SEASONAL · 1-30 NOV
8 NEW THIS WEEKChristmas, done properly 🎄
Grottos, light trails, pantos and festive farm days across Romford, from the first switch-on to Twelfth Night, with the dates, prices and ages that organisers publish.
PICK YOUR KIND OF MAGIC
What sort of Christmas are you after?
Everything on this page is filed by what it is, going on the organiser's own description. Some things fit more than one, so we've put each where it sits best.
Santa & grottos
Little ones · book early
Grottos, breakfasts with Santa and the elves that come with them.
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Lights & trails
All ages · wrap up
Illuminated trails, lantern walks and the big switch-ons.
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Shows & pantos
Ages 3+ · oh yes it is
Pantomimes, festive theatre, carols and Christmas cinema.
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If you only book three things
One per venue, soonest first. Grottos and light trails sell out first.
🎅 SANTA & GROTTOSRaymond Briggs' Father Christmas
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre · 18-30 November · daily
Access performances of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas at the Lyric Hammersmith, running 18 November to 27 December 2026.
See listingDetails
✨ LIGHTS & TRAILSWindsor Illuminated
HORTON'S STEAM FAIR · 1-30 November · daily
Vintage fairground rides light up Windsor Great Park as part of the Windsor Illuminated Christmas trail.
See listingDetails
🎭 SHOWS & PANTOSChristmas Panto
Chessington World of Adventures Resort · 21-30 November · daily
A festive panto on the Mane Stage at Chessington World of Adventures, included with your theme park ticket.
from £24Details
CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS · 21 DEC - 1 JAN
A plan for every day of the Christmas holidays
- Mon210 on
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- Tue220 on
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- Wed230 on
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- Fri250 on
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- Sat260 on
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- Sun270 on
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- Mon280 on
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EVERYTHING ON
10 things on for Christmas 2026
Santa & grottos · 2
18-30 November · daily
Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre · London
Access performances of Raymond Briggs' Father Christmas at the Lyric Hammersmith, running 18 November to 27 December 2026.
Sat 21 November
The Santa Claus Experience
Lee Valley Animal Adventure Park · Waltham Abbey
A pre-booked 90-minute festive tour with Santa's grotto, gingerbread decorating and a teddy bear to make and take home.
Lights & trails · 2
1-30 November · daily
Windsor Illuminated
HORTON'S STEAM FAIR · Arundel
Vintage fairground rides light up Windsor Great Park as part of the Windsor Illuminated Christmas trail.
Sat 28 November
Christmas Carol Concert & Lights Switch On
Woodford Park · Reading
Community carol concert and Christmas lights switch on at Woodford Park, Woodley.
Shows & pantos · 3
14-30 November · daily
Cinderella
Lyric Hammersmith Theatre · London
A festive pantomime version of Cinderella at the Lyric Hammersmith Theatre, running from November into the new year.
- from £24
21-30 November · daily
Christmas Panto
Chessington World of Adventures Resort · Chessington
A festive panto on the Mane Stage at Chessington World of Adventures, included with your theme park ticket.
from £1027-30 November · daily
Room on the Broom Live On Stage
Lyric Theatre · London · ages 3+
Tall Stories' stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler's Room on the Broom, for ages 3 and up.
Everything else · 3
1-30 November · daily
Hever Castle Vintage Fairground
HORTON'S STEAM FAIR · Arundel
Festive vintage fairground at Hever Castle, Kent, with Gallopers, a Big Wheel and more after dark.
- Free
Wed 11 November · 10:45
Armistice Day
Woodford Park · Reading
Community remembrance ceremony at the War Memorial in Woodford Park, with a two-minute silence and wreath laying.
from £5Sat 28 November · 10:30
Members' Event: Watercolour Christmas Card Workshop at Down House
Down House · Downe
A members-only watercolour workshop at Down House where you paint your own Christmas cards.
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