Christmas Launch Weekend

Start: 13/11/2026 · 2:30 pm
End: 15/11/2026 · 3:30 pm

Step into the festive magic as Santa’s grotto opens for the first time!

Enjoy a fun-filled early evening meeting the mischievous Trinch, cosplay Anna & Elsa, the Mos Eisley Misfits Star Wars costume group, and our friendly elves with FREE festive crafts plus FREE face painting Nov 13, 14, 15.

Plus we’ll be illuminating the lights for the first time at around 5pm. Several big stores and cafes open until 7pm.

Can’t make the launch weekend? Santa’s grotto and the Trinch are back every Saturday and Sunday from 21st November to 20th December, 11am to 3pm.

All donations at the grotto gratefully received for Forget Me Not children’s hospice.

Friday 13th November

2.30pm to 7pm

  • Santa’s grotto opens for the first time – 3pm to 7pm
  • Meet cosplay Anna & Elsa – 2.30pm to 7pm, with a half-hour break in the middle
  • Meet the mischievous Trinch – 3pm to 7pm
  • Mos Eisley Misfits Star Wars cosplay character crew
  • Meet the elves and join in with free elf crafts – 2.30pm to 7pm
  • Free face painting with Donna 3-7pm

Saturday 14th November

11am to 3.30pm

  • Free Santa’s grotto open – 11am to 3pm
  • Meet the mischievous Trinch – 11am to 3pm
  • Meet the elves and join in with free elf crafts – 11am to 3.30pm
  • Meet cosplay Anna & Elsa – 11am to 3.30pm, with a half-hour break in the middle
  • Free face painting with Donna 11am-3pm

Sunday 15th November

11am to 3.30pm

  • Free Santa’s grotto open – 11am to 3pm
  • Meet the mischievous Trinch – 11am to 3pm
  • Meet the elves and join in with free elf crafts – 11am to 3.30pm
  • Meet cosplay Belle & Ariel – 11am to 3.30pm, with a half-hour break in the middle
  • Free face painting with Donna 11am-3pm

Christmas 2025

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