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6-21 DEC
8 November-23 December Christmas Spectacular 2025, Thursford Collection, Norfolk
One of Grand Arcade’s most cherished holiday traditions, Mrs Claus is back to spread joy through her heartwarming storytelling sessions held in a beautifully decorated grotto, adding a special touch to your Christmas season. Designed for young children aged between two and ten, the half-hour sessions take place each weekend until Christmas. There’s a small fee of £4 per person which goes to Cambridge Carbon Footprint, a local charity fighting climate change. You can find out more about the event and book a place at grandarcade.co.uk
16 November Cambridge Christmas Lights Switch-on Turn to page 37 to find out more!
20 November Christmas Lights Event 2025, Bury St Edmunds
21 November-3 January Christmas Memories at Wimpole Estate Turn to page 39 to find out more! 24 November Rick Stein’s Countdown to Christmas, Cambridge Corn Exchange
28 November-23 December Nene Park Winter Festival, Peterborough
15 DEC
Alongside other festive classics, and with plenty of opportunities for audience participation, this year’s Cambridge Summer Music Christmas concert features John Rutter’s much-loved Brother Heinrich’s Christmas , conducted by John himself and narrated by radio and TV presenter Katie Derham. A fable set to music, it tells the story of 14th-century Dominican monk Heinrich Suso who, according to legend, notated the carol In dulci jubilo after it had been sung to him by a band of angels. cambridgesummermusic.com OUR LADY & THE ENGLISH MARTYRS CATHOLIC CHURCH CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH JOHN RUTTER AND KATIE DERHAM
6 December Mill Road Winter Fair
10 December Customer Christmas Evening, Waterstones
10-13 December Chimprov, Corpus Playroom
22 December Windborne: Music for Midwinter, Cambridge Junction
Step into a thrilling world of fun, laughter and adventure in this pantomine presented by Saffron Hall and KD Theatre Productions, as Dick Whittington sets out to seek his fortune, facing the evil Sir Rattington and her army of rodent rascals along the way. Will Dick and his plucky companions save the day? Packed with spectacular DICK WHITTINGTON SAFFRON HALL
sets, dazzling costumes, show-stopping songs and the requisite amount of magic, this festive extravaganza will be a treat for all ages! saffronhall.com
21-29 DEC
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