Christmas Events & Activities 2025 - Christmas in Cheshire & Beyond
- Jennifer Kozyra
- Oct 7, 2024
- 9 min read
Updated: Nov 4
Christmas Events & Activities 2025 - Christmas in Cheshire & Beyond
Christmas time in Cheshire isn't just filled with Christmas Lights, Santa Visits and Pantomimes but a whole host of Christmas activities and events. From decorated stately homes and mansions, to Crafty workshops where you can make a seasonal wreaths. There is lots of days out and activities suitable for both adults and children
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To head back to "Your Ultimate guide to Christmas in Cheshire"
Find your favourite "Christmas Light Trails" in Cheshire
Find a family perfect "Pantomime or Theatre Show" this Christmas
From small to big Grottos with my "Where to See Santa" Guide
Where to have Breakfast with Santa Guide
To look through lots of "Christmas Activities & Events"
Get your skates on with these Pop up Christmas Ice Skating Venues
Make your Santa visit even more special with a Santa Sleepover or Festive Short Break
To find gifts and get into the festive spirit with a Christmas Markets and Light Switch ons
Book a special treat with a Festive Afternoon Teas in Cheshire.
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Featured and Recommended by Days Out and Meals Out
🎥 Christmas at Jodrell Bank
📅 15th Nov - 30th Dec
Book Here and get 10% off
🎅 New Dome Show: What Santa Sees: What Santa Sees
📅15 Nov - 21 Dec
Join the reindeers on the journey and discover the night sky through Santa’s eyes: from the shining moon to the changing constellations, see shooting stars and follow Polaris!
This enchanting Space Dome Show brings together storytelling and astronomy to take you on an immersive festive journey in Santa’s sleigh.
Tickets £5 (includes a mini hot chocolate and a gingerbread man per child)
🎭Goofus Theatre: All in a Mouse's Night
📅 20 & 21 Dec - 11.30, 13.30, 15.00
This winter at Jodrell, Goofus Theatre present this non-verbal, marvellous, mousey tale packed with puppetry, play, and heart.
Join mouse on a journey into the vastness of space, where there’s plenty of adventure, moon cheese, and friends to be found! Recommended for families with children under 7 (though older mice can come and join the fun, too).
Tickets £7
🔭Dome Show: Ted's Space Adventure Ted's Space Adventure
📅 9th Nov, 28th & 30th Dec 10.15
Join us on a journey through space with a bear named Ted (and trusty companion, Plant!), learning about the things we find there and how they affect us.
With interactivity, music and rhyme, the show is a must for preschool children.
Tickets £5, U4 free
🎄🅿📣 FREE Parking at Chester Racecourse this Christmas
From 22nd November to 21st December, Chester BID will be funding FREE PARKING every Saturday and Sunday at Chester Racecourse — making it easier (and cheaper!) to shop, dine, and soak up the festive spirit.
🅿 Free Parking will be given on a first come, first serve basis - car park opens at 10am.
🎄Once Upon a Christmas at Tatton Mansion 2025
📅 22 Nov – 31 Dec
Step into a world of festive storytelling as the grand Mansion transforms into a glittering Christmas storybook. Wander through illuminated staterooms and relive timeless tales like The 12 Days of Christmas, The Nutcracker, and The Night Before Christmas. Expect enchanting characters, show-stopping displays, and heartwarming moments for the whole family.
🎄Animal Crackers 3 at Lyme Park NT
📅 28 Nov - 24 Dec every day 11am - 3pm
Embark upon a wild and wonderful journey around the house this Christmas, filled with larger-than-life animal installations and interactive activities designed by artist Sophie Tyrrell. Fox has returned with some familiar faces, and there are a few mystery guests too!
It's free with admission, and entry to Lyme is free for National Trust members.
🎄 Fourth Floor Festive Play Space at Quarry Bank
📅 27 Nov – 4 Jan 2026
Their popular indoor summer attraction has had a Christmas glow up. Little ones can enjoy hours of fun in the soft play area, transform into a character from the dressing-up wardrobe, and take to the stage. Plus, they can create puppet shows and challenge themselves to a giant board game. With festive crafts and games surrounded by the sparkle of Christmas.
Admission charges apply. Free entry for members
🎄 Fantasy Florals at Arley Hall
📅 5th - 10th Dec 2025
See The Hall and chapel creatively decorated with fresh flowers and foliage from the Arley gardens by local florists and Horticultural colleges. This year each room will depict a classic fairy tale. There will also be a choir singing in the Hall each day for you to enjoy as you meander round.
🎢 Liverpool Indoor Funfair Christmas
📅 20th Dec 2025 - 3rd Jan 2026
With jaw-dropping rides and amazing attractions for all ages, Liverpool Indoor Funfair offers all the fun of the fair in an indoor, climate-controlled and family-friendly environment. Each session is 3 hours long. Ride as much as you want in this time slot.
