Where Christmas Comes To Life at Festival Place

An image of a Christmas scene in a town decorated for Christmas.

Festival Place, Basingstoke, RG21 7BE

Saturday 14, 21, 28 November, and Saturday 5, 12, 19 December 2026

11am to 4pm

FREE

Enjoy six action-packed Saturdays of FREE Christmas craft workshops, festive characters, live entertainment, face painting and seasonal performances, with something different for families to enjoy each weekend.

For more information, please visit: https://www.festivalplace.co.uk/events/event/christmas-2026

Start:

14th November 2026 at 12:00 am

End:

19th December 2026 at 12:00 am

Location:

Festival Place, Basingstoke

What's on

Sunday Tea and Talks

Sunday Tea & Talks are BACK!

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A photograph of the internal marquee at Oakley Hall Hotel - Lots of smartly dressed guests enjoy a shared and Exclusive party nights

Jacques Lloyd

1 November - 31 December 2026

Exclusive Christmas Parties

Celebrate Christmas in Style at Oakley Hall Hotel, Basingstoke.

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5 people wear santa hats and hold drinks ready to party.

Christmas at the Holiday Inn

1 November - 19 December 2026

Christmas Parties at Holiday Inn Basingstoke by IHG

Book a private Christmas party at Holiday Inn Basingstoke by IHG and let their team take care of the details.

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An image of people walking through smoke at night to a silhouette of a house.

11 November - 14 November 2026

The Turn of the Screw

A young governess in England, hired to care for two seemingly angelic children in a remote country house, begins what appears to be an idyllic new life.

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A large poster with a dark background and a photograph of a lilly. Text includes Nelson Mass Requiem, Joseph Haydn, Michael Haydn on Sunday 15 November at The Anvil Basingstoke.

15 November | 7 pm to 10 pm

Basingstoke Choral Society presents an evening with The Haydn brothers

Basingstoke Choral Society presents an evening with The Haydn brothers. Join them for an unforgettable evening as voices and instruments combine to bring you music that offers both dramatic power and radiant optimism.Sunday 11 Novmeber 2026 at The Anvil, Basingstoke.

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17 November | 7 pm to 12 am

Chris Packham's World of Wonder - A Planet on the Edge

Join Chris as he opens an encyclopaedia of stories.

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