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Events in December

This is a list of traditional folk customs and scheduled yearly events. In other words, it doesn't change from year to year.
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Angus and Dundee

• Boxing Day Bonanza, Broughty Ferry, Dundee, Angus and Dundee
• Meet Santa & The Animals, Camperdown Wildlife Centre, Dundee, Angus and Dundee

Ayrshire & Arran

• Christmas Gala Concert, Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, Ayrshire & Arran
• Christmas Street Party, Girvan, Ayrshire & Arran

Bath

• Carols by Candlelight, The Pump Room, Bath, Bath
• Ceremony of Carols, Bath Abbey, Bath, Bath
• Christmas Concert, Bath Abbey, Bath, Bath
• Handel 'Messiah', Bath Abbey, Bath, Bath

Berkshire

• Hearts First Santa Jog – Reading, Reading, Berkshire
• Reading Santa Jog, Reading, Berkshire
• Royal Windsor Ice Rink, Windsor, Berkshire
• Woodley Winter Extravaganza, Woodley, Berkshire

Borders

• Winter Wonderland, Floors Castle, Kelso, Borders

Bristol

• Breaking the Chains , British Empire & Commonwealth Museum, Temple Meads, Bristol

Buckinghamshire

• Hearts Santa Jog 2008, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
• Milton Keynes Santa Jog , Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Cambridgeshire

• Boxing Day Racing, Huntingdon Racecourse, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
• Festival of Carols and Lessons, King's College Chapel, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

Cheshire

• Christmas Gift Fairs, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

• Concerts at Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Meet Father Christmas, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Tatton By Candlelight, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Tatton Gift Fair, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire
• Visit the Christmas Mansion, Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire

Cleveland/Teesside

• Greatham Sword Dance, Greatham, Cleveland/Teesside

Cornwall

• Tom Bawcock's Eve, Mousehole, Cornwall

County Durham

• Annual Christmas Market , The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham
• Durham Christmas Festival, Various Venues, Durham, County Durham

Cumbria

• Christmas at the Castle, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
• Darkest Muncaster, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
• Kirkby Lonsdale Christmas Fair and Procession, Kirkby Lonsdale, Cumbria
• Made in Cumbria Food and Craft Fair, Market Place, Cockermouth, Cumbria
• Victorian Christmas Tours, Muncaster Castle, Ravenglass, Cumbria
• Whitehaven Male Voice Choir, St Begh's Church, Whitehaven, Cumbria

Derbyshire

• A Victorian Christmas at Eyam Hall, Eyam Hall, Hope Valley, Derbyshire
• Bonnie Prince Charlie Commemoration, Derby, Derbyshire
• Santa Special & Christmas Market, Crich Tramway Village, Matlock, Derbyshire

Devon

• Antique Fair, Newton Abbot Racecourse, Newton Abbot, Devon
• Christmas Craft Fair, Tiverton Pannier Market, Tiverton, Devon

• Christmas Lights, Clovelly, Devon
• Colyton Christmas Fayre, Colyton, Devon
• St Nick's Fair, Kingsbridge, Devon
• WINTER WONDERLAND, Babbacombe Model Village, Torquay, Devon

Dorset

• Carol Service, Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Poole, Dorset
• Christkindlmarkt, Dorchester, Dorset
• Santa visits Farmer Palmers, Farmer Palmer's Farm Park, Poole, Dorset

Dumfries & Galloway

• Mabie Fayre, Dumfries, Dumfries & Galloway
• Royal Air Force Wild Water Racing Canoe Championship, Sanquhar, Dumfries & Galloway

Edinburgh and the Lothians

• Christmas by the Sea, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, Edinburgh and the Lothians
• Hogmanay Edinburgh, Various venues , Edinburgh, Edinburgh and the Lothians
• Winter Festival, Scottish Seabird Centre, North Berwick, Edinburgh and the Lothians

Essex

• Christmas at the Castle, Hedingham Castle, Halstead, Essex
• Essex Vintage Fashion Fair, Brentwood, Essex
• Maldon Mud Race, Maldon, Essex
• The Magic of the Horse, Braintree, Essex

Fife

• St Andrew's Festival, St Andrews, Fife

Glasgow

• Glasgow's Hogmanay, Glasgow, Glasgow
• Hogmanay Gala, Glasgow, Glasgow
• RSNO Christmas Concert, Glasgow, Glasgow

