St. Helens Lights Switch-On
2019-11-30 12:00 - 18:00 UTC
Join Queen tribute act Bulsara & His Queenies, plus more live entertainment, an ice rink, funfair and walkaround characters to see the town bedecked in festive illuminations!

Tinsel Trot
2019-12-01 09:30 - 13:00
Raise money for Prostate Cancer UK with a 5K family fun run! Prizes for the best fancy dress and Christmas pudding for all finishers! Entry £5 on EventEntry.co.uk

Mulled Wine Walk
2019-12-01 12:30 - 14:30
Enjoy a free guided wintery walk around Haigh Woodland Park and enjoy a glass of mulled wine!

Tarleton Christmas Market
2019-12-01 12:30 - 16:00
Do some Christmas shopping, play some games and enjoy festive food!

Princess Tea Party
2019-12-01 13:00 - 15:00
Kick start your Christmas playing, eating, dancing and singing with four Disney princesses! Come along in fancy dress and enjoy a buffet lunch, photo opportunities and more. Tickets £10 per child at www.ticketsource.co.uk/tunzaspride

Brass & Voices
2019-12-01 14:00 - 16:30
Join the Trinity Girls Brass Band and Poulton People’s Choir for an afternoon of festive music. Tickets £8 or £7 concessions on 07864 917961 or from tgbb@live.co.uk

Buckshaw Lights Switch-On
2019-12-01 15:00 - 19:00
The Friends of Buckshaw Village welcome Santa to the village and seethe Christmas lights switched on! Santa heads off on a Christmas village tour from 3pm ahead of the switch-on at 5pm. There’ll be plenty of live entertainment and festive refreshments.

Croston Lights Switch-On
2019-12-01 17:00 - 19:30
See the village of Croston illuminated with beautiful Christmas lights, with music from the Eccleston Brass Band.

Rainford Christmas Bingo
2019-12-02 19:30 - 22:00
Raise money for Rainford Young Farmers with a fun bingo night, with loads of prizes up for grabs. Free entry, bingo books £5, BYO drinks & snacks.

Christmas Bingo
2019-12-03 18:00 - 20:00
A night of fun for the local community – play some bingo to win Christmas hampers and prosecco!

Christmas Quiz
2019-12-03 18:15 - 20:00
Get competitive at the Christmas quiz night, plus a raffle, mince pies and mulled wine. Entry £5 per family/team.

Light for a Life
2019-12-03 18:30 - 20:00
Every year those people special to us and those we have lost are remembered through the Light for a Life appeal by families across Wigan and Leigh.
Dedications are made to those we love and have loved and are marked by a light on our Christmas Tree.
This year the lights on our beautiful tree will be switched-on on Tuesday, December 3rd.
A service of about 30 minutes will be held at the Hospice featuring Christmas carols, hymns and readings.

Alice in Wonderland
2019-12-03 19:30 - 21:30
St. Ambrose Players present a family pantomime based on Lewis Carroll’s classic novel. Tickets £7.50 adults, £6.50 concessions or £5.50 per child from www.stambroseplayers.com or from Grandad Jim’s.

BFG Festive Fun
2019-12-04 10:30 - 11:30
Enjoy a festive fun reading of Roald Dahl’s The BFG, with hats, props and seasonal refreshments. All pre-school children welcome with an adult, free entry.

Billinge Lights Switch-On
2019-12-04 18:30 - 20:00
Meet Santa on his sleigh, enjoy music from the Trinity Girls Brass Band, participate in a raffle and enjoy mince pies before the lights switch on at 7pm.

Carols around the Tree
2019-12-04 18:30 - 20:00
Join the Red Admiral Band, Sing4Fun and local schools to sing Christmas carols around the tree. Dress warmly and bring a torch! Traditional refreshments available, more info on 01257 464431.

Sleeping Beauty
2019-12-04 19:30 - 22:00
Pleasure Folk AMS present the pantomime of your dreams! Tickets from £8 on www.pleasurefolk.co.uk or on 01695 580755.

