Festive Fun Awaits: 8 Family-Friendly Christmas Events in the West Country for Foster Carers
Date published
29 November 2024
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Celebrate the Season: 8 Family-Friendly Christmas Events in the West Country for Foster Carers
The festive season is a wonderful opportunity for foster carers and their children to bond and create cherished memories together. The areas between Taunton, Weston-Super-Mare, Trowbridge, Swindon, and Yate are filled with delightful Christmas events that offer festive cheer and family fun. Here’s a list of eight fantastic Christmas events happening in this part of the West Country that are perfect for families.
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Date published
29 November 2024
1. Icescape, Weston-Super-Mare
Icescape is the UK’S largest undercover winter ice rink. The rink, which can accomodate 400 skaters at a time features real ice and each skating session is 45 minutes long. You can imagine the high-jinks as this many skaters embark on a slidy surface all at the same time!
Date: November 1st 2024 - January 5th, 2025
Location: Tropicana, Weston-Super-Mare
Website: Icescape
2. Christmas Sing-A-Long, Trowbridge
Enjoy a night of Christmas carols and festive songs with the Civic and Trowbridge Town Council teams! Now in it’s 3rd year, this has quickly become a popular event as locals get together to celebrate the holiday season and community spirit.
Buy your £1 ticket on the link below.
Date: December 6-7, 2024
Location: The Civic Trowbridge
Website: Christmas Sing-A-Long
3. Longleat Festival of Light, Warminster
Longleat’s Festival of Light is a spectacular event that illuminates the stunning grounds of Longleat House. Families can explore the beautifully lit gardens, enjoy festive rides, and meet Santa Claus for a magical holiday experience.
Date: November 9, 2024 - January 5, 2025
Location: Longleat, Warminster
Website: Longleat Festival of Light
4. Christmas Carols in The Park, Yate
What is lovelier than wrapping up warm and gathering together to sing some christmas carols? Singing under the stars.
Followed by free mulled wine, squash, treats for children and mince pies. This is the true spirit of Christmas led by Rev Hywel Snook, Yate Parish and Rev Leigh Maydew, Yate Methodist Church.
Date: December 6th, 2024
Location: Kingsgate Park
Website: Christmas Carols in the Park
5. Swindon Christmas Market, Swindon
The Christmas market in Swindon spreads joy throughout the season, hosting festive stalls filled with unique gifts and delicious food. Enjoy wandering the stalls whilst drinking a mulled wine, and you may even be lucky enough to catch a live performance too.
Date: November 23rd - December 21st, 2024
Location: Swindon Town Centre
Website: Swindon Christmas Market
6. Cheddar Festive Night, Cheddar
Cheddar celebrates Christmas through a myriad of ways - all in the same night! Enjoy a hog roast, male choir, fireworks, market stalls, funfair rides, santas sleigh and mince-pies... if it's Christmassy, then Cheddar will have it! This is set to be a beautiful evening for the whole family to take pleasure in.
Date: December 7th, 2024
Location: St Andrew's Church and throughout Cheddar.
Website: Cheddar Festive Night
7. Taunton Independent Christmas Night Market
Christmas shines even brighter at night-time: imagine fairy lights, Christmas Carols, delicious food, fabulous Christmas shopping opportunities and loads of festive cheer! These special Christmas Markets are a new jewel in Taunton's crown and sure to be celebrated by many.
Date: December 12th - December 19th, 2024
Location: Taunton Town Centre
Website: Taunton Christmas Market
8. Made in Frome Festive Fair, Frome
The Made In Frome Christmas Fair will be a day full of great food and exceptional gifts. Featuring handmade items, luxurious home made christmas cakes and Frome's very own morris dancers providing some high-energy entertainment this will be a lovely bustling Christmas day for everyone to enjoy.
Date: December 7th, 2024
Location: Frome Town Centre
Website: Made in Frome Festive Fair
Creating joyful memories to last a lifetime...
These festive events across the West Country provide wonderful opportunities for foster carers and their children to celebrate Christmas together. Participating in community activities fosters connections and creates joyful memories that will last a lifetime. So, bundle up, embrace the spirit of the season, and enjoy all the magic that this region has to offer this Christmas!
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