What's On in Somerset

Beyond Infinity: American Space Exploration Exhibition

Venue: American Museum & Gardens

Address: Claverton Manor, Claverton Down, Bath

Website: www.americanmuseum.org/whats-on/beyond-infinity-american-space-exploration

Discover the wonders of space at the new fantastic family exhibition. Exhibition features include a giant moon installation, amazing rocket and spacecraft models, games, facts, out-of-this-world stories...

Windstars 1 'Toot' Music Lessons

Venue: Taunton Brewhouse

Address: Somerset

Website: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk/events/windstars-1-toot-music-lessons/

In partnership with the Taunton Music Trust (TMT) this new group starts weekly sessions at the Taunton Brewhouse from September for Key Stage 1 age students. Learning on a Nuvo ’Toot’ is just like...

Twilight Tobogganing at Mendip Activity Centre

Venue: Mendip Activity Centre

Address: Churchill, North Somerset

Website: www.mendip.co.uk/twilight

Slide into holiday adventures with Twilight Tobogganing! Race down the outdoor slope beneath a canopy of 10,000 sparkling lights and dancing lasers. Each group gets private use of 8 toboggans followed...

Christmas Games in the Stableyard

Venue: Stourhead

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourhead/events/

Have some festive fun in the Stableyard with Christmas-themed games. Take aim at the sprout shy, try your hand at the pudding toss, and pin the nose on the reindeer. Get competitive with your friends and...

Robin's Christmas Rescue

Venue: Stourhead

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourhead/events/

Wrap up warm and join Robin on a mission to deliver a very important Christmas letter. This brand-new Christmas trail features beautiful illustrations and sets the task of rescuing a lost letter to Father...

Amicus Law Solicitors

Venue: Various locations across Somerset, Devon, and Dorset

Website: www.amicuslaw.co.uk

At Amicus Law, they understand the emotional and practical challenges parents and carers can face. Whether you're struggling to obtain an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP), appealing a Local Authority...

Cheddar Junior Parkrun

Venue: Kings Fitness and Leisure

Website: www.parkrun.org.uk/cheddar-juniors/

A fun and friendly weekly 2k event for juniors (4 to 14 year olds). The aim is to have fun, so go along and join in whatever your pace! Free but please register before your first run. Held every Sunday...

Christmas at Monkton Elm

Venue: Monkton Elm Garden Centre

Website: www.monktonelm.com

Visit and test out Santa's brand-new magical sleigh, book for Breakfast with Santa, or visit Santa Paws for a paw-some Christmas! For full details and to book, visit the website.

Fostering South West

Venue: Across the South West

Website: www.fosterwithyourlocalcouncil.org.uk

Fostering South West is supporting local councils in recruiting foster carers to help children stay close to what they know and love. If you’ve ever considered fostering, now is the time. Contact 0300...

We The Curious

Venue: We The Curious

Website: www.wethecurious.org

Find space to play this winter at We The Curious. As well as over 200 exhibits, you'll find experiments, creative activities and interactive shows run by the Live Science team. All activities, workshops...

Wellington School

Venue: Wellington School

Website: www.wellington-school.org.uk

Year 7 is the main entry point into Wellington School and pupils join from local Primary and Prep Schools as well as from their own Prep School. Visit and go on a dedicated Year 7 Taster Day or find out...

Christmas Community Show

Venue: Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre

Website: www.tacchi-morris.com/christmas-community-show-2/

Members of the Tacchi-Morris Community Classes present an inspiring and uplifting evening of dance, theatre, and festive musical performances. A show full of entertainment and fun, that sees in the start...

Cinderella

Venue: Merlin Theatre

Address: Frome

Website: merlintheatre.co.uk/class/royal-ballet-cinderella/

This enchanting ballet by The Royal Ballet’s Founding Choreographer Frederick Ashton is a theatrical experience for all the family and will transport you into an ethereal world where a sprinkling of...

A Christmas Carol – Ballet Theatre UK

Venue: Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre

Website: www.tacchi-morris.com/ballet-theatre-uk/

Step into the heart of a traditional Victorian Christmas, where Charles Dickens’ timeless tale comes to life. With a beautiful score of festive carols, breathtaking costumes, and the stunning choreography...

12 Days of Christmas at Prior Park

Venue: Prior Park Landscape Garden

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bath-bristol/prior-park-landscape-garden/events/

Explore the garden and watch as the 12 Days of Christmas comes to life. With magical interpretations that will enchant children and adults alike, this family-favourite carol will put everyone in a festive...

