• Free Santa Visits – Trinity Walk
  Every Saturday & Sunday, 14 November – 21 December, 11am–3pm
  Free grotto with Santa and The Trinch, supporting Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice.

• Festive Fun at WX – Family Activities All December
  A month-long programme including:

  • Festive crafts & colouring

  • Letters to Santa Station

  • Character meet & greets (Elf on the Shelf, Gingerbread Man, Christmas Sprouts, Santa’s Sleigh & more)

  • Toddler & Kids Christmas Discos

  • Festive cinema screenings

  • Choir performances

  • Second-Hand Toy Fair (Sun 7 Dec)

  • Face-painting & garland workshops (Sun 21 Dec)

• Kids Christmas Discos – WX

  • Toddler Disco (Ages 0–5): Fri 19 Dec

  • Kids Disco (Ages 5–12): Sat 20 Dec

• Festive Films – WX
  Seasonal favourites showing throughout December, including Elf, The Grinch, Home Alone, Frozen, Polar Express, and more.

• Panto Mouse Trail – City Centre
  Ten panto-themed mice hidden in shop windows across Wakefield – free to take part with a prize draw for completed trail sheets.

• Free Face-Painting – The Ridings
  Available every Saturday in the run-up to Christmas.

• Anna & Elsa / Evie the Elf / Santa Meet & Greets – The Ridings
  Special appearances on 6, 13 and 20 December.

• Makers Wonderland – The Art House
  8 November – 23 December
  A curated winter market of art, gifts and handmade items.

• Little Hummingbird Market – The Ridings
  Saturday 13 December
  A festive local makers’ market.

• Record Fayre – The Ridings
  Saturday 20 December
  Vinyl, music collectables and stalls.

• Artisan Festive Market – WX
  Sunday 14 December
  A high-quality Christmas market featuring local artisans.

• Second-Hand Toy Fair – WX
  Sunday 7 December
  A sustainable alternative to Christmas gifting for families.

• Clay Christmas Pudding Workshop – WX
  Tuesday 9 December
  Create your own festive clay decorations.

• Wreath Making Workshop – WX
  Thursday 11 December
  A guided seasonal wreath-making session (now fully booked).

• Festive Crafts & Colouring – WX
  Drop-in crafts available daily in December.

• Paper Garland Workshop – WX
  Sunday 21 December
  Free festive craft station for families.

• Festive Window Displays – City Centre
  Businesses across Wakefield decorate their windows for the Christmas Display Competition, with public voting on Facebook.

• Carols by Candlelight – Wakefield Cathedral
  12–19 December
  A beautiful candlelit evening of festive music.

• Choir Performances – WX
  Seasonal performances throughout December.

• Family Pantomimes – WX

  • Dick Whittington: Fri 12 Dec, 7pm–9.30pm

  • A Town Called Christmas: Mon 15 Dec, 5.30pm–6.15pm

• The Christmas Ceilí – WX
  Saturday 20 December
  A lively festive ceilí with traditional music and dancing.

Enjoy free festive films throughout December at WX. Listed in date order:

• • Wednesday 3 December – The Muppet Christmas Carol
    1pm

  • Saturday 6 December – Elf
    2.30pm

  • Wednesday 10 December – Arthur Christmas
    1pm

  • Wednesday 17 December – The Grinch
    1pm

  • Saturday 20 December – Home Alone
    2.30pm

  • Sunday 21 December – Frozen
    1pm

  • Monday 22 December – The Polar Express
    1pm

  • Tuesday 23 December – Miracle on 34th Street
    1pm

Reel Cinema Wakefield presents a programme of festive film showings, featuring a Polar Express PJ party complete with hot chocolate and biscuits, a showing of It’s a Wonderful Life including mince pies and mulled wine. They’ll be catering to everyone with their parent and