What’s On

Every Tuesday

Warm Hub Feeling the cold or just fancy a chat? Orangemabel Alecester is a dedicated ‘Warm Hub’ join us for a Complimentary Hot Drink & Treat at our Chatty Cafe. 9am - 12noon. Tel: 01789 766300

Until Sunday 8th January

Jack and the Beanstalk Belgrade Theatre. Visit the village of Prickly Bottom where the evil giant Blunderbore is causing havoc! What the village needs is a hero brave enough to climb up to the giant’s castle and send him packing. Will Jack and his mysterious beanstalk prove to be the heroes we are looking for? There’s only one way to find out! Once again written by and starring Coventry’s favourite dame Iain Lauchlan, Jack and the Beanstalk will feature spectacular scenery, stupendous costumes, magical mayhem and a show stopping giant that make a trip to the Belgrade panto an unmissable Christmas treat for thousands of families every year. Funny, festive and extremely feel-good, don’t miss out on this absolute GIANT of a show. Tickets for Jack and the Beanstalk are selling fast, particularly for the most popular performances, so in the words of Daisy the cow, you’ll have to moooooove quickly if you want to get the best seats at the best price on your preferred date! www.belgrade.co.uk

Until Saturday 24th

Reindeer Trail Compton Verney. Take part in our festive reindeer trail within our stunning landscape. Do you know your Monet’s from your Morag Myerscough? Our large wooden reindeer will be richly decorated in the style of contemporary and classical artists. Come and find all nine of Santa’s faithful reindeer friends in their fresh new colours. Once you have completed the trail, head into the shop to collect your reindeer food, ready for Christmas Eve! £3 per entrant. The Reindeer Trail is included in every child ticket for Santa’s Grotto. www.comptonverney.org.uk

Sunday 4th

Lantern Parade Pump Room Gardens, Leamington Spa. Leamington’s Lantern Parade, join in with your beautiful handmade lanterns to Light Up Leamington Spa! Cost: Free A welcome return for this community events which brings people together for a magical evening lighting up our beautiful town centre. Every year around 1,000 lanterns parade through the town, whatever the weather. Entertainment starts at the Pump Room Gardens Bandstand approximately 30 minutes before the parade sets off. The route winds its way around the Pump Room Gardens, up Bedford Street to Warwick Street and then along to the Parade before heading back down to the Town Hall, meeting Santa’s reindeer along the way. The Royal Spa Brass Band then join in for Christmas carols on the Town Hall steps. Create your own lanterns, meet at the Pump Room Gardens and light up Leamington Spa! 4:15pm - 6pm. www.leamingtonlanternparade.co.uk

Monday 5th - Saturday 24th

Santa’s Sleigh Santa’s Sleigh will be visiting parts of Warwick collecting for Myton Hospices. 6pm to 8pm. Schedule can be found at www.mytonhospice. org/our-events/event/santas-sleigh-warwick

Tuesday 6th

Bach Christmas Oratorio Collegiate Church of St Mary, Warwick. The Christmas Oratorio is a collection of cantatas composed for the festive season which celebrates Bach’s genius in writing intensely

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beautiful melody and counterpoint, alongside his flamboyant orchestral compositional style. Written for chorus & orchestra with fanfare including some of the most virtuosic trumpet writing in history. www.armonico.org.uk

Wednesday 7th

A programme of festive favourites All Saints Church, Vicarage Fields, Emscote. 7.30pm. Divertimento Choir – In Festive Mood. Tickets £15, under 18s free. www.divertimento.org.uk

Wine Tasting Olim Gifts, 30 Smith Street. 7pm – 8.30pm. Christmas Day Wines. £28. Welcome drink. Six wine tastings, canapes and goody bag. olimgifts.co.uk/collections/events

Thursday 8th - Sunday 11th

Victorian Christmas Market The award-winning Stratford-upon-Avon Victorian Christmas Market is a themed event with stall holders dressed in Victorian costumes. There will be entertainment throughout the town; a stage in Henley Street will host a programme of performances. There will be a traditional funfair, which will include a carousel situated at the bottom of Wood Street and on the Rother Street market area. The Christmas market will be on Waterside, Bridge Street, Henley Street, High Street and Meer Street, with stalls which will include street food and drink-related produce being positioned on Wood Street. www.stratford.gov.uk

Tuesday 15th

Christmas Family Workshop Hill Close Gardens. 11am - 1pm. Festive arts and crafts to make your Christmas sparkle. Please book a place. Tel 01926 493339 or email centremanager@hcgt.org.uk

Heigh Ho Holiday St. Mary’s Church. 7.30pm. 17th Century London Christmas Revels with The City Musick. Tickets £26, £18, £12 (£1 students and children) including mulled wine and mince pies, from Warwick Visitor Centre or www.leamingtonmusic.org.

Wednesday 16th - Saturday 19th

Antigone! Bridge House Theatre, Myton Road. Join Bridge House Young Company for their ‘Three Day Play’ - Antigone! Young performers aged 12-18 are invited to create a new version of Sophocles’ classic ‘Antigone’ over a long weekend. Guided by professional theatre practitioners, the young performers will read through the script on the Friday evening, rehearse on Saturday and Sunday, and perform Sophocles gripping Greek tragedy ‘Antigone’ on Monday evening on stage at the Bridge House Theatre. £75 per participant. www.bridgehousetheatre.co.uk

Sunday 20th

Armonico Consort’s President’s Christmas Carols Warwick Castle. 7.30pm. Join a select group of Armonico Consort’s finest singers for this brand new and exclusive event as they welcome Christmas in the magnificent setting of the Great Hall at Warwick Castle. Armonico Consort will perform traditional carols in this unique setting, steeped in history, featuring pieces which may have featured in festive celebrations at the castle throughout the past almost 1000 years! www.armonico.org.uk

Tuesday 22nd

The Snowman St. Mary’s Church. Three screenings of ‘The Snowman’ with live orchestra – at 12noon, 2pm and 4pm. Adults £13, Children (under 16) £5. Family (2 adults and up to 2 children) £28. Under-threes free if sitting on adult’s lap. thesnowmanwarwick.eventbrite.co.uk