Bath City Farm @ Bath Christmas Market

Venue: Bath City Centre

Website: www.bathcityfarm.org.uk/events/bath-city-farm-bath-christmas-market/

Visit Bath City Farm’s stall at the Bath Christmas Market for delicious produce from the Farm, handmade crafts, and gift vouchers supporting a great local cause. They’ll have a range of their delicious...

Breakfast with Santa

Venue: IKEA Bristol

Website: www.ikea.com/gb/en/stores/events/ikea-bristol/

Their very popular Breakfast with Santa event is back on selected dates throughout the festive period! Santa will be accompanied by his elves and will be handing out an early Christmas present for every...

Christmas Market Weekend

Venue: Weston Museum

Website: westonmuseum.org

With the wide and wonderful range of local stallholders and businesses, you’ll find something for everyone. Clara’s Café will have its usual tempting treats, alongside some seasonal specialities!...

Montacute House Sings

Venue: Montacute House

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/montacute-house/events/

Experience the sounds of Christmas at Montacute House this winter. Listen for the echoes of song around the grounds, where you will hear Christmas carols that have been specially recorded by five local...

Sparkle – Christmas Illuminations

Venue: The Bishop’s Palace and Gardens

Website: bishopspalace.org.uk/event/sparkle-christmas-illuminations/

Step into the magic of Christmas as their much-loved Illuminations return for 2025, bigger, brighter, and more enchanting than ever before. Sparkle transforms the historic Palace and RHS partner inner...

Tree-riffic Decorating

Venue: IKEA Bristol

Website: www.ikea.com/gb/en/stores/events/ikea-bristol/

This activity will allow you to create your very own Christmas tree decoration to hang on the tree at home, providing a memorable experience for you to treasure.

Gingerbread Creations

Venue: IKEA Bristol

Website: www.ikea.com/gb/en/stores/events/ikea-bristol/

Roll up your sleeves and dive into a world of sweet holiday fun at IKEA. Take part in this family-friendly Gingerbread Creations activity, where together you can decorate your own gingerbread masterpieces....

Christmas Activities 2025

Venue: Somerset Rural Life Museum

Website: swheritage.org.uk/events/christmas-activities-2025/

Celebrate the season with some family-friendly festive activities this Christmas holiday. From making your own calendar, to decorating biscuits and donkey rides, there’s something for everyone to enjoy....

Punch Needle Art

Venue: Taunton Brewhouse

Website: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

Join Kat of Fluft to make a colourful mug coaster or piece of textile wall art. Kat will guide you through each stage, keeping you on track, sharing helpful tips, and adding plenty of fun and laughter...

MTP: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 

Venue: Merlin Theatre

Website: merlintheatre.co.uk/class/charlie-and-the-chocolate-factory/

The world-famous Willy Wonka is opening the gates to his mysterious factory… but only to a lucky few. Young Charlie Bucket and four other golden ticket winners will embark on a life-changing journey...

Christmas Messy Play

Venue: Weston Museum

Website: westonmuseum.org/event/christmas-messy-play/

Prepare for a fun-filled session, with a different range of sensory and messy play activities for your little ones to build, imagine, experience, investigate, explore, and create. During this sensory session,...

Christmas Quest

Venue: Taunton Brewhouse

Website: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

Join Father Christmas and the Sugar Plum Fairy for a joyful, escape-room-style quest packed with puzzles, clues, and festive fun. Children will work together to uncover the lost bells – one for each...

Jack and the Beanstalk – Pantomime

Venue: Tacchi-Morris Arts Centre

Website: www.tacchi-morris.com/pantomime/

Get ready for a magical journey this winter as Jack’s world is turned upside down by a handful of mysterious beans. Packed with laughter, music, and plenty of panto sparkle, Jack and the Beanstalk promises...

Rock The Tots: Christmas

Venue: The Rondo Theatre

Website: rondotheatre.co.uk/whats-on/

Steph and Craig are back to give you and your little ones some Christmas cheer! This gig will be packed full of wonderful, familiar Christmas tunes, all played live. With comedy, bubbles, fun characters...

A Country Christmas at Dunster Castle

Venue: Dunster Castle and Watermill

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/dunster-castle-and-watermill/events/

Step into a cosy, castle Christmas inspired by Luttrell family memories of the festive season. Admire beautifully decorated trees and natural garlands and keep an eye out for knitted robins hidden around...

