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29 Nov November

10:15-16:00

Santa's Grotto

Santa returns to Rufford Abbey Country Park this festive season!

3 Dec December

19:00-20:30

Festive Clay Workshop

Come along to a relaxing clay workshop, and make your own Christmas decorations with local artist Clare Taylor.

5 Dec December

17:30-17:30

Beauty and The Beast

The Palace Theatre brings you a tale as old as time… Beauty and the Beast! Be our guest from Friday 5 December to Wednesday 31 December 2025, for an enchanting tale in true pantomime style, full of Ooh-La-La-Laughs! Delight in live music, stunning sets, sensational costumes and oodles of panto fun that’ll leave you HOWLING with delight! Experience this magical extravaganza that is simply, the BEAST!

6 Dec December

10:00-16:00

Family Saturday: A Very Green Christmas

Step into the spirit of the season with a creative, green twist! Join us for hands-on festive workshops and fun!

6 Dec December

10:00-16:00

Antiques Weekend at Southwell Racecourse

Winter Antiques Weekend. AS SEEN ON TV! Indoor/Outdoor event.

6 Dec December

10:00-16:00

Newark Christmas Market

An event including a range of stalls selling all things Christmas as well as everyday staples. Details and timetables will be available closer to the day. If you are interested in performing at this event, please email anna.lawson@newark.gov.uk If you would like to book a stall at this event, please email alexe.crawford@newark.gov.uk If you are a business and would like to discuss sponsorship and promotional activities, please email alexe.crawford@newark.gov.uk

6 Dec December

10:00-13:00

Wreath Making Workshop

Join the Sherwood Forest Trust this December to make your own Christmas wreath to take home!

9 Dec December

19:00-21:20

Handel's Messiah

Celebrate the Christmas Season with Handel's Masterpiece in the beautiful surroundings of Southwell Minster

10 Dec December

13:00-15:00

Festive Afternoon Tea at Kelham Hall

Guests are invited to indulge in a delightful selection of sandwiches, freshly baked scones, and homemade cakes at the Renaissance at Kelham Hall’s Festive Afternoon Tea.

11 Dec December

19:00-23:55

Christmas Party Dinner at Kelham Hall

’Tis the season to eat, drink, and be merry at the Renaissance at Kelham Hall’s Christmas Party Lunch! Friends, family, and colleagues are invited to gather for a cosy celebration featuring season favourites, warming drinks, and festive cheer in every bit.

11 Dec December

19:30-22:00

'HAPPILY NEVER AFTER - THE MURDER MYSTERY PANTO!'

‘HAPPILY NEVER AFTER’ – the Murder Mystery Panto! Following October’s successful production of Noel Coward’s ‘Blithe Spirit’, Southwell Theatre Club end their 75th anniversary year, with their annual murder mystery panto. This year, ‘Happily Never After’, finds the Ugly Sisters running the ‘Oh Yes It Is’, retreat for down and out pantomime characters – oh yes they do! Trouble starts when Goldilocks, serving her community sentence for stealing porridge, wishes for a happy ending to her story. Visited by Fairy Godmother, she has her wish granted, although it’s somewhat off the mark. But when Goldilocks starts wishes for happy ever after endings for other characters too, the Wicked Witch of the West North West, is having none of it! Add Dick Twittington alias highwayman Dick Turpentine, Velcro alias Buttons, Prince the Pantomime Horse, a chest full of pirate treasure, and you have a recipe for mayhem, murder, and happily never after! After the show, the characters come round for interrogation. Can you guess whodunnit?

12 Dec December

19:00-20:30

A Merry Noyse at Christmas

Back by popular demand, A Merry Noyse will be regaling us with a feast of music from Christmas past . A joyful mix of history, poetry and musical performance, the perfect cosy historical start to your Christmas season!

13 Dec December

15:00-17:00

Pre-Theatre Dining - Afternoon Tea

Be Our Guest for a Magical High Tea! Step into an enchanted world before the curtain rises on Beauty and the Beast! Enjoy a pre-show treat of savoury bites, fluffy scones with jam and cream, tempting cakes, and endless tea or coffee. With themed décor and a sprinkle of fairy-tale magic, it’s the perfect start to your panto adventure!

13 Dec December

19:00-23:55

Big Christmas Disco Party Nights at Kelham Hall

Ready to sparkle this season? Get your dancing shoes on and head to the Renaissance at Kelham Hall for the Big Christmas Disco Party Night – the ultimate festive celebration with friends, family or coworkers!

14 Dec December

15:00-17:00

Pre-Theatre Dining - Afternoon Tea

Be Our Guest for a Magical High Tea! Step into an enchanted world before the curtain rises on Beauty and the Beast! Enjoy a pre-show treat of savoury bites, fluffy scones with jam and cream, tempting cakes, and endless tea or coffee. With themed décor and a sprinkle of fairy-tale magic, it’s the perfect start to your panto adventure!

14 Dec December

19:30-20:20

Carols in the State Chamber

Carols in the State Chamber

17 Dec December

13:00-15:00

Festive Afternoon Tea at Kelham Hall

Guests are invited to indulge in a delightful selection of sandwiches, freshly baked scones, and homemade cakes at the Renaissance at Kelham Hall’s Festive Afternoon Tea.

18 Dec December

19:00-23:55

ABBA Tribute Christmas Party Night

Guests are invited to dance, jive, and have the time of their lives at the Renaissance at Kelham Hall’s Abba Tribute Christmas Party Night.