Outside Iceland Wimborne Road – Winton
Date: 24. November 2023 Time: 6pm until 7pm
Organised by the BH9 Business Community come along for the Christmas Tree Light Switch On in Winton!
Christmas Carols by Hammond Academy
Santa’s Grotto
Face Painting & Glitter Tattoos
Date: 1. December 2023 Time: 5-8pm
Neighbourhood Centre Lights from 5pm, Torchlight parade to Adastral Square Lights at 6pm.
With Carol Singing, Panto Characters, Stalls, Face Painting, Glitter Tattoos, DJ, Hot Chocolate and more…
Christmas Stories in the Library from 6pm
FREE Santa Grotto in the Community Centre 6-6.45pm 7.15-8pm
SEN – Quiet Santa 5.15-6pm
High Street and Saxon Square.
Date: 25. November 2023
Christmas Light Switch On will be at 5.30pm. Elsewhere on the day between 11am and 7pm there will be performances from singers and groups including Soul To Soul Choir, The Choir Engine Christchurch and Charlie Greenwood.
Date: 1. – 24. December 2023 Time: Daily at 6pm
Living Advent Calendar – 24 charities supported & 24 surprise performers at a different venue each night in December. More info here.
Date: 10. – 26. November 2023 Time: 10am -3.30pm
Stories of the Spirits Family Quest – Collect each character’s personalised embossing stamp in your booklet on your way around the ruins and discover life-sized portraits along the way. Earn a special edition siege coin at the end.
Date: 1. December 2023 – 7. January 2024 Time: 10am-3.30pm
Monty Mouse’s Hunt for a Festive Feast Family Quest – Explore the castle following the quest as it winds up through the ruins.
Date: 2. December 2023 – 1. January 2024 Time: 10am-3pm (1.1. 11am-3pm)
Marshmallows, firepits and festivities at Corfe Castle this Winter.
Join our festive storyteller on a tour of tales from Corfe Castle’s Rather Curious Christmas.
Date: 2. December 2023 Time: 4-7.30pm
Winter Lights Experience the magic of exploring Corfe Castle at night under the stars.
Date: 21. December 2023 Time: 7-10am
Winter Solstice – Experience the rare opportunity of watching the sun rise over East Hill on the shortest day of the year from the castle ruins. £11 per person Free for NT Members.
All the events are free but normal admission applies.
Date: Daily in December 2023 Time: 5-10.30pm
Santa projections on every day on the highstreet outside the Sovereign Centre.
Date: TBC
Santa’s Grotto on selected dates in December at the Sovereign Centre.
Date: 25. November
Ferndown Christmas Tree Lights Switch On will take place. Alongside that, there will be market stalls, food stalls, Santas Grotto, music and other entertainment.
Ringwood Town Center.
Date: 26. November 2023 Time from 11.30am onwards
– Market with lot of stalls, food & refreshment
– The Polar Express Miniature Railway
– Santa Parades – 11:30am (Town Center Car Park) & 5.45pm
– Fairground, Street Entertainment & Live music (from 2pm)
– Bands performing on the High Street – 12pm to 6pm.
– Christmas Lights switch on with Santa at 6pm.
Runton Road, Poole, BH12 1NX.
Date: 10. December 2023 – 3. January 2024 Time: Daily between 5/6pm – 10pm
Runton Road has been wowing residents of Poole with brilliant Christmas lights for over 20 years, and this year the residents of Runton are once again putting on a magical Christmas light show for you to walk past and explore.
Date: 2. December 2023
10am-3pm Christmas Goats
10.30am Christmas Story Telling
10.30am-12.30pm Christmas Choir
12.30-4pm Live Music
4.30pm Christmas Light Switch on outside M&S with Christ Billham-Smith and Harry Rednapp
Date: 25. November 2023
1.00pm – The Quarter Jacks
1.35pm – Vivamente Voices
2.10pm – QE Choir
2.45pm – Just Sing
3.20pm – Wimborne Musical Theatre
3.55pm – Footlight Academy
4.30pm – Lights switch followed by:-
4.35pm – Blessing – The Rector of Wimborne Minster.
4.40pm – Minster Choir – Christmas Carols.
5.10pm – Demonstration of musketry by Wimborne
Militia on the Minster Green.
The Square, Corfe Castle BH20 5EZ.
Date: 2. December 2023
Corfe Castle’s Christmas lights switch-on will be taking place on Saturday, December 2 at around 5pm. Refreshments will be available at 4pm and some children’s carol singing will take place.
After that, Father Christmas will arrive and the lights in the village will be switched on soon after.