Festive Weekend

Venue: American Museum & Gardens

Website: www.americanmuseum.org/whats-on/festive-weekend-2025-1

Be enchanted by the wonderful artisan Christmas decorations, including a spectacular 17-foot Nordmann fir tree from Langford Lakes in Somerset. All their Christmas decorations are made by their incredibly...

Real Reindeer at Dunster Castle

Venue: Dunster Castle and Watermill

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/dunster-castle-and-watermill/events/

Get ready for a magical encounter this festive season - meet real reindeer on Green Court! It’s a perfect opportunity to snap some memorable photos, and soak up the seasonal spirit.

Santa and Sven

Venue: The Rondo Theatre

Website: rondotheatre.co.uk/whats-on/

Santa and Sven are hoping to shave valuable seconds off their busy Christmas Eve schedule by gathering crucial stocking location and roof landing intel ahead of time. Are you up to the challenge of helping...

Santa Express from Bishops Lydeard

Venue: West Somerset Railway

Website: www.west-somerset-railway.co.uk/events/view/santa-express-bishops-lydeard

Make memories to treasure for a lifetime on this Christmas family favourite – the Santa Express! Step aboard festively decorated heritage carriages for a magical ride behind a steam locomotive through...

Santa Specials

Venue: The Bath & West Steam Railway

Website: www.bathandwestshowground.com/events/santa-specials-at-the-bath-west-steam-railway-6

Santa is coming to the Bath and West Steam Railway! A child can bring two adults along for just £13 which includes a train ride, present for the children and refreshments – perhaps a warm mince pie...

Santa's Grotto

Venue: Weston Museum

Website: westonmuseum.org/event/santas-grotto-2025/2025-12-06/

Step into a world of Christmas wonder as Weston Museum proudly presents its Christmas Grotto! Embrace the magic of the season and create cherished moments with your loved ones. Every child will receive...

Storytime with Father Christmas

Venue: Stourhead

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/wiltshire/stourhead/events/

Be welcomed into the grotto for a special meeting with Father Christmas. Listen to an enchanting story told by the man himself, get the chance to meet him, and head home with an early Christmas gift!

Winter Fayre

Venue: Bath City Farm

Website: www.bathcityfarm.org.uk/events/winter-fayre/

With live music, games, and delicious offerings from the Roots to Work Cafe, go and celebrate the magical winter season at the Farm! They will be joined by several local artisans offering wonderful crafts...

Meet Santa!

Venue: Strode Theatre

Website: www.strodetheatre.org.uk/event/meet-santa/

Book your tickets for your child to meet Santa. Includes a photo opportunity, and a gift!

Visit Santa at Somerset Rural Life Museum

Venue: Somerset Rural Life Museum

Website: swheritage.org.uk/events/visit-santa-2025/

Santa’s elves will guide you to the cosy farmhouse kitchen, where Santa will be waiting ready to greet you. Join Santa by the fire, tell him your Christmas wishes and then each child will receive a special...

Royal Ballet & Opera: The Nutcracker

Venue: The Regal Theatre

Website: regaltheatre.co.uk/show/royal-ballet-opera-the-nutcracker/

Peter Wright’s The Nutcracker has enchanted audiences since its 1984 premiere by the Company. Featuring Tchaikovsky’s most familiar melodies and brought to life by Julia Trevelyan Oman’s exquisite...

The Nutcracker

Venue: Strode Theatre

Website: www.strodetheatre.org.uk/event/the-nutcracker/

Peter Wright’s production of The Nutcracker has been enchanting children and adults alike since its first performance by The Royal Ballet in 1984. Featuring some of Tchaikovsky’s most recognisable...

Christmas Jumper Day

Venue: Nationwide

Website: christmas.savethechildren.org.uk

On Thursday 11th December, Save the Children's Christmas Jumper Day is back! It's your big chance to raise money, have fun, and create change for children. Find out more and sign up online to take part.

Storytime with the Sugar Plum Fairy and Father Christmas

Venue: Taunton Brewhouse

Website: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

Join the friendly Sugar Plum Fairy for a gentle, joy-filled storytime designed especially for toddlers and pre-schoolers. With soft lighting, festive tales, and a sprinkle of fairy magic, this is the perfect...

