The Big Christmas Day Out - Saturday Afternoon

You all love The Big Family Day Out so we thought a Christmas edition would be very welcome, so we’re transforming Williamson Park into a Christmas wonderland on Saturday 16th & Sunday 17th December.

The ticket price includes all activities (except the food, drink and meeting Santa) with a huge range of festive activities for all the family from Fairground Rides to Christmas Crafting through to the Festive Cinema and Face Painting. 

The little ones can gather round forStorytellingand try to find their way around to the surprise at the centre of the Christmas Maze.

Adding further to list of amusements and attractions, you can expect to find special appearances from Hartbeeps, creators of multi-sensory musical experiences, the Northern Heights dance company, performing mesmerising displays, the RagTag Roadshow, where little ones are encouraged to get creative among the amazing mobile scrap store

The Story Makers fromMagical Story Jars will be at the very top of Ashton Memorial with their unique and fun filled Christmas Story Mixing Station. This drop-in activity is sure to inspire the whole family to have dollops of festive fun creating their very own Christmas stories.

We have the amazing  Crafty Vintagecrew bringing theirChristmas Market, where you’ll find gift ideas for loved ones, and for all the karaoke stars out there - be sure to pop into the Christmas Cafe-Oke to sing along to some of your favourite Christmas classics.

There will be plenty of music around the park from brass bands to carol singers right through to DJs, with something for everyone.

Of course there will be plenty of food and drink available including boozy and non-boozy hot chocolates, mince pies, bavarian sausages, beers, pick n mix and much more.

The whole family are invited to a meet and greet with Santa Claus in and children can tell him what they want on the big day plus have a memorable photo taken with the man himself (An additional ticket is required to meet Santa with various session times provided)

This magical wintertime occasion is scheduled to run over two days this December - from Saturday the 16th to Sunday the 17th of December.

Two sessions will run across each day, one in the morning, from 9 am until 1 pm,and one in the afternoon, running from 2.30pm until  6.30pm with tickets priced at £15 for children,  £10 for adults, Babes in arms are free.