Christmas Guide 2019
So its the 25th of November and I’d say I’ve put this off long enough now. Loads of you have apparently been waiting for this bastard so here you have it. The Family Ticket Christmas Guide 2019.
I’m not doing every day from now you can shit right off. I’ll do the weekend’s and then the full weeks when the kids break up. I’m not going to have a list of places you can visit Father Christmas either. Hes basically everywhere. You can’t miss him he’s the fat fuck wearing red.
The Family Ticket Christmas Guide 2019
Saturday 30th Of November
- Hook Norton Brewery Christmas Market:12-8 pm. Its a brewery and there’s shopping…what could possibly go wrong?
- Witney Wonderland: 11am – 4pm. Its a Christmas Market what more can I say?
- Natural Christmas Decorating making: @Earths Trust 10am – 12pm. Must book. Hopefully it will be better than mine and Clark’s experience of blackberry bead making earlier this year haha
- Carols by candlelight @Cogges 6.30pm – 7.30pm – Love Cogges, Hate singing sounds cute though.
- Bicester Christmas Light switch on – 12pm – 7pm……Bet its pissing it down (Same every year)
- Dr Bike @Bicester green – 10am – 2pm. Thank fuck its a no related Christmas event. Got get your bike fixed for free whoop (within reason)
- Narnia Walks @The Story Museum – 11am – 12.30am. These sound amazing!! I wish I had the time to take the kids.
- Ashventure @Ashmolean Museum – 2.00 -2.45pm and 3.15 – 4.00pm. Another really good event by the looks of it FREE too!
- Winter Wonderland Day @Banbury Musuem – Various times. Meet queen Elsa blah blah Frozen bollocks
- Annual Christmas Craft Fair @Upton House 11am- 4pm. Dont think i need to explain what it is really.
- Abingdon Christmas Extravaganza @Abingdon town Centre 9am – 4pm – usic, stalls, entertainment and even fireworks. It looks amazong!!!
Sunday 1st Of December
- Christmas Crafting Afternoon @Steeple Aston Village Hall 1.30pm -4.30pm Lots going on have a look. Ditch the kids and the husband in the park and have some you time. Take a flask 😉
- Witney Lakes Christmas Fair – 11am – 3pm
- Winter festival @TOAD Distillery – 12pm – pm So a Christmas fair with live music and alcohol (winning)
- Meet Santa and his reindeer @Compton Verney 1pm – 3pm. Love it here and this is free with admission or annual pass. We’d be going if we didn’t have a party to go to.
- Annual Christmas Craft Fair @Upton House – 11am- 4pm. Dont think I need to explain what it is really.
- Golden goose Egg treasure hunt @Orchard Centre – Didcot 11am – 4pm
Saturday 7th Of December
- Magical Elf Trail @Evenley Wood Garden 10am – 4pm – We Love Evenley and all the events they do so no doubt this will be shit hot too!
- Christmas Market @Waterperry gardens 10am – 4pm – Why not try their Christmas trail too while you’re there
- Oxford Botanic Garden Christmas Fair 10am – 6pm – Lovely gardens with a side order of shopping.
- Cogges Christmas Market @Cogges 10am – 4pm – Love cogges and only £2 for adults and £1 for kids Take advantage and have a look round while you’re there. My kids love it
- Light of the Light @Hummingbird centre 6.30pm – 9.30pm – really lovely free event
- Heyford Park Christmas Bazaar @The Chapel 1.30 am – 3.30 am – Yep that’s right another market
- Narnia Walks @The Story Museum – 11am – 12.30am. These sound amazing!! I wish I had the time to take the kids.
- Festive Saturday @Friar square shopping centre 11am – 3pm – Giant ass squirrels, reindeer and ice skating snowmen giving out treat. Sounds like a stranger danger advert waiting to happen haha
- Bloxham Christmas tree festival @St Mary’s Church 10.30am – 5.30am – pop along and see all the pretty trees ooooo
- St Edburgs Christmas Tree festival @St Edburgs Bicester 10am – 7pm – We go every year #loveit
- Frosty 5K @Oxford university park 11am – 3pm – great event for all the family so much for the kids to do too!!
Sunday 8th December
- Santa Sunday @Straton Audley Barn 11am – 3pm – meet Santa and his reindeer.
- Festive Family Fun @Aylesbury town hall 11am – 4pm – Looks awesome loads of film characters, games, stalls, rides, create and take have a look for yourselves!
- Magical Elf Trail @Evenley Wood Garden 10am – 4pm – We Love Evenley and all the events they do so no doubt this will be shit hot too!
- Christmas Market @Waterperry gardens 10am – 4pm – Why not try their Christmas trail too while you’re there
- Cogges Christmas Market @Cogges 10am – 4pm – Love cogges and only £2 for adults and £1 for kids Take advantage and have a look round while you’re there. My kids love it
- Oxford Botanic Garden Christmas Fair 10am – 6pm – Lovely gardens with a side order of shopping.