Beauty and The Beast

Venue: Westlands Entertainment Venue

Website: www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/

A tale as old as pantomime… this spectacular show will enchant you with one of the most popular and beloved fables ever told. Packed with music, laughter, fun and magic, journey into an enchanted castle...

Christmas Toddler Crafts

Venue: Weston Museum

Website: westonmuseum.org/event/christmas-toddler-crafts-2025/

Explore a range of sensory and crafty activities, with a festive theme. The best part? You get to take some of your crafty creations home with you to display and show off!

Cinderella

Venue: The McMillan Theatre

Website: www.mcmillantheatre.com/events/cinderella/

This sparkling pantomime will bring this classic fairytale to life with all of the usual panto ingredients! Laugh-out-loud comedy, feel-good sing-along songs, stunning sets and scenery, beautiful costumes,...

Christmas Bauble Decorating Workshop

Venue: Tyntesfield

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/bath-bristol/tyntesfield/events/

Decorate your very own ceramic bauble with acrylic paints and finish off with a beautiful ribbon. This is a fun festive activity with Green Fox Workshops to brighten the tree with a hand-painted Christmas...

Meet Father Christmas at Dunster Castle

Venue: Dunster Castle and Watermill

Website: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/somerset/dunster-castle-and-watermill/events/

Step into the cosy castle where Father Christmas is getting ready for his trip around the world. Settle into the festive atmosphere, share Christmas wishes and receive a gift to take home with you. Your...

Christmas Ho Ho Ho'pen Cockpit Day

Venue: The Helicopter Museum

Website: helimuseum.com

Open cockpits, charity stalls, face painting, seasonal fayre and festive children's magic shows at 11.30am and 1.30pm.

Cinderella - Relaxed Performance

Venue: The McMillan Theatre

Website: www.mcmillantheatre.com/events/cinderella---relaxed-performance/

This spectacular show promises to be packed with laugh-out-loud comedy, sing-along songs, stunning sets and scenery, beautiful costumes, an incredible cast, and the sensational sounds of the live band....

Toy & Train Collectors Fair

Venue: The Showground

Website: www.bathandwestshowground.com/events/toy-train-collectors-fair-december-25

The Toy Fair has grown from 40 stalls to over 300. Catering for all collectors, you can walk around in the aisles looking for those elusive models that you have always been looking for, the list is endless....

Brilliant Beasties

Venue: American Museum & Gardens

Website: www.americanmuseum.org/whats-on/brilliant-beasties

A monthly session for pre-schoolers and their parents/carers. You will be singing songs, telling stories, sharing rhymes and making something together, while learning all about the ‘Brilliant Beasties’....

Winter Warmer Sessions

Venue: The Roman Baths

Website: www.romanbaths.co.uk/event/winter-warmers-sessions

The Great Bath will come alive with the sound of local choirs in ‘Winter Warmer’ sessions. Seasonal songs beside the steaming waters will add a festive soundtrack to your visit. 4:30-5:30pm.

Georgian Christmas Crafts

Venue: The Roman Baths

Website: www.romanbaths.co.uk/event/georgian-christmas-crafts

Celebrate 250 years since Jane Austen’s birth with a Georgian Christmas craft session, where children can create a special greetings card featuring a Georgian building with a surprise behind the door....

A Winter’s Tail

Venue: Taunton Brewhouse

Website: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

The snow is falling, and the solstice is approaching. Ratty is getting ready. But will her friends make it through the snow to the winter woodland revels? Led by The Last Baguette theatre company, A Winter’s...

The Cosy Christmas Corner

Venue: IKEA Bristol

Website: www.ikea.com/gb/en/stores/events/ikea-bristol/

The Christmas Elf will be sharing heartwarming holiday stories the whole family will love. Stories will be told throughout the day, lasting 15-20 minutes. Sit back, snuggle in, and let the story unfold…

The Wizard of Oz

Venue: Strode Theatre

Website: www.strodetheatre.org.uk/event/the-wizard-of-oz/

After a fierce storm sweeps Dorothy away to the enchanting Land of Oz, she embarks on a thrilling quest to find the elusive Wizard of Oz! This dazzling new twist on the beloved classic tale transforms...

Yule

Venue: Avalon Archaeology

Website: swheritage.org.uk/events/yule/

Mark the turning of the year with greenery, firelight, and festive cheer. Watch the Yule Log burn, sip hot spiced apple juice, and enjoy live performances of songs, poems, and tales from local bards and...

