shanties, ballads and dance tunes.

17 NOV

Carlisle Racecourse November Jump Fixture

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 Carlisle From £15

National Hunt raceday at Carlisle Racecourse, Durdar Road, part of the course's winter jump racing calendar.

17 NOV

Edinburgh's Christmas Lights Switch On

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 Edinburgh Free

Light Night with entertainment on Princes Street culminating in a pyrotechnics display at 5pm marking the start of the festive season.

17 NOV

Gorleston Christmas Lights Switch On

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 Great Yarmouth Free

Gorleston High Street in Great Yarmouth closes for a festive afternoon culminating in the Christmas lights switch-on and a firework display.

17 NOV

Portmeirion Centenary Talks: Meurig Jones, Hercules Hall

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 Portmeirion Ticketed

The sixth and final talk in the autumn centenary series at Portmeirion, a chance to hear another perspective on the village's first hundred years in the setting of Hercules Hall.

17 NOV

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, Chichester

Tue 17 Nov 2026 – Sat 21 Nov 2026 📍 Chichester Check website

Stage adaptation of Mark Haddon's acclaimed novel, performed in the Festival Theatre main house at Chichester Festival Theatre.

17 NOV

The Illegal Eagles, Darlington Hippodrome

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 Darlington Ticketed

The acclaimed Eagles tribute band recreates the Californian group's harmonies and guitar classics such as Hotel California at Darlington's restored Edwardian theatre.

17 NOV

The Makings of a Murderer: The Undercover Detective

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 York

Talk by former Scotland Yard officer Peter Bleksley at York Barbican.

17 NOV

The Silence and the Noise, Minerva Theatre

Tue 17 Nov 2026 – Sat 21 Nov 2026 📍 Chichester Ticketed

Tom Powell's new play, produced by Papatango Theatre Company and Pentabus, comes to Chichester's Minerva Theatre for a five-day run.

17 NOV

Vallum Farm Christmas Fayre

Tue 17 Nov 2026 📍 Northumberland

A Christmas fayre with stalls and festive activities at Vallum Farm.

18 NOV

Bill Bailey: Vaudevillean

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 Portsmouth

Comedian Bill Bailey's Vaudevillean stand-up show.

18 NOV

Christmas Calligraphy Workshop, Lytham Hall

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 Fylde Check website

Festive calligraphy workshop at Lytham Hall ahead of the Christmas season.

18 NOV

Hugh Cornwell, The Atkinson

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 Southport Ticketed

The former Stranglers frontman plays a live show at The Atkinson on Lord Street, a good night out for fans of punk and new wave.

18 NOV

Imperial Majesty: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Lighthouse Poole

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 Brownsea Island Ticketed

Andrew Litton conducts Walton's Crown Imperial, Beethoven's Emperor Concerto with pianist Jonathan Biss, and Tchaikovsky's Third Suite in a grand-scale orchestral evening in Poole.

18 NOV

Keswick Christmas Lights Switch-On

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 Keswick - The Lake District Free

Festive lights switch-on event in Keswick's Packhorse Court and Market Square with a food and gift fair running throughout the day.

18 NOV

Live at The Globe: Hannah James & Toby Kuhn

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 Wye Valley and Vale of Usk

Folk artist Hannah James and cellist Toby Kuhn celebrate their new album at The Globe, Hay-on-Wye.

18 NOV

Matthew Bourne's The Car Man

Wed 18 Nov 2026 – Sat 21 Nov 2026 📍 Eastbourne

Award-winning dance production returns.

18 NOV

Nish Kumar Live 2

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 St Albans

Stand-up comedy performance at the Alban Arena.

18 NOV

Santa Express (Lost in Lapland)

Wed 18 Nov 2026 📍 Carlisle Ticketed

Festive family theatre show for children at Harraby Community Theatre, Carlisle, following Santa's adventures on his way to deliver presents.

18 NOV

The Wind in the Willows, Cast Doncaster

Wed 18 Nov 2026 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 📍 Doncaster Ticketed

JKL Productions stage Alan Bennett's adaptation of Kenneth Grahame's riverbank classic, following Mole, Ratty, Badger and the irrepressible Mr Toad.

19 NOV

Baby Week Bradford - Toddlers Takeover

Thu 19 Nov 2026 📍 Bradford

Babies and toddlers take over the jobs at Bradford Industrial Museum for a day.

19 NOV

British National Dance Championships

Thu 19 Nov 2026 – Sun 22 Nov 2026 📍 Blackpool

National championship dance competition at the Winter Gardens.

19 NOV

Calendar Girls, Queen's Hall Hexham

Thu 19 Nov 2026 – Sat 21 Nov 2026 📍 Northumberland Ticketed

The heartwarming comedy based on the true story of Yorkshire Women's Institute members who posed for a charity calendar, staged over three nights in Hexham.