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Little Robin’s Christmas Trail
13th November-23rd December 2024
Venue: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Address: 1 Brookside, Cambridge
Website: www.botanic.cam.ac.uk/whats-on/little-robins-christmas-trail-2/
Christmas is little Robin Redbreast’s favourite time of year. She visits all the festive plants in the Garden, and this year, you’re invited too! Use the map to follow her journey, learn all about...
Meet Santa this Christmas at Queensgate!
16th November-24th December 2024
Venue: Queensgate Shopping Centre
Address: Long Causeway, Peterborough
Website: www.queensgate-shopping.co.uk/events/meet-santa-at-queensgate/
Santa will be returning to Queensgate once again this Christmas 2024! Bookings are now open. Booking is recommended as soon as possible to avoid disappointment, as his workshop gets very busy. The grotto...
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
19th November-5th January 2025
Venue: Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill
Address: Quy Rd, Lode, Cambridge
Inspired by the beloved children’s story We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury, prepare for an enchanting journey through art and adventure. This timeless classic,...
Christmas Special
21st November-24th December 2024
Venue: Audley End Miniature Railway
Website: www.audley-end-railway.co.uk
Embark on a magical journey this Christmas. The Nutcracker Station Master invites you to climb aboard the Christmas Express and journey deep into the enchanted woods of Audley End to visit Father Christmas’...
Cinderella
28th November-5th January 2025
Venue: Cambridge Arts Theatre
Address: 6 St Edward's Passage, Cambridge
Website: www.cambridgeartstheatre.com/whats-on/cinderella-2024
Cinderella’s humdrum life is turned upside down after a surprise visit from her Fairy Godmother whisks her into a glittering world of glass slippers, handsome princes and enchanted pumpkins. But magic...
Father Christmas at Anglesey Abbey
29th November-23rd December 2024
Venue: Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill
Address: Quy Rd, Lode, Cambridge
Experience a magical, festive encounter this winter as Father Christmas comes to stay at Anglesey Abbey. Make and decorate a Christmas wish in the present room with Pepper Mint the Elf then snuggle up...
Christmas at the Railway: The North Pole Adventure!
30th November-24th December 2024
Venue: Nene Valley Railway
Website: nvr.org.uk/product.php/510/the-north-pole-adventure/991af77124995481405d6bb50ed07a8b
Start your journey in the Enchanted Forest with Bramble and discover whether you have made the good list this year. Join Frostine, the winter fairy and then you will arrive at Father Christmas’s Workshop...
Nene Park Winter Festival
30th November-24th December 2024
Venue: Ferry Meadows
Address: Ham Lane, Peterborough
Website: www.nenepark.org.uk/Event/nene-park-winter-festival
Visit as Ferry Meadows transforms into an enchanted forest filled with magical surprises and festive tingles. Follow the willow sculpture trail, enjoy captivating performances, experience an outdoor cinema...
Snow White
7th December-5th January 2025
Venue: Key Theatre
Address: Embankment Road, Peterborough
Website: keytheatre-peterborough.com/event/snow-white/
Mirror, mirror on the wall, visit for the most magical panto of all! A truly wintery adventure as Peterborough’s longest-running pantomime continues with Snow White, like you’ve never seen it before!...
Goldilocks and The Three Bears
13th December-5th January 2025
Venue: The Maltings
Address: Ship Lane, Ely, CB7 4BB
Website: www.themaltingsely.org.uk/events/event?id=292
This hilarious and spectacular pantomime style show will include some of the very best seasoned performers, as well as all the ingredients of a family show that KD Theatre Productions have become known...
Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs
13th-31st December 2024
Venue: The Angles Theatre
Address: Alexandra Road, Wisbech
Website: www.anglestheatre.co.uk/whats-on/show/1173656897
Enjoy the latest adventure from the award-winning Angles Theatre Company, Fenland’s home for traditional family pantomime! This year promises to be packed with spectacular characters, toe-tapping...
Cinderella
14th-31st December 2024
Venue: The Cresset
Address: Rightwell, Bretton, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
Website: www.cresset.co.uk/shows/cinderella/
You shall go to the ball! Visit to cheer for Cinders, wonder at the magic of the Fairy Godmother, boo the ugly sisters and laugh along with Buttons. Expect plenty of song and dance, music and magic, and...
Mother Goose - Pantomime
19th-24th December 2024
Venue: Stamford Arts Centre, Theatre
Address: 27 St Mary's Street, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Website: www.stamfordartscentre.com/whats-on/all-shows/mother-goose-pantomime/13410
Stamford Arts Centre has teamed up local theatre company Starbright Entertainments, along with local cast and creatives, to bring you this year’s magical pantomime. Mother Goose may be one of the oldest...