- Meet Santa and his reindeer @Compton Verney 1pm – 3pm. Love it here and this is free with admission or annual pass. We’d be going if we didn’t have a party to go to.
- Santa Special @Oxford Bus museum 10.30am – 3.30am – Gotta love the bus museum and vintage bus rides!
- Santa’s Bus @opposite New Look at Banbury Gateway Shopping Park 11am – 4pm . Meet Santa for free on the grotto bus. First come first served basis though.
- St Edburgs Christmas Tree festival @St Edburgs Bicester 12.30pm – 5pm – We go every year #loveit
- Carols in the trees @St Edburgs Bicester From 6pm
Saturday 14th Of December
- Magical Elf Trail @Evenley Wood Garden 10am – 4pm – We Love Evenley and all the events they do so no doubt this will be shit hot too!
- Christmas Crafts @Banbury Museum 10.30am – 12.30am – drop in and pay ages 4+
- Stars and Planets @Oxford Museum of Science 2pm – 4pm – make an amazing star dial or paper plate planetarium ages 7-13 nice relief from all things tinsel and bells!
- Narnia Walks @The Story Museum – 11am – 12.30am. These sound amazing!! I wish I had the time to take the kids.
- 12 days of Christmas Science show @Bucks county museum 1.30pm & 2.15pm – 40min science show aimed for the 6yrs and older. Sound pretty cool.
- We’re off to the Polar express!!! will let you know how it goes! better not be shit for that price!
Sunday 15th Of December
- Trainmaster Evenley @Evenley village hall 10.30am – 11.30am THE BEST KIDS EVENT EVER!!!!! (ok I’m a bit Biased because I run it but hey)
- Magical Elf Trail @Evenley Wood Garden 10am – 4pm – We Love Evenley and all the events they do so no doubt this will be shit hot too!
- Tractor Run @Thame High street 11.10am – Shit loads of tractors in a procession driving through town. Can you imagine the tail back on that bitch!
- Santa Fun Run @Pingle field 11am – 2pm – Shit loads of Santa’s running for charity. I don’t run but happy to watch others do so haha
Saturday 21st Of December
- Christmas Crafts @Banbury Museum 10.30am – 12.30am – drop in and pay ages 4+
- Family Open day @science Oxford several sessions throughout the day – We had an awesome time when we visited this year. Highly recommend.
- A Christmas Treat @Nicholson plants Bicester 10am – 2.30pm – Meet Santa, story telling, magician, face painting and more!
- Magical Elf Trail @Evenley Wood Garden 10am – 4pm – We Love Evenley and all the events they do so no doubt this will be shit hot too!
- Ready 2 tumble Christmas special!! @Kingsmere community centre 2pm – 4pm – Fucking love this group shame Elliots in school now. Steph puts on a shit hot Christmas party for the kids. If you havent got tickets yet then crack on!!
Sunday 22nd Of December
- Christmas Carols @Longfields Primary school 8pm – 9pm – Sod that my kids will be in bed!
- Christmas Fayre @White Hart Bicester 10am – 1pm – pretty self explanatory
- Community Carols @Brackley Town Hall from 6pm – Brass band whoop
- Carols In The Courtyard @Stowe NT 10.45am
Monday 23rd Of December
- Kids Christamas Party @The Barley Mow Banbury 11am – 1pm – Aaron Williams the entertainer is putting on a free show for the kids. If you can go then go hes fab!
- Festive fireworks @Gullivers Land MK 10.30am – 7pm – No idea when the fireworks start
Tuesday 24th Of December
- Carols round the tree @Thame town hall 6pm – 7pm
Wednesday 25th Of December
MERRY FUCKING CHRISTMAS
Right that’s it I’m done I’m practically falling asleep at my desk doing this shit. I’ll add more if and when more events are added. The nearer to Christmas we get it seems the less events are on apart from the usual grotto’s etc and I cant be fucked to list all those. So that’s it for now my Christmas guide 2019
I’ll get round to doing the after Christmas events at some point over the next couple of weeks.
Below is a list of continuous events throughout the holidays that look pretty good too. Don’t forget if you’re looking for something free/cheap to do then most garden centre have amazing displays to take the kids for a look. Could kill a couple of hours before bed time when the drinking can commence.
The Family Ticket Christmas Whats On Guide 2019 Trails And Tings
- Waddesdon Manor Christmas lights and Christmas market – 27th Nov – 5th Jan
- Blenhiem Christmas market, Lights and Alice in the Palace – 25th Nov – 5th Jan
- Waterperry’s Christmas Trail – 25th of Nov – 23rd of dec
- Tring Museum Rudolph Christmas Trial – 30th of Nov – 5th of Jan
- Winterland Mk thats actually in Towcester – 25th of Nov – 5th Jan
- Free Santa at Ikea MK – 30th Nov – 22nd Dec weekends only.
Just in case you haven’t seen it yet here’s a list of all the light switch on’s too. CLICK ME
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