Festive Forest Fables: Cinderella
2025-12-07 16:30 - 21:00, 2025-12-11 16:30 - 21:00 (Europe/London) | ROARR!, Lenwade, Norwich, NR9 5JE
A magical fairytale like you’ve never seen before!
Wander through an illuminated woodland wonderland filled with glittering lights, theatrical elements, and magical surprises inspired by Norwich Theatre’s Cinderella, where you might just become a part of the story!
Along the way, you’ll meet familiar characters, cheeky performers, and larger-than-life props, as Festive Forest Fables tells its own sparkling version of the fairytale.
Will the glass slipper fit? Will true love triumph? And will Buttons ever stop talking? There’s only one way to find out… oh, yes, there is!
Perfect for children aged 3+ and grown-ups alike.
What to expect
An immersive Cinderella walkthrough adventure
Photo opportunities
Access to the Illuminated Forest
Extend the magic
Visit Father Christmas in his grotto (additional charge)
Explore the festive Christmas Market at Sparkle
Free entry to children under 90cm in height.
Please allow up to an hour for this experience.
Running on selected dates from 4.30pm to 9pm. Sparkle at ROARR! will close at 10pm.
This dazzling event is brought to you by Norwich Theatre and ROARR! in a new magical collaboration.
Get your tickets now before they vanish at midnight!

Special Festive Murder Mystery
2025-12-07 19:00 - 22:30 | Maids Head Hotel, Maids Head Hotel, Norwich, NR3 1LB, United Kingdom
Join us for this special festive Murder Mystery Death on the Cards. Entertainment accompanied by a festive 3-course dinner.
Just £55 per person.
Why not extend the evening and treat yourselves to an overnight stay! contact our reservation team to book your discounted room.
Sundays 7th and 14th December.

Glow Run Club
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-09, 2025-12-11 - 2025-12-12 | wymondham
Our inclusive run club in Wymondham
Beginner friendly to the avid runners.
Good energy and glowy souls!

Winter Wonderland Norwich
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-09, 2025-12-09 - 2025-12-10, 2025-12-10 - 2025-12-11, 2025-12-11 - 2025-12-12 | Norfolk Showground, Dereham Rd, Norwich, NR5 0TT, United Kingdom
Winter Wonderland Norwich Returns for Its Fourth Year of Festive Magic Experience the ultimate Christmas celebration as Winter Wonderland Norwich returns to the Norfolk Showground for its fourth spectacular year of festive fun. Opening Friday 14th November, the event runs through to Sunday 4th January (see website for opening days).
Brought to life once again by the Matthews Family, this year’s Winter Wonderland promises to be the most enchanting yet, inviting visitors of all ages to share magical moments together. With a focus on warmth, togetherness, and the spirit of the season, it’s the perfect place to make cherished memories with family and friends.
Guests can glide across one of the largest open-air covered ice rinks outside London and wander through the captivating Christmas Tree Maze, filled with the scent of real pine and sparkling seasonal décor. New for 2025, the Giant Observation Wheel features fully enclosed capsules, offering breathtaking panoramic views of the event and a dazzling 15-minute LED light show that transforms the night sky into a kaleidoscope of colour and wonder.
Visitors can unwind in the brand-new Alpine Bar, featuring cosy seating, a welcoming festive atmosphere, live entertainment, indulgent hot chocolate, and traditional mulled wine. With a handpicked selection of beers and spirits, there’s plenty for everyone and it’s bound to get you in the festive spirit.
For thrill-seekers and little adventurers alike, the park’s rides and attractions promise endless excitement, while those seeking a slower pace can discover the Mistletoe Christmas Market, brimming with unique gifts, seasonal crafts, and delicious festive treats.
This year’s Winter Wonderland is a celebration of seasonal food and drink, offering a mouth-watering selection of dining options to satisfy every craving. Treat yourself to festive flavours at Winter Wonderland Norwich: enjoy Loaded Fries or juicy Smash Burgers, savour Asian favourites from Mandarin, and indulge in sweet delights from The Coffee House and Love Churros. Don’t miss the Yorkshire Pudding Wraps, filled with 12-hour smoked meats like pulled pork or turkey, seasonal vegetables, and rich gravy. Then warm up with Glühwein, Baileys hot chocolate, and sizzling German sausages – the perfect taste of Christmas.
Father Christmas himself will of course be centre stage (pre-booking is strongly recommended). The mischievous Grinch will also be causing festive chaos on selected nights. A host of street performers and live entertainers will keep the magic alive throughout, offering endless photo opportunities and family fun.
In the true spirit of Christmas giving, admission tickets are free. It is recommended tickets are booked online to be sure of getting in. Attractions such as Ice Skating also fill up fast, so book in advance to guarantee your space.
Getting to the event has never been easier thanks to a new partnership with Konnetbus. Extended bus services will make travelling to and from the city more convenient than ever.
Spaces for select experiences are limited, so early booking is recommended.
For more information and to plan your visit, head to www.winterwonderlandnorwich.com.
Winter Wonderland Norwich – where festive memories are made, and magic fills the air.
Travelling by car? The Showground offers acres of free parking.
Plan your visit and book early at www.winterwonderlandnorwich.com – where festive memories are made and magic fills the air.
Special Event: Saturday 15th November – Firework Spectacular
When: Friday 14th November until Sunday 4th January (open selected dates)