Meet Santa at Sacrewell
21st-24th December 2024
Venue: Sacrewell Farm
Address: Great North Road, Thornhaugh, Peterborough
Website: www.sacrewell.org.uk/events/christmas-at-sacrewell-2021/
The naughty elves have taken over Sacrewell and have stolen the keys to the Present Room, so they need your help! Join the Elf Academy and help to save Christmas… From enchanting Elf Academy, to meeting...
Meet Santa's Reindeer
21st-23rd December 2024
Venue: Anglesey Abbey, Gardens and Lode Mill
Address: Quy Rd, Lode, Cambridge
Whilst Father Christmas is stopping off at Anglesey Abbey, go and meet some of his reindeer! Meet some real reindeer and learn some fascinating facts about them. Meeting the reindeer is free, normal admission...
Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs
21st December-1st January 2025
Venue: Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre
Address: Corn Exchange Theatre, Broad Street, Stamford
Website: www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/snow-white-and-the-7-dwarfs-spp-2024
Stamford Pantomime Players are delighted to bring you their fantastic Christmas pantomime of Snow White & The Seven Dwarfs. When the evil Queen is told by her magic mirror that her beautiful stepdaughter...
Jack & The Beanstalk
22nd-29th December 2024
Venue: Saffron Hall
Address: Saffron Walden
Website: www.saffronhall.com/whats-on/view/jack-and-the-beanstalk
Join hero Jack Trott as he embarks on an extraordinary journey up the beanstalk to an enchanted land above the clouds. With hilarious antics, loveable characters, and a handful of magic beans, this traditional...
A Midsummer Night's Dream
21st-25th January 2025
Venue: ADC Theatre
Address: Park Street, Cambridge
Website: www.adctheatre.com/whats-on/play/a-midsummer-nights-dream/
One of Shakespeare's most famous comedies, A Midsummer Night's Dream tells the whirlwind story of expectations and dreams and getting lost in the in-between. In the midst of tree and moss, dreams and reality...
Animal Tracks and Signs
1st February 2025
Venue: Visitor Centre, Ham Lane
Address: Peterborough
Website: www.nenepark.org.uk/Event/tracks-and-signs1
Find out all about mysterious creatures that live in Ferry Meadows using the signs that they leave behind. You'll also get to make your own plaster of Paris track home to take home with you! Tickets are...
Life by Luxmuralis
4th-8th February 2025
Venue: Ely Cathedral
Address: Chapter House, The College, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Website: www.elycathedral.org/events/life-by-luxmuralis
Step into the awe-inspiring Ely Cathedral and immerse yourself in Life, an extraordinary sound and light show created by the renowned artistic collaboration, Luxmuralis. This extraordinary artwork takes...
Treasure Hunt
18th February 2025
Venue: The Den, Ferry Meadows
Address: Peterborough
Website: www.nenepark.org.uk/Event/treasure-hunt
Can you use the clues to help you find the hidden item at the end of the trail? The whole session will take place outside, so please dress for the weather. For ages 4-9, £6.
Matilda JR.
19th-22nd February 2025
Venue: Stamford Corn Exchange Theatre
Address: Corn Exchange Theatre, Broad Street, Stamford
Website: www.stamfordcornexchange.co.uk/matilda-jr/
Matilda is the story of a girl who dreams of a better life and the children she inspires will have audiences rooting for the 'revolting children' who are out to teach the grown-ups a lesson. Children and...
Science Museum Live
19th February 2025
Venue: Cambridge Corn Exchange
Website: www.cambridgelive.org.uk/cornex/events/science-museum-live
Experience the brand-new stage show from Mark Thompson Productions which will ignite your curiosity, fuel your imagination and inspire you in new and exciting ways. This unmissable family production is...
The Smartest Giant in Town
3rd-4th March 2025
Venue: Cambridge Corn Exchange
Website: www.cambridgelive.org.uk/cornex/events/smartest-giant-town
This heartwarming tale about friendship and helping those in need is brought to life in a musical, puppet-filled adventure, following on from Little Angel Theatre’s bestselling adaptations of Julia Donaldson’s...
There’s a Monster in Your Show
22nd-23rd March 2025
Venue: Key Theatre
Address: Peterborough, PE1 1EF
Website: keytheatre-peterborough.com/event/theres-a-monster-in-your-show/
Tom Fletcher’s interactive adventures for big imaginations are leaping from page to stage, as the beloved ‘Who’s in Your Book?’ series makes its debut as a brand-new musical show. A high-energy...