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Last updated: November 11, 2024

Feel the festive spirit in Welwyn Garden City! Our guide will connect you with all the community events. From Welwyn Garden City experts to novices, our guide is your roadmap to seasonal celebrations.

Popular events this season include the enchanting Warner Bros. Hogwarts in the Snow, where you can experience the magic of Harry Potter adorned in a festive transformation. The Knebworth Christmas Fair features a charming market with handcrafted decorations and seasonal treats, making it a delightful outing for all ages. And the 'Tis the Season at St Albans Cathedral offers breathtaking light displays and a stunning atmosphere that you definitely don't want to miss. See more details on these and other fun events and activities below!

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Welwyn Garden City Holiday Light Displays

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Interactive festive activities with Father Christmas and walk-about acts.

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The Christmas Lights Event in Welwyn Garden City features a festive market, funfair, street entertainment, and musical performances. Father Christmas will visit for story time, and there will be walk-about acts, face painting, and a Christmas Lights Trail with giant installations. Delicious food and drink options are available, including Dotty's Sweet Bus and Traditional German Sausage.

Where: Welwyn Garden City | More Info: Christmas Lights Event at Welwyn Garden City

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Welwyn Garden City Holiday Markets and Shopping

What to Expect:

Unique shopping experience with wider aisles and local artisans.

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The Knebworth Christmas Fair is a three-day event featuring over 250 stalls selling Christmas gifts, presents for all ages, and delicious festive food and drink. It offers a unique shopping experience with wider shopping aisles and a variety of local artisans and boutique vendors.

Where: Stevenage | More Info: Knebworth Christmas Fair

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Large-scale Christmas Market with local traders and entertainment.

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Tring’s Christmas Festival is a vibrant celebration marking the start of the festive season. The event features a bustling Christmas Market on Tring High Street, an entertainment stage in Church Square, a fun fair, and Santa's Grotto. Visitors can enjoy local traders selling crafts, jewellery, clothing, and home décor, as well as festive food and drink.

Where: Tring | More Info: Tring’s Christmas Festival

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Local shopping and festive entertainment in a historic castle setting.

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Hertford Castle Christmas Market features an array of Christmas market stalls offering homeware, crafts, and jewellery, along with food and drink stalls, fairground rides, and live entertainment.

Where: Hertford | More Info: Christmas at Hertford Castle

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Community-driven celebration with diverse local offerings.

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Tring Together Festival is a vibrant community event featuring local traders, charities, and community groups. Enjoy a festive light installation, Santa's Grotto, open churches, and a large entertainment stage with fun fair activities.

Where: Tring | More Info: Tring Together Festival

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Welwyn Garden City Holiday Shows and Entertainment

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Classic adaptation of C.S. Lewis's tale with a focus on family adventure.

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The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Abbey Theatre is an adaptation of C.S. Lewis's timeless tale, following Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensie as they discover a mysterious wardrobe leading to the magical land of Narnia. The story unfolds with the children meeting Mr Tumnus, Mr and Mrs Beaver, and Father Christmas, as they embark on a fantastic adventure to save Narnia from everlasting winter and the White Witch.

Where: St Albans | More Info: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at Abbey Theatre

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Classic comedy about a father's desperate quest for a popular toy.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger's father desperately needs a Turbo Man toy for his son in this knockabout box office hit, further manoeuvring the Terminator star into the realms of pratfalling family comedy.

Where: Stevenage | More Info: Jingle all the way in Stevenage

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Welwyn Garden City Other Holiday Activities

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Iconic Harry Potter sets dressed in festive Christmas decorations.

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Step into the iconic Harry Potter sets at Warner Bros. Studio Tour London, where iconic scenes are transformed into festive Christmas scenes with filmmaking snow. The Great Hall is bedecked in gold decorations from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, featuring a mouth-watering banquet and Christmas trees. Explore the snow-covered Forbidden Forest, Diagon Alley, and Gryffindor common rooms, discovering how these sets were dressed for Christmas scenes. Learn the dance steps studied by Neville Longbottom for the Yule Ball and spot authentic decorations and Christmas cards made by the crew during filming.

Where: Watford | More Info: Warner Bros Hogwarts in the Snow

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Giant presents with letter clues for a £200 gift voucher.

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Explore Hemel Hempstead's Christmas Present Trail, where 8 giant presents throughout the Marlowes and Old Town display letters for you to collect and decipher a word. Each correct entry is entered into a prize draw for a £200 gift voucher.

Where: Hemel Hempstead | More Info: Hemel Hempstead Christmas Present Trail

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