Cromer Pier Christmas Show
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-09, 2025-12-09 - 2025-12-10, 2025-12-10 - 2025-12-11, 2025-12-11 - 2025-12-12 | Cromer Pier Pavilion Theatre, Promenade, Cromer, NR27 9HE
The highly acclaimed Cromer Pier Christmas Show will warm your hearts and get you well and truly in the Christmas spirit. The production team is working hard behind the scenes to create an eclectic blend of the finest variety of entertainment on the planet in one enthralling festive theatre show.
Expect all the usual West End production values, including our jaw-dropping 8-meter video wall, delivering impressive special effects alongside our unique and traditional scene sets, creating a visual sensation. Add to that, dazzling bespoke costumes, spectacular lighting effects and so much more. You can be sure of laughs by the bucket load, thrilling specialty acts, powerhouse vocals, music and spellbinding dance routines.
The Cromer Pier Christmas Show 2025 will open on 15th November and run until 28th December 2025. Tickets on sale now!

Santa Specials
2025-12-08 - 2025-12-09, 2025-12-09 - 2025-12-10, 2025-12-10 - 2025-12-11, 2025-12-11 - 2025-12-12 | North Norfolk Railway, North Norfolk Railway, Sheringham Station, Sheringham, NR26 8RA
Enjoy a magical Christmas journey aboard a traditional steam-hauled train!
Sit back and relax as your train steams non-stop from Sheringham up the whole length of the line to Holt. Get into the festive spirit and make merry with complimentary onboard refreshments served to your table – mince pies and mulled cider for adults and gingerbread and hot chocolate for every child! There are festive children’s activity booklets too, plus entertainers and balloon modellers who will stroll through the train spending time in each carriage for part of the journey.
Your journey will break at Holt as the engine switches ends, giving you the chance to hop off and take photographs with the historic locomotive or to visit the onboard bar.
On the return journey, the train will stop at Weybourne Station where you will make your way through an enchanted Christmas Tree Kingdom with a magical seasonal theme, a snowy model railway and Santa’s friendly helpers before you meet Father Christmas himself who will present every child with a special, wrapped gift before you rejoin the train for the short journey back to Sheringham.
The whole experience lasts approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes from the time your train departs Sheringham to arriving back at the station.
The Santa Specials are designed for a family audience – please note that bookings from all-adult parties will not be accepted.

Pop Up Shops
2025-12-08 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-09 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-12-11 10:00 - 16:00 | Dalegate Market, Main Road, Burnham Deepdale, PE31 8FB
North Norfolk Coast shopping that’s not on the high street from local producers & artisans. Dalegate Market will host four artisans & producers in the beach huts each week.

GRIDSERVE Norwich Christmas Business Breakfast 2025!
2025-12-09 09:30 - 11:00 | Gridserve, Maple Way, Postwick, Norwich,, NR13 5HB
Join us for our last Business Breakfast of the year – this is a FREE Business Networking Breakfast Event! Book your place now!
FREE Business Networking Breakfast Event! Don’t miss this chance to forge new business relationships!
🌟ATTENTION BUSINESSES OF NORWICH🌟
Join us for our LAST networking event of 2025 at Norwich Electric Forecourt® in Postwick, Broadland Gate, Norwich NR13 5HB.
ℹ️ Network with other businesses, expand your portfolio, and nurture local relationships over coffee and pastries in a premium setting.
🚗Test Drives will be available via our event sponsor Busseys BYD including the ATTO 3, DOLPHIN, SEAL, SEAL U DM-i – these will be bookable at the event, so remember your driving license!
We’re also excited to welcome Jessica Barnard from Highbury Recruitment as a guest speaker! Jessica will be sharing valuable insights into the benefits of working with a recruitment agency, including how it can streamline hiring, improve candidate quality, and support long-term workforce planning.
📸 Photography will be present; let us know if you prefer not to be featured in social media posts.
We can’t wait to see you!
– Emily Melville, General Manager

Tuneful Tots
2025-12-09 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-11 10:00 - 11:00 | Trinity Church, 11 The Square, Acres Way, Drayton,, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 6XE, United Kingdom
A fun, friendly music and movement group for babies and children from birth to school age.
10-11am Tuesdays & Thursdays during term time
No need to prebook!
£5 per child with accompanying adult, price also includes a drink and cake!
Cash & card payment accepted

Golden Light Community Contemporary Dance Class
2025-12-09 17:30 - 18:30 | Carrow House, 301 King St, Norwich, NR1 2TG
Come join us at Carrow House for a fun, easy and uplifting new community dance class that will inspire you to move and groove together. Whether you’re a beginner, curious about movement or a seasoned dancer, this class is open to everyone. As a professional contemporary dance instructor I will guide you through easy-to-follow movements that get us all moving across the floor together (think folk dance) as we move towards more rhythmic and dynamic moves (think freeflow clubbing), ensuring you have a great time while learning new moves and connecting with yourself and others. There is also space to rest and observe from the sidelines, if needed.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to dance with others in a safe and inclusive space, enjoying the great vibes of dancing in the golden light of the change of season in the beautiful and ornate Orangery, a grade II listed building, at the new Carrow House in Norwich. The class is led by Carrow House member and American-British dance specialist and teacher Sara Wookey. We uphold a friendly, non-competitive and inclusive dance environment where everyone can find their own pace and experience the joy of dancing alone and with a group.