Gloucestershire

• Boxing Day Fun Run, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Christmas at the Castle, Sudeley Castle, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Christmas Cracker Steam Gala, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Mince Pie Specials, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
• Mummers Play, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
• National Synchronised Swimming Championships, GL1, Gloucester, Gloucestershire
• Santa Specials, Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Grampian

• Hogmany Street Party, Aberdeen, Grampian
• Stonehaven Fireball Festival, Stonehaven, Grampian

Greater Manchester

• Manchester Camerata's New Year Concert, Manchester, Greater Manchester

Hampshire

• Basingstoke Santa Jog, Eastrop Park, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Basingstoke Santa Jog, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Christmas Gala Evenings, Milestones Museum, Basingstoke, Hampshire
• Emsworth Christmas Market, South Street, Emsworth, Hampshire
• Festival of Christmas, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth, Hampshire
• Santa Specials, Royal Victoria Railway, Netley Abbey, Hampshire

Herefordshire

• Herefordshire Winter Walking Festival, Queenswood, Hereford, Herefordshire

Hertfordshire

• Carols at Hertford Castle, Hertford, Hertfordshire
• Christmas Craft Fair, St Clement Danes School, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire
• Christmas Fun Day , First Garden City Heritage Museum , Letchworth, Hertfordshire

• Family Saturdays, Stevenage Museum, Stevenage, Hertfordshire
• Make-it Mondays, Stevenage Museum, Stevenage, Hertfordshire

Highlands

• Inverness Hogmanay Fireworks, Inverness, Highlands

Isle of Mull

• Glengorm Castle Cyclocross, Glengorm Castle, Tobermory, Isle of Mull

Kent

• Boxing Day Walk, Bedgebury National Pinetum & Forest, Goudhurst, Kent
• Christmas Events , Port Lympne Wild Animal Park, Hythe, Kent
• Hoodening, St Nicholas-at-Wade, Kent
• Sandwich Christmas Fayre, St Peters Church, Sandwich, Kent
• Tankerton Christmas Market, Tankerton Road, Whitstable, Kent
• Traditional Christmas Pantomime, Hazlitt Theatre, Maidstone, Kent
• Winter Treasure Trail, Leeds Castle, Hollingbourne, Kent

Lanarkshire

• Hogmanay Bonfire in Biggar, Biggar, Lanarkshire

Lancashire

• Garstang Victorian Christmas Festival, Wyre, Lancashire
• Whalley 'Pickwick Night', Whalley Village, Lancashire

Lincolnshire

• Christmas Market, Skegness, Lincolnshire
• Lincoln Christmas Market, Castle grounds & town, Lincoln, Lincolnshire

London

• Archive Awarness , Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London
• Chickenshed presents Grimm Nights & Everafter Days, The Rayne Theatre at Chickenshed, Southgate , London
• Christmas Day Swim, The Serpentine, Hyde Park, London
• London Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, Waterloo, London

• Santa's Grotto, Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London
• Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree, West End, London
• Waltham Forest Pantomime, Walthamstow, London
• Wartime Christmas, Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London
• Wartime Christmas, Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London
• Women in the Air Force, Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, London

Mid Wales

• Welshpool Winter Festival, Welshpool, Mid Wales

Norfolk

• Carol Concert, Wolterton & Mannington Estate, Norwich, Norfolk
• CHRISTMAS GIFT FAIR, The Dereham Memorial Hall,, Dereham, Norfolk
• Christmas Tree Festival, Fakenham, Norfolk
• Giving Tree Appeal, Norwich, Norfolk

North Wales

• Aberdyfi New Year Fireworks Display, Aberdovey, North Wales

North Yorkshire

• Continental Market, Parliament Street, York, North Yorkshire
• Grassington Dickensian Festival 2008, Grassington, North Yorkshire
• Holiday Fun,, Fountains Abbey, Nr. Ripon, North Yorkshire
• Knaresborough Edwardian Sunday, Market Square, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
• Santa’s Plane!, Allied Air Forces Memorial (Yorkshire Air Museum), York, North Yorkshire
• York Early Music Christmas Festival, , York, North Yorkshire

Northamptonshire

• Christmas Fayre, Manor House Museum, Sheep St, Kettering, Northamptonshire

Northumberland

• Allendale Tar Barrel Ceremony, Allendale, Northumberland

• Northumberland & Borders History Fair, Wentworth Leisure Centre, Hexham, Northumberland

