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Christmas in Plymouth 2021

Christmas always seems to arrive way too quickly, and usually by the time we have even thought of what we would like to do it has already passed. However, this year there are so many amazing events going on around Plymouth that we simply wouldnโ€™t want you (or us) to miss out on. To make sure this year is different, we have put the best of Christmas in Plymouth in one place!

๐ˆ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Head over to Royal William Yard for their magical light art and immersive digital installations. There will be incredible light art, immersive experiences and a host of workshops for people to participate in. Book your tickets here.

๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก-๐จ๐ง โ€“ ๐“๐ก๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ–๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Kick off your Christmas Calendar this year in the city with the big Christmas Lights being Switched on. Family-friendly entertainment, light display, performances and so much more.

๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐’๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐‰๐š๐ง๐ฎ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ

Explore the well-loved story of the Nutcracker with your friends and family this year as it is bought to life within the house. Spectacular rooms including one transformation into a magical fairytale forest and a family trail around the gardens. Donโ€™t forget your warm clothing and bobble hats for this one!

๐๐š๐ซ๐›๐ข๐œ๐š๐ง ๐‹๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐’๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐œ๐ก-๐จ๐ง โ€“ ๐’๐š๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Fill your day with Christmas magic down on the Barbican with all day childrenโ€™s activities, stage performances and the opening of the Christmas trail. There will also be a Christmas parade, plenty of shopping, a jam packed day of festivities and a Best Dressed Window Display competition between the businesses. Eat, Drink and fill up on festive treats!

๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐๐จ๐ฑ

Enjoy โ€˜Breakfast with Santaโ€™ in the Box Kitchen and Bar if you have little ones who likes eating out and canโ€™t wait to meet Santa. He is excited to meet you all and will be on hand to greet you as you arrive. Santa will be available for breakfast every Saturday and Sunday from ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ•๐ญ๐ก ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ. From 6pm on Sunday ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ, you can explore the galleries out of hours and then wave Santa off before he returns to the North Pole. Book your tickets here.

๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐‚๐ก๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฆ๐š๐ฌ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ โ€“ ๐Ÿ๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Soak up all the festive feelings at this yearโ€™s Christmas Market with an open-air festive bar, food and drink, lots of artisan gift stalls, live music and entertainment. Located in the heart of Plymouth City Centre only a short walk away from many other attractions.

๐…๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐†๐จ๐จ๐ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ & ๐‚๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ โ€“ ๐Ÿ“๐ญ๐ก, ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ก ๐š๐ง๐ ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ—๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐ž๐œ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ

Held in the Melville building at the of Royal William Yard; this market is back and features a selection of the regionโ€™s most exciting independent artisan traders. Go and visit this incredible market for a wide range of locally sourced goods and handcrafted gifts.

๐๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐œ๐ž ๐‘๐ข๐ง๐ค

Hurry down and get your skates on at the Ice Rink! All ages and abilities welcome and it is great fun for all of the family. Book your tickets here.

There is something for everyone in Plymouth this festive season and we wait to hear what you are excited about. If you arenโ€™t currently planning on visiting Plymouth this year but donโ€™t want to miss out, why not book a festive getaway with us here at the New Continental to make the most of Christmas 2021.

Plymouth Festive Good Food & Craft Marketย  ย  ย Barbican Lights Switch-on

For more information on any of the events above and credit for the imagery please see Visit Plymouth.