If you fancy taking in a show this Christmas or seeing a festive favourite on the big screen then check out what Nottingham has to offer below!
Don't forget to check out our other Christmas blogs!
Theatre
Heroes & Villains
Sunday 26 November 6:00pm
Tickets £16.50 to £39.50
Suitable for age 7+
The Muppet Christmas Carol
Thursday 7 December 7:00pm
Tickets £32.00 to £68.00
Suitable for age 3+
Dick Whittington
Saturday 9 December–Sunday 14 January
Tickets £19.50 to £44.00
Suitable for age 3+
Nottingham Harmonic Choir – Family Carol Concert
Sunday 17 December 5:00pm
Tickets £12.50 to £24.50
The Snowman - The Animated Film with Live Orchestra
Saturday 23 December
£16.00 to £22.00
Hansel and Gretel
Thu 7 – Sun 31 Dec
Tickets Prices From: £13.50.
Running Time: 50 minutes
Family Ticket Prices: 4 people from £50, 3 people from £38
Specially created for children ages 3 – 8, our brand new version of this classic tale is the perfect introduction to live theatre.
Cinderella Pantomime
Fri 1 Dec 2023 - Sat 13 Jan 2024
Prices: £18.50 - £50
Polish your glass slippers and line up your pumpkins for you SHALL go to the Ball. Our legendary Panto is the most enchanting story of them all – the magical tale of Cinderella!
Five Star Swing at Christmas
Wednesday 20 December, 7.30pm
Tickets £18 / £17 concessions
Swing ‘n’ sing-along into Christmas – with the unique Five Star Swing Band show. Enjoy all your favourite Christmas songs with the dynamic swing band treatment from Glenn Miller, Sinatra, Basie, Nat King Cole – jazzing up those Jingle Bells!
Flying High Expressive Arts CIC presents...Peter Pan
Friday 22 - Saturday 23 December
Come and join us on this wonderful adventure to Neverland with Wendy, John and Michael as they meet the Lost Children, listen to the mermaids and battle with pirates and finally see Peter Pan conquer Captain Hook. This version is based on J.M. Barrie’s story with original music and songs.
CHRISTMAS SHOW: THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
Saturday 09 December - Sunday 31 December
9/10th, 16/17th, 23/24th, 27-31st Dec
£10.50-£12
1 hour (no interval)
Suitable for ages 3+
This beautiful warming wintery tale is the story of a bother of a boy, a mithered mother and a grand old brass band of a granddad.
MORGAN AND WEST'S MASSIVE MAGIC SHOW
Saturday 02 December - Sunday 03 December, 1pm & 3.30pm
£9.50-£11
1 hour (no interval)
Suitable for ages 6+
From Makin Projects
Roll up, roll up! Morgan & West are back! Expect gawps, gasps, and guffaws in this relentlessly funny and fantastical magic-filled extravaganza. Following national tours with Unbelievable Science and their Great Big Christmas Magic Show, this season they’re hitting the road with a brand-new magic show full of their trademark wit, whimsy, and wall-to-wall silliness.
THE LIGHTBULB PRINCESS
Sunday 19 November, 1pm & 3.30pm
£7.50-£9
1 hour (no interval)
Suitable for ages 4+
From One Tenth Human And Tutti Frutti Productions
Without the twinkle of fairy lights, the holiday season could be cancelled! It’s up to our intrepid Princess explorer, her pals and YOU to illuminate the world again.
This fun-filled, sparkling extravaganza with catchy original songs from Ziad Jabero will explore the sensational science behind electricity, lighting up children’s imaginations and encouraging them to discover the world around them.
Beauty and the Beast
Sat 25 Nov '23 - Sun 31 Dec '23
Signed Performances - Fri 08 Dec at 7pm & Sat 09 Dec at 2pm.
Relaxed Performance Tue 12 Dec at 2pm - 150 minutes
£14pp
You'll enjoy plenty of laughs and festive magic with our 2023 pantomime, Beauty and the Beast. One of the most popular fairy tales of all, Beauty and the Beast is the story of Belle who finds herself imprisoned in an enchanted castle by a prince who has been transformed into a hideous beast by an evil sorceress.
Can Belle see beyond the beast’s appearance and fall in love with her captor? Will the beast return to the world he once knew and win the hand of the girl who has melted his heart?
Sleeping Beauty
Saturday 13 - Sunday 21 January 2024 - 145 Minutes
£7.50
Westfield Folkhouse Pantomime Group
This year, the Westfield Folkhouse Group present their 82nd annual production, the classic pantomime Sleeping Beauty. This much-loved story tells of the young princess who, despite the best efforts of the hapless but well-meaning Fairy Gaslight, is constantly under threat from the evil Malefluent.
Panto – Sleeping Beauty
2nd, 3rd, 6th-10th, 13th-17th December
£14-£19 pp
Christmas Panto: Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Fri 17 November – Sun 19 November
Show times: 11am, 1pm & 6:30pm
After the success of last years hilarious Lemon Jelly Pantomine, they are back. This time with a brilliant original production of Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
55 minutes of perfect panto fun for little ones and we know grown ups will love it too! There will be lots of laughs, interactive fun as well as mischief and mayhem that will keep the kids enthralled and the grown ups in stitches too!
You can choose the daytime or the evening panto. Prices start from just £5 each and everyone aged 1 year upwards will need their own ticket. (Does not include farm admission).