🎄Chester on a Plate Tour
📅Check out their website for dates
A fantastic tour of Chester's Food and Drink establishments available through out the year but check out their Christmas Tours.
🎄Christmas ‘Get a Taste for Chester’ Food Tour
A bit of Christmas magic and lots of cheer, visit the Chester Christmas markets and try some of their festive delights.
🎄 Christmas at Bates Farm
📅 22nd Nov - 14th Dec
An interactive carol concert, singing festive favourites that leave you full of Christmas joy. Serving up all the festive goods - Yorkshire pudding wraps, mulled wine, mince pies & cosy hot chocs https://batesfarm.co.uk/christmas-at-bates-farm
🎄Christmas Climb & Crafts at Summit Up in Oldham
📅 20th - 24th Dec
• Take on our thrilling climbing walls,
• After climbing, get creative with a variety of holiday-themed crafts to make and take home.
• Refuel with a delicious cup of hot chocolate
• Meet Santa: Enjoy a magical moment with Santa, take photos, and share your Christmas wish list.
🎄 Christmas at the Lambing Shed
📅29th & 30th Nov, 20th, 21st & 22nd Dec
Wander among our real-life reindeers and donkeys, and gather round to hear a spellbinding Christmas tale told by one of our friendly, mischievous elves. Little ones can unleash their creativity with festive crafts, creating keepsakes to treasure or writing letters to post to Father Christmas. Families can soak up the cosy, twinkling atmosphere of the barn, and for an extra touch of magic, enjoy a rich, steaming cup of hot chocolate or toast marshmallows over the fire. Please note: there will be NO FATHER CHRISTMAS at this event
Special dates
📅 29th & 30th Nov
Children can write a magical letter to Father Christmas, post it in the shop, and collect a special reply between 20th–22nd Dec
📅20th, 21st & 22nd December
Little elves can create festive keepsakes to take home and hang proudly on the Christmas tree.
🎄 Festive Day Tickets to Alton Towers this Christmas 2025
📅 28th Nov - 4th Jan
From only £18 a ticket
Join in the festive fun and enjoy theme park entertainment and activities including CBeebies Land, where you can meet some of your favourite CBeebies friends including Bluey, and experience an entire world of show-stopping live entertainment, including Hey Duggee Live: The Christmas Badge! Plus, visit Mutiny Bay and enjoy the festive LIVE Show – The Sprout that Saved Christmas!
Aff link } https://tinyurl.com/DOMOChristmasAltonTowers
🐏Christmas at the Zoo at Walton Hall & Gardens 2025
📆 6th Dec 10.30-11.30am
You'll be treated to a delightful 45 minute tour of the Children’s Zoo, where you’ll meet some of our adorable animal residents, then you will get to decorate your very own cardboard Christmas bauble, which you can proudly place on the zoo’s Christmas tree at the end of the session. Tickets £10 per child (adult supervision is required) www.waltonhallgardens.co.uk/christmas-at-the-zoo.
🎄🎨 Let's DRAW! Festive FUNNiES! With Room for Comics.
Cartoon-art workshop with Cartoonist Marc Jackson
📅Sat 6th December, 2-3pm
Join PHOENIX Cartoonist (and all round FESTiVE guy) Marc Jackson for the final LET'S DRAW! session of the year (Yep!) We all know that FESTiVE FUNNiES are the best kind of fun, so join us for more comic art capers than you can shake a Christmas stocking at!
Parents/Adults/Carers: You are welcome to stay and watch the festive fun, or drop off and go grab that coffee from the fantastic Flour Water Salt bakery downstairs
• Suitable for ages 6+.
• Saturday 6th December
• Room for comics
• 2-3pm
• £12.50 per person (plus small booking fee).
• All materials provided.
• All abilities welcome.
• Festive jumpers encouraged!
• Click the link to secure your spot:
🎭 The Snowman' film with live orchestra at Chester Cathedral
📅 23rd Dec 2pm, 4pm & 6.30pm
A special screening of the beloved festive classic The Snowman, brought to life by a live performance from a professional orchestra.
🎭 Home Alone in Concert - The Film with Live Orchestra at The Bridgewater Hall
📅 15 Dec
This beloved holiday favourite features renowned composer John Williams’ charming and delightful score performed live to picture by a live symphony orchestra.
🎄 Christmas Tree Festival at Chester Cathedral
📅28th Nov - 4th Jan 2026
Enjoy over 80 trees decorated in the theme of Christmas Around the World.
Free entry for 5 and under.
No booking or entry fee for Sundays.