Nottinghamshire

• Xmas market, Old Market Square, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

Orkneys

• Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremonies, Various venues , Orkneys
• Hogmanay Celebrations , Kirkwall, Orkneys
• The Ba (Traditional Street Rugby), Kirkwall, Orkneys

Oxfordshire

• Dickensian Evening, Wantage, Oxfordshire
• New Year Steam Day, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Oxfordshire
• Santa Specials, Cholsey and Wallingford Railway, Wallingford, Oxfordshire
• Thomas Santa Special, Didcot Railway Centre, Didcot, Oxfordshire

Perthshire

• Flambeaux Procession, Comrie, Perthshire
• Taybank Hogmanay Party , Dunkeld, Perthshire

Shetland Isles

• Burravoe Tar Barrel, Yell, Shetland Isles

Shropshire

• Christmas & New Year Festival, Bull Hotel, Ludlow, Shropshire
• Ludlow Festival of Christmas, Ludlow, Shropshire

Somerset

• Dulverton By Starlight, Dulverton, Somerset
• Royal Smithfield Show, Shepton Mallet, Somerset
• Winter Steam Festival, West Somerset Railway, Minehead, Somerset

South Wales

• Caerphilly Christmas Market , Caerphilly , South Wales
• Cwmcarn Forest Drive Christmas Market , Caerphilly , South Wales
• Medieval Christmas Market, Caerphilly , South Wales

• Wales Rally GB, Cardiff , South Wales
• Winter Wonderland, Cardiff, South Wales

South Yorkshire

• A Real Magical Christmas, Sheffield Botanical Gardens, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
• Christmas Market, Rotherham, South Yorkshire
• Hed Kandi NYE @ Gatecrasher, Sheffield, South Yorkshire

Staffordshire

• Bonfire & Firework Extravaganza, Weston Park, Weston-under-Lizard,, Staffordshire
• Burslem Winter Arts Festival, various venues, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
• Glyndebourne on Tour, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
• Shugborough Candlelit Evenings, Shugborough, Stafford, Staffordshire

Suffolk

• Christmas Lunch At Sutton Hoo , Sutton Hoo, Woodbridge, Suffolk

Surrey

• Christmas Art and Craft Fair, Reigate Methodist Church Hall, Reigate, Surrey
• Christmas in the Glasshouse, RHS Garden Wisley, Woking, Surrey
• Classical Muisic Concert, The Barn Church, Attwood Avenue, Kew, Richmond, Surrey
• Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink, Hampton Court, Surrey
• Kaleidoscope, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford, Surrey
• Santa Specials, Rural Life Centre Old Kiln Museum, Tilford, Surrey
• Surrey Guild of Craftsmen, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford, Surrey
• Textile Arts and Crafts by the Southern Guilds of Weavers, Guildford House Gallery, Guildford, Surrey

Sussex

• Bird Race!, Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, Pulborough, Sussex
• Burning the clocks - winter solstice celebration, Brighton, Sussex

• Christmas Shopping & Optics Weekend, Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, Pulborough, Sussex
• Lanes Market, Ship Street, Brighton, Sussex
• London Philharmonic Orchestra, Brighton Dome, Brighton, Sussex
• London Philharmonic Orchestra, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne, Sussex
• Tastes of a Tudor Christmas, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
• Tree Dressing, Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, Chichester, Sussex
• Winter Family Fun Day, Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, Pulborough, Sussex
• Winter Waterfowl Watch, Pulborough Brooks RSPB Nature Reserve, Pulborough, Sussex

Tyne and Wear

• Pudding Run, The Links, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear

Warwickshire

• Ice Rink & Slide, Warwick Castle, Warwick, Warwickshire

West Midlands

• BBC Good Food Show, Birmingham, West Midlands
• Clotheshow Live, Birmingham, West Midlands
• National Christmas Lacemaker's Fair, Birmingham, West Midlands
• New Year's Eve Celebrations, Millennium Point, Birmingham, West Midlands

West Yorkshire

• Christmas Fair, National Coal Mining Museum, Wakefield, West Yorkshire

Worcestershire

• Carols at Croome, Croome Park, Severn Stoke, Worcestershire
• Severn Valley Railway Santa Specials, Severn Valley Railway, Bewdley, Worcestershire

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