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Celebrate Christmas and all the fun of the season in Great Yarmouth
Celebrate Christmas in Great Yarmouth on the east coast of Norfolk this festive season with your friends and family with plenty of activites in the town centre for everyone to enjoy.
The new Great Yarmouth Christmas Markets will kick off with the Christmas Fayre from Friday 30 November to Sunday 2 December. Find decorated wooden chalets and gazebos in the market place with stalls in The Minster and in The Priory Centre full of present ideas, handmade gifts, handmade crafts and tasty treats. Enjoy a variety of entertainment in the market place and in The Minster including performances from various musical groups and walkabout characters and look out for Santa's Grotto inside the Priory Centre.
The Christmas lights switch-on takes place on Friday 30 November when Father Christmas comes to town to flick the big switch alongside some festive entertainment, followed by fireworks.
The Christmas Markets continue over the weekends throughout December until Sunday 23rd December. Visit the decorated wooden chalets and gazebos in the market place for all your Christmas shopping, be it gifts for others, treats for yourself or items ready for the festive season.
Take the stress out of Christmas shopping in Great Yarmouth, an ancient seaside market town, with all sorts of shops to be explored surrounding the cobbled market place, along unique Rows, in the Victoria Arcade, along King Street and Northgate Street and in Market Gates shopping mall. Looking to order ahead? Try out Great Yarmouth Market's new click and collect service via ShopAppy, browse products online, place your order and collect either from the market stall or from the Market Tavern public house.
Don't forget, there's free parking after 4pm every day and from 12noon on Wednesdays as well as all day on Sunday in selected Great Yarmouth Borough Council operated car parks, so you can save money on parking that you can spend on shopping for presents instead.
Christmas events in Greater Yarmouth
Christmas Lights Switch On & Fireworks
Sun 24 Nov 2019
Gorleston High Street Christmas lights switch on and firework display takes place on Sunday 24 November 2019. Great fun for all the family.
Christmas Lights Switch On
Fri 29 Nov 2019
Christmas in Great Yarmouth officially gets underway when the Christmas lights are switched on!
Christmas Celebration
Sat 30 Nov - Sun 1 Dec 2019
Father Christmas and his Elves have arrived at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure and promise to share the Christmas magic.
Steam Trains to Santa
Sat 30 Nov - Sun 1 Dec 2019
A three hour magical experience, including a personalised present for each child (advanced booking required).
Wreath Workshop
Wed 4 Dec 2019
Create a fabulous Christmas wreath to hang on your door in our popular wreath workshop. Using fresh foliage and natural materials from our woodland garden, with a few dried ingredients and gorgeous ribbons.
Christmas Celebration
Sat 7 - Sun 8 Dec 2019
Father Christmas and his Elves have arrived at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure and promise to share the Christmas magic.
Steam Trains to Santa
Sat 7 - Sun 8 Dec 2019
A three hour magical experience, including a personalised present for each child (advanced booking required).
Wreath Workshop
Sat 7 Dec 2019
Create a fabulous Christmas wreath to hang on your door in our popular wreath workshop. Using fresh foliage and natural materials from our woodland garden, with a few dried ingredients and gorgeous ribbons.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Sat 7 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Sun 8 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Christmas Celebration
Sat 14 - Sun 15 Dec 2019
Father Christmas and his Elves have arrived at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure and promise to share the Christmas magic.
Steam Trains to Santa
Sat 14 - Sun 15 Dec 2019
A three hour magical experience, including a personalised present for each child (advanced booking required).
Father Christmas
Sat 14 - Sun 15 Dec 2019
Have yourself a woodland Christmas experience in our winter garden. Take a stroll through our woodland to meet the reindeer and visit Father Christmas tucked away among the trees.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Sat 14 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Sun 15 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Mon 16 - Sat 21 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Christmas Celebration
Thu 19 - Tue 24 Dec 2019
Father Christmas and his Elves have arrived at Roarr! Dinosaur Adventure and promise to share the Christmas magic.
Steam Trains to Santa
Sat 21 - Wed 25 Dec 2019
A three hour magical experience, including a personalised present for each child (advanced booking required).
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Sun 22 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Mon 23 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Tue 24 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Boxing Day Walk
Thu 26 Dec 2019
Walk off your Christmas dinner with a tour of our woodland garden with the Head Gardener. Learn about the history of Fairhaven, the collection of plants introduced by the 2nd Lord Fairhaven and the organic working methods.
Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show 2019
Thu 26 - Sat 28 Dec 2019
The Hippodrome Christmas Spectacular Circus & Water Show has become one of East Anglia’s most popular Christmas shows, with over 50 performers making a spectacular alternative to traditional pantomimes.
Mince Pie Special
Fri 27 Dec 2019 - Sun 5 Jan 2020
Free mince pie for every full fare-paying passenger.
A stroll along the high street in neighbouring Gorleston-on-Sea High Street is another laid-back place to shop, where the Christmas Lights will be switched-on after an afternoon of festive cheer on Sunday 25 November with fireworks to enjoy.
Once the shopping is over and it's time to relax, enjoy pantomimes and Christmas shows, have a family day out at a local attraction or wrap up warm and get out and about on a wintery walk. There's no need to stay stuck indoors this Christmas holiday in Greater Yarmouth.
Come to the seaside this festive season where you can take advantage of shorter queues and fresh sea air to think about your Christmas plans, making this your most relaxed build-up to the big day in years.
Celebrate Christmas at the seaside.
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