Popkids: Christmas Wonderland

Venue: Komedia Bath

Website: komediabath.co.uk/events/

Popkids is a family-friendly interactive show with special guest performances, club DJs playing music for all ages, prizes, surprises, party dances and so much more! With different themes every time, it...

Disco Tobogganing

Venue: Mendip Activity Centre

Website: www.mendip.co.uk/tobogganing

Boogie into the New Year with Disco Tobogganing, the incredible open-air family-friendly Disco party in Somerset! Get your fancy dress ready and prepare to give those gloomy winter days a glow.

Cats & Dogs Toddler Crafts

Venue: Weston Museum

Website: westonmuseum.org/event/cats-and-dogs-toddler-crafts/

Explore a range of sensory and crafty activities, with a cats and dogs theme. The best part? You get to take some of your crafty creations home with you to display and show off!

Dick Whittington

Venue: The Rondo Theatre

Website: rondotheatre.co.uk/whats-on/

A traditional family panto, with songs, dance, slapstick, spectacle, villainy, romance, undersea puppetry and a spectacular storm!

Time Together Relaxed Concert

Venue: Wincanton Memorial Hall

Website: www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/

A magical sensory session for new parents and their babies to experience music together. From bouncy time to sleepy time, musicians from Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (BSO) will lead you on a fun journey...

YAPS: The Wizard of Oz

Venue: Westlands Entertainment Venue

Website: www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/

A new take on the classic story of Dorothy Gale and her adventures. Frustrated with her school days and bored of life at home, Dorothy is caught in a cyclone which whisks her and Toto away to the Land...

Disney’s Frozen JR.

Venue: The Regal Theatre

Website: regaltheatre.co.uk/show/disneys-frozen-jr/

Frozen JR. expands upon the emotional relationship and journey between Princesses Anna and Elsa. When faced with danger, the two discover their hidden potential and the powerful bond of sisterhood. With...

The Amazing Animal Guyz: Amazing Animals

Venue: Merlin Theatre

Website: merlintheatre.co.uk/class/the-amazing-animal-guyz-amazing-animals/

The heart-warming show packed full of music, comedy and amazing animal effects is suited to all ages from toddlers to grown-ups. A show dedicated to and celebrating all creatures great and small.

The Gruffalo’s Child

Venue: Taunton Brewhouse

Website: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

One wild and windy night, the Gruffalo’s Child ignores her father’s warnings about the Big Bad Mouse and tiptoes out into the deep dark wood. But the Big Bad Mouse doesn’t really exist… does he?...

Mark Thompson’s Spectacular Science Show

Venue: Taunton Brewhouse

Website: www.tauntonbrewhouse.co.uk

Designed for children and adults alike, Mark’s Spectacular Science Show explores the strange and magical properties of matter with exploding elephant’s toothpaste, vortex-generating dustbins, and even...

Magical Sunday Fun Day

Venue: The Helicopter Museum

Website: helimuseum.com

An exciting half term Fun Day for younger visitors with the chance to meet Scooby Doo and Stitch, climb aboard helicopters, watch a live show and pose for a photograph with a dinosaur!

Rapunzel

Venue: The McMillan Theatre

Website: www.mcmillantheatre.com/events/rapunzel/

Let your hair down and get tangled in a brand-new musical adaptation of the classic fairytale. Award-winning Immersion Theatre proudly presents a hair-larious and exciting retelling of the family favourite,...

Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Venue: The McMillan Theatre

Website: www.mcmillantheatre.com/events/joseph-and-the-amazing-technicolor-dreamcoat/

Get ready to be swept off your feet by a spectacular burst of colour, music, and joy! With stunning performances by a talented cast, vibrant costumes, and toe-tapping tunes, this production is a celebration...

A Sky Full Of Stars: A Tribute to Coldplay

Venue: Westlands Entertainment Venue

Website: www.westlandsyeovil.co.uk/whats-on/

Get ready for an electrifying night of music and magic, delivering dazzling performances, stunning visuals, and an atmosphere that truly brings Coldplay’s greatest hits to life. With LED wristbands lighting...

TaylorMania 2026

Venue: The McMillan Theatre

Website: www.mcmillantheatre.com/events/talormania/

An award-winning extravaganza that plays tribute to one of the leading contemporary recording artists of our time. Katy Ellis, a self-confessed ‘Swiftie’ with an incredible live band and dancers, promises...