🍺 Woodland Ice Bar at Alderford Lake 2025
📅 21st Nov - 31st Dec
Handcrafted entirely from ice, the bar promises an enchanting experience, where guests can sip on a signature warming Christmas cocktail or delicious hot chocolate , while surrounded by stunning ice sculptures, twinkling lights and immersive festive décor. With minimum temperatures of -12 degrees so wrap up warm.
🎄 Stick Man Festive Meet & Greet at Delamere Forest 2025
📅 29th Nov
Explore the new Stick Man Christmas trail and meet Stick Man. Stick Man will appear at intervals throughout the day, remember your camera for that all-important selfie!
Enter the colouring competition for a chance to win a year’s Delamere Forest membership
Plus, Face painting, Fun activities, Get active with challenges and games
And an outdoor screening of the film
There’s no need to book, just turn up
🎄 🚗 LapLandies - Mini Land Rover Christmas Driving Experience for Children 2025
📅 5th - 23rd Dec
At LaplandiesTM, young drivers climb into their very own miniature Land Rover In this unique mini Land Rover Christmas driving experience set within a Lapland themed area complete with winding tracks, pine tree trails and festive scenery. Young drivers will put their skills to the test as they steer, navigate, and adventure through a magical course built just for them filled with twinkling lights and festive surprises around every bend.
LaplandiesTM is a 15 minute experience which combines the thrill of driving with the wonder of Christmas.
For children 4 - 9-years-old
Each mini vehicle can accommodate up to two children and a YOUNGER sibling, aged 2 or 3 -years-old may ride for free as passenger.
Bidlea Dairy, Orchards Farm, CW4 8DS
🎄 A Once upon a Time Christmas at The Children's Country House at Sudbury
📅 21st Nov - 5th Jan 2026
The Children's Country House transforms into the story of Pinocchio this Christmas. Step inside the Hall and experience the classic tale as it unfolds through enchanting scenes, bringing the adventures of the much-loved wooden puppet to life. Sparkling Christmas trees will fill spaces, while the gardens will be adorned with seasonal lights and the Museum filled with activities to get involved with.
🎄 Roaming Robins at Little Moreton Hall
📅 5th - 21st Dec
Count the robins as you explore the ins and outs of the Tudor Hall.
🎄Deck the Hall at Little Moreton Hall
📅 5th - 21st Dec
Discover the hall like never before as we travel through Christmas past, without the need for a time machine! We warmly welcome you to suspend reality and step back in time
🎄Brereton Heath Local Nature Reserve Elf Hunt 2025
📅 13th Dec - 4th Jan 2026
Pick up a map from near the visitor centre and get searching around the park.
🎄Tegg's Nose Country Park Elf Hunt 2025
📅 13th Dec - 4th Jan 2026.
Purchase a map from The Nose Coffee, inside the Tegg's Nose Visitor Centre, for 50p, and get searching around the top of the park. Once you've completed the trail come back to The Nose Coffee for 50p off your drink order
🍪Cookie Making with Trixie and Mixie at The Ice Cream Farm
📅 Selected weekends from 29th Nov
Meet the Elves in Sticky Paws restaurant to take part in cookie making where you will get a cookie making kit – complete with toppings and festive shape cutters for you to handcraft your own delicious creations. Your cookies will then be baked in the oven and placed in a presentation bag for you to take home and gift.
🎄 Christmas at Black Country Living Museum 2025
📅 29th Nov - 24th Dec
Step back in time and experience the festive seasons of yesteryear, with crackling fires, and heart-warming traditions at Black Country Living Museum this Christmas. From traditional treats and vintage decorations to the sound of period music echoing through the warm and inviting streets, every corner of our historic village is brimming with festive cheer. Whether you’re hunting for Santa, sipping mulled wine, or simply soaking up the atmosphere, there’s something for everyone to enjoy this season.
🎄The Light Before Christmas: The Gift at Liverpool Cathedral
📅 28th Nov - 6th Dec
Through dazzling projections, immersive soundscapes and the Cathedral’s awe-inspiring architecture, discover a message of wonder, warmth and togetherness at the heart of Christmas.
🎄 Gandey's Circus Snowstorm Wish at Trafford Centre
📅 5th Dec – 4th Jan
Carnival brings together incredible feats of strength, including the awe-inspiring THOR—the circus’s very own strongman—and a heart-racing spectacle featuring the daring space wheel and the high-speed motorbikes inside the globe.
🎄The Winter Festival at Cheshire Oaks
Make your Christmas magical with Cheshire Oaks Designer Outlet. There's so much to come this holiday season, with an Ice Rink, Metting Santa in the big whelk, Winter Village laden with delicious goodies, Ferris Wheel, film showings and SO much more!
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