It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, so our friends at family activity app Hoop have shared some top picks for festive fun for the family. It’s a popular time of year...so don’t wait too long to book otherwise you might find yourself on the naughty list!
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Baby Broadway Christmas Concert
£9 entry (babes in arms free) | London| 1st December A fun and interactive family Christmas performance suitable for all ages, performed by West End singers. Enjoy well-known festive numbers from musicals and films plus there will be bubbles, bells, flying babies and puppetry in an interactive family concert performed by West End singers. Festive fancy dress is encouraged!
Big Family Festive Fun!
£4 entry| Newcastle Upon Tyne| 28th December Come along for a joyful jumble of seasonal singing, playing and dancing and general festive merriment! Keep your reindeer jumpers on and get ready for more festivities at the Big Family Festive Fun event. Led by Santa’s little helpers and specialist musicians.
Christmas Fair
Entry from £4| Oxford Botanic Garden & Arboretum, Oxford| 7th, 8th December
Browse botanically inspired gifts and enjoy festivities in an enchanted garden.
Browse festive food and drinks for children and adults. There will be live music, Christmas carols, and crafts.
Family Christmas Printmaking
£7| Salisbury Arts Centre, Salisbury| 14th December
Create your own unique cards and wrapping paper for friends and family this year.
Enjoy hand-printing using lino and the humble potato and some fun colour blending. All materials are provided.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
From £28| Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Edinburgh| 26th November to 1st December See this classic story brought to life on stage in this heart-warming and hilarious
Winter Decorations
Cambridge University Botanic Garden, Cambridge| 7th Dec A winter decoration day where children can make all sorts of Christmas decorations using natural materials
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Christmas Cracker 2019
From £18.40| Cadogan Hall, London| 14th December The Royal Philharmonic's Christmas Cracker show, featuring Christmas songs, Yuletide classics and audience carols, with special guest vocalists Anna-Jane Casey and Matt Ford.