New YOGA MORNING FLOW classes in Garden Room at Carrow House
2025-12-10 09:00 - 10:00 | Carrow House, 301 King St, Norwich, NR1 2TG
Welcome to New YOGA MORNING FLOW classes at Carrow House Garden Room! Join us starting September 3rd 2025 at 9 AM for a rejuvenating yoga session to kickstart your day. Drop-in or sign up for a series. Let’s flow together and find our inner peace in this beautiful garden room space. No experience needed, just bring your positive energy and a yoga mat. See you there!

Book Launch & Signing - The Norfolks at Gallipoli 1915
2025-12-10 16:00 - 17:00 | Lynn Museum, Market Street, King's Lynn, PE30 1NL
On 12 August 1915 the 1/5th Battalion Norfolks advanced on Kuchuk Anafarta Ova on the Suvla Plain at Gallipoli. They never returned. An official report stated they had been ‘lost to sight and sound’. Now, historian Steve Smith’s brand-new book, The Norfolks at Gallipoli 12 August 1915: Truth and Myth, provides a definitive account of what became of the men reported missing on that fateful day.
Lynn Museum is partnering with Steve Smith to launch this exciting new publication. Meet the author, hear about the battlefield research that formed the basis of the book, and get your copy signed.
Admission to the event is free, but booking is recommended.
Copies of the book will be available to purchase from the museum shop during the event.

WIZARDING THEMED: PUB QUIZ
2025-12-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Hockwold Hall, 38 Station Road, Hockwold cum Wilton, IP26 4HZ, United Kingdom
🧙‍♂️✨ Calling all Potterheads! ✨🧙‍♀️
Join us for a Wizarding Themed Pub Quiz at Hockwold Hall on Wednesday, 10th December 2025, from 7 PM to 9 PM!
Put your knowledge of the wizarding world to the test with enchanting questions inspired by the Harry Potter films. 🪄⚡
🎟️ What’s included?
Light refreshments 🥪
A magical welcome drink 🥂
Gather your fellow witches and wizards, dust off your robes, and bring your best spellbinding knowledge!
📍 Location: Hockwold Hall
📅 Date: Wednesday, 10th December 2025
⏰ Time: 7 PM – 9 PM
✨ Don’t miss out on this spellbinding event!
👓 Accio tickets! 🎟️ Grab yours now before they vanish!

The Liar, The B*tch and the Wardrobe
2025-12-10 19:30 - 2025-12-20 22:00 | Norwich Theatre Playhouse, 42-58 St Georges Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1AB, United Kingdom
Following the huge success of Ghosted last year, Paul Taylor-Mills is back with the hilarious The Liar, The B*tch and The Wardrobe. This hilarious Christmas romp played to critical acclaim at The Turbine Theatre, London.With no prospects of climbing the property ladder, the imminent return of James Cordon to the UK and the brink of World War Ill on the horizon, two evacuees flee London and escape to the country for a simpler life.
All seems to be going to plan until a trip back in the closet transports them both to an unknown land. They embark on a raucous adventure meeting ‘almost’ recognisable characters: Mr Topless, The Hungry Beaver, The Tight Bi*ch and Aslan, as they pursue their own personal quest of discovery, to become Queens of the kingdom and solve that ultimate age-old problem: world peace!

The Cat in the Hat
2025-12-11 13:00 - 2025-12-21 12:45 | Norwich Theatre Playhouse, 42-58 St Georges Street, Norwich, Norfolk, NR3 1AB, United Kingdom
Experience mischief this Christmas and see the acclaimed stage adaptation of Dr Seuss’ The Cat In The Hat.From the moment his tall, red and white-striped hat appears, Sally and her brother know that the cat in the hat is the funniest, most mischievous cat they have ever met. With the trickiest of tricks and craziest of ideas, he turns a rainy afternoon into an amazing adventure.
The Cat in the Hat is a lively and engaging first theatre experience for young children aged 3+.

Noel Night Train
2025-12-11 18:30 - 20:30 | Bure Valley Railway, Bure Valley Railway, Aylsham Station, Norwich Road, Aylsham, Norfolk, NR11 6BW, United Kingdom
Enjoy Aylsham Station all lit up and decorated, whilst listening to Aylsham Brass Band playing festive favourites, before boarding our special evening train for a 60 minute journey by steam through Norfolk’s night sky.
Included in the price of your ticket is not only your train travel, but festive refreshments, which can be enjoyed on the train and a special 10% discount on any purchases from our shop during the evening (excludes model railway items)
NB: Santa will not be present as he is busy preparing for our Festive Express Trains for the little ones!