Santa Meet and Greet
2019-12-05 16:30 - 17:30
Come along on Thursday 5th December to see Santa – he will be with us 4:30 – 5:30 and we are selling Meal Deal and Grotto Tickets now for just £7 (this entitles your child to play until 6pm, enjoy a delicious main meal, drink and dessert and receive a gift from Santa). Call us on 01695 229923. Limited number of Grotto spaces available.

Traditional Christmas Wreath Workshop
2019-12-05 18:30 - 21:00
Join Olive Owl Flowers at Bag & Bean and create your very own Traditional Foliage Wreath. Choose from a beautiful selection of Festive Foliage and Traditional Decorations to add to your Wreath.
Bag & Bean will also be supplying a delicious spread along with welcome drinks upon arrival.
£45 | Limited Spaces
Book from our Facebook page or Website.

Once upon a Pantomime
2019-12-05 19:30 - 21:30
Mawdesley Amateur Dramatics present a family pantomime written by Emma Meen. Tickets £8 per adult or £4 per child at www.madsociety.co.uk or from SPAR.

All Saints Christmas Tree Festival
2019-12-06 10:00 - 16:00
Christmas Tree Festival in aid of the Roy Castle Lung Cancer Foundation and MacMillan Cancer Care. Community event were businesses and organisations alike sponsor and decorate Christmas Trees raising vital funds for worthy causes.

Festive Friday at Astley Hall
2019-12-06 12:00 - 15:00
Join the Friends of Astley Hall to view this beautiful house decked out for Christmas. Craft stalls and light refreshments available. Entry by donation to the Friends, all funds raised go towards conservation, restoration and renovation.

Christmas Concert
2019-12-06 19:30 - 22:00
Join the Southport Lyric Singers for a night of traditional and modern melodies, as well as some singalong carols! Entry £5 including refreshments and a raffle, proceeds to Queenscourt Hospice.

Christmas Grotto
2019-12-07 10:00 - 12:00
Ellamora launches a very special ‘traditional’ Grotto this Christmas. Built from an existing air raid shelter the magic of Christmas will certainly make Rainford a special destination throughout December. Inspired by the success of the Grotto at Tyrers we have our original Father Christmas back to make more memories for local children big and small…

Christmas Tree Festival
2019-12-07 10:00 - 17:00
St Laurence’s Church, Union Street Chorley will be running a Christmas tree festival from Sat 7 Dec – Sat 14 Dec 2019. 27 sponsored trees will light the church. It will start with a Christmas Fair which will see the church filled with stalls offering a range of goods ideal for Christmas gifts.Admission 50p Food will be served throughout the week and there will be lunchtime concerts & evening events every day. More info at stlaurencechorley.co.uk

Christmas Tree Service of Remembrance
2019-12-07 11:00 - 12:30
The Friends of St.Helens Cemetery will be hosting their annual Christmas Tree Service of Remembrance in the Crematorium Chapel, Rainford Road, St.Helens. Carols by The Citadel Arts ‘Sing out Choir’. Hang your leaf with your personal message on our beautiful Christmas Tree and enjoy some refreshments with us after the service. All welcome to attend this popular annual event
Free entrance.

Magic Voices Choir
2019-12-07 11:30 - 12:30
The Magic Voices Choir present a morning of festive music, with refreshments from the Friends of Euxton Library.

Victoria Park Winter Festival
2019-12-07 12:00 - 17:30
See the Christmas lights switched on, enjoy live entertainment, a funfair, stalls and children’s activities, plus a Santa’s Grotto (£5 per child). Grotto tickets bookable at fovpinfo@yahoo.com

Festival of Nativity Scenes
2019-12-07 13:00 - 16:00
Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th December 1.00pm to 4pm.
You are invited to join us in our Church for a display of Nativity Scenes both old and new loaned by local families and churches. Refreshments available. Why not tie a message on our Advent branch?
Free Admission. St.Peter’s Church, Mawdesley. L40 3TD.

Jack & the Beanstalk
2019-12-07 13:30 - 15:30
Pendle Productions bring this year’s pantomime to Chorley – meet Giant Blunderbone, the evil Fleshcreep and the good Fairy Twinkle for a bit of festive spirit! Tickets £4 on 01257 515151 or from the venue.