The Santa Show - Santa's Christmas Wish
The Riding Hall, Newark, NG22 9EP
Mon 11th December 2023 - Tue 12th December 2023 1pm and 4.30pm
Following last year’s hugely successful sell-out performances, Honalee Media are delighted to present a brand new show this Christmas… The show where every child gets a present from Santa!
Santa’s Christmas Wish is a festive, song-filled, interactive family show particularly suitable for 2-8 year olds. It lasts 45 minutes and is followed by a special meet, greet and treat with Father Christmas himself!
Ticket Prices:
Adult: £10.50 + £0.82 booking fee
Child: £9.50 + £0.74 booking fee
2 Adult 2 Children: £36.00 + £2.81 booking fee
Russell's International Circus
16th Dec - 7th Jan
Adult £8.99, Child £7.99
Roll up, roll up, as Russell's International Circus, voted Britains Best Circus 5 years in succession, makes a special visit to Woodborough Garden Centre! The breathtaking performance is jam-packed with mesmerising aerial displays, jaw-dropping stunts, world-class comedy and much, much more.
Each show lasts approximately 45 minutes.
Children under 18 Months old don’t require a ticket, they need to stay on an adults lap.
Snow White pantomime
8th-31st December
Mirror, Mirror on the stage, what's the most enchanting panto of them all? We're thrilled to bring you a spellbinding Christmas adventure with Snow White! Join us on a magical journey through the enchanted forest alongside an extraordinary cast featuring Mark Siney as the delightful Dame Dotty, Dave Bibby as the hilarious Herbie the Huntsman, Cait O'Malley as the charming Snow White, Anna Stolli as the wicked Narcissia, and Ben Boskovic as the dashing Prince Simon of Sofaria.
Premium Performances: Stalls £23.50, £22.50 concessions; Circle £22.50, £21.50 concessions; Family Stalls £88.00, Circle £84.00
Standard Performances: Stalls £20.75, £19.75 Concessions; Circle £19.75, £18.75 concessions; Family Stalls £77.00, Circle £73.00
Special Offer Performances: £15.50 Members Special Price Offer Saturday December 9th. £13.50 Available from Box Office
Relaxed performance on Sunday 10th December 11am.
Contact box office on 01636655755 for more details.
Join Geoffrey Jumper and Mandy for an interactive, musical magic show
£4 per person or £14 for a family of 4
16th December 11am and 2pm
New Nottingham Central Library
NG1 7FG
Christmas Music Shows
Johnny and the Raindrops
Sunday 10th December 2pm
Oakleigh Lodge Social Club
Southwell Library
Christmas concert for children
20th December £5pp
Christmas Cinema
Arthur Christmas 16th and 17th Dec
Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th Dec
Elf 9th and 10th Dec
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 25th and 26th Nov
Home Alone 16th and 17th Dec
The Polar Express 23rd and 24th Dec
Santa Claus The Movie 2nd and 3rd Dec
The Muppet Christmas Carol 9th and 10th Dec
Arthur Christmas 16th and 17th Dec
Cbeebies Christmas Panto 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th Dec
Elf 9th and 10th Dec
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 25th and 26th Nov
Home Alone 16th and 17th Dec
The Polar Express 23rd and 24th Dec
Santa Claus The Movie 2nd and 3rd Dec
The Muppet Christmas Carol 9th and 10th Dec
The Nightmare Before Christmas 2nd and 3rd Dec
Nightmare before Christmas 19th Nov £5pp
Elf 2nd, 3rd, 4th Dec £9.70pp
Santa Claus: The Movie 10th Dec £5pp
Home Alone 17th Dec £5pp
Home Alone 2 17th Dec £5pp
The Muppet Christmas Carol 23rd Dec £5pp
Cbeebies Panto 2nd and 3rd Dec £5pp
Cbeebies Panto Robin Hood 2nd/3rd Dec £7.50Adults/£5.50 Children
Elf 1st/2nd/3rd/£5pp 24th Dec £2.75pp
Home Alone 2nd/3rd/24th Dec £2.75pp
Santa Claus: The Movie 9th/10th Dec £2.75pp
Muppet Christmas Carol 16th/17th Dec £2.75pp
The Polar Express Cinema with Santa 16th
The Polar Express 24th Dec £5pp
Bing's Christmas - 24th-27th Nov (£3.99 pp)
Cocomelon: Best of Christmas - 1st-4th Dec (£3.99 pp)
The Nightmare before Christmas - 25th and 30th Nov
Miracle on 34th Street - 26th Nov, 2nd Dec, 11th Dec
Elf - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 24th Dec
The Muppet Christmas Carol - 2nd/3rd December
How the Grinch Stole Christmas - 3rd/17th Dec
Santa Claus: The Movie - 9th/18th Dec
Arthur Christmas - 10th Dec
Cbeebies Panto - 2nd, 3rd, 9th, 10th Dec
Nightmare Before Christmas (PG) 2nd Dec £5pp
Arthur Christmas (U) 9th Dec £5pp
The Muppet Christmas Carol (U) 16th Dec £5pp
Elf (PG) 22nd, 23rd, 24th Dec £5pp
Bonington Cinema
André Rieu's White Christmas
Sunday 3 - Friday 8 December
Tickets £12.50 / £10 concessions
CBeebies Panto: Robin Hood (U)
Sunday 10 December, 10.30am
Tickets £8/ £7 concessions /£5 child / free under 2 years
ROH Live: The Nutcracker (U)
Tuesday 12 December, 7.15pm
Tickets £15 / £12.50 concessions
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