Your festive diary - Banbury area Christmas events start this weekend
Banbury area Christmas events get started this weekend. If you are planning a community event let us know!
This Friday (November 6) is the deadline for the Hook Norton Live Advent Calendar in which a trail is organised featuring a new window (or two) every day in December until Christmas Eve. If you have a window, upstairs or downstairs, which is clearly visible from the street, email [email protected] with your name and full address and one of the team will be in touch with further details.
This Saturday (November 7) Hornton Methodist Chapel holds a Christmas Soup Lunch from 12pm – 2pm. As well as bowls of piping hot home-made soup with crusty bread there will be a special Christmas stall and a traditional Hornton raffle. All proceeds to much-needed chapel funds.
The Adderbury Christmas Market will be held on Saturday, November 21 in St Mary's Church from 11am - 4 pm. There will be stalls galore and the opportunity to buy teas, coffees, mulled wine and cakes and of course Santa in his grotto. There is still some room for more stallholders. Contact [email protected], Linda Leslie on 07717237877 or Diane Danton on 07770864066.
Chipping Warden Village Hall Trust holds a Christmas Market in the village hall on Saturday, November 22.
Middleton Cheney’s popular Christmas Tree Festival will be on display at All Saints Church on Saturday - Sunday, November 28 – 29. Entry forms are available at the church, at Henry's Cafe and the Library. Alternatively Chris on 01295 710076 or email at [email protected]. Trees can be real or artificial, traditional or inventive. All the details are on the entry forms.
Banbury Winter Market (organized by Banbury BID) will be on Saturday November 28-29 from 10am – 6pm with 80 stalls. On Sunday, November 29 the Christmas Lights Switch-on takes place with live music, Father Christmas and the lights switch-on and fireworks display at 5pm at the Town Hall.
A Festive Bingo Night takes place at The Griffin, Chipping Warden on Saturday, December 5. Bar open at 6.30pm and eyes down at 7.30pm.
King’s Sutton Annual Christmas Fayre will take place on Saturday, December 5 at the Rec and in the Millennium Memorial Hall. A Santa’s Grotto and children’s activities will take place in the Small Hall. There will be stalls, a children’s fair and a festive Christmas tree.
On Sunday, December 13 at 6pm there will be a Christmas Bingo Night at The Griffin pub, Chipping Warden.
Friends of St Mary's Adderbury welcome guests to St Mary's Church on December 19 for this year's Christmas by Candlelight at 7.30 pm with The Christ Church Cathedral Singers. Tickets are now on sale £15 from Adderbury Stores, Trish Fennell on 07712012997 or on the door. This is a well loved event to get you in the mood for the seasonal festivities. Mulled wine and mince pies will be on sale.
Hook Norton offers a Pop-up Christmas Market in St Peter’s Church on Saturday, December 19 from 9.30am - 1pm. If you would like a stall, contact Barb Crowther at [email protected] or on 07940 840076.
To have your event added to our regular Christmas updates, email [email protected]