Sheffield Christmas Weekend
Is Christmas your most wonderful time of the year? Then Sheffield City Centre is the place to be for our weekend of festive fun on 14 and 15 November from 11am to 5pm.
Come along and start the countdown to Christmas with big bands, dance, panto, street entertainment, children's costume characters, crafts and storytelling.
Adding to the festivity of the Christmas market this year, Candy Cane Elves will be dusting their sugar coated fun across the city centre, while the Living Christmas Trees will be encouraging everyone to sing along to their festive tunes. They’ll be giving Sheffield some tough competition when it comes to who looks good on the dance floor.
Santa’s has outsourced his urgent parcel delivery service this year but his airforce are a little new to this high-tech flying malarkey so might need some little helpers to keep them on track on Saturday. The Sunday deliveries are down to Crumpet the elf and Biltsen the Reindeer, who get a bit sidetracked posing for selfies and dancing to their magical music.
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Millennium Square and the Winter Garden will be the children’s choice with Christmas crafts, storytelling and appearances from Santa and costume characters throughout the day.
Millennium Sq is the place to see the Woodhouse Prize Band, Stagecoach Choir, Pinder Dance and Funky Dance Fever on Saturday. On Sunday the Ashby Big Band will keep us upbeat with their swing Christmas medley and Razzamataz Dance join Funky Dance Fever to really get the party started!
On Sunday Manor Operatics will perform outtakes of this year’s Panto, Peter Pan, and will be offering an exclusive discount on evening tickets bought from their pop up box office on Pinstone Street.
New this year the skating rink will be in Tudor Sq and the Alpine Slide will be on Surrey Street.
The Carousel will be galloping around Barkers Pool, which is also the home to Santa’s Grotto, or take a spin on the Ferris Wheel located on The Moor.
The market stretches from the stunning Christmas Tree at Town Hall Square to The Moor with three alpine bars and over 50 log cabins offering traditional Christmas cakes and pastries, and a range of food from the German bratwurst grill to Yorkshire pudding wraps.
The Christmas illuminations will be lighting up Cambridge St, Barkers Pool, Pinstone St, Fargate and the Peace Gardens from 4pm daily until 5 January.
The Living Christmas Trees
The Living Christmas Trees are a fully mobile festive act that bring surprise, humour and seasonal magic wherever they go.
At first glance, the trees blend into their surroundings, with their eyes and mouths hidden among the tinsel and baubles. They suddenly spring to life, creating unexpected moments of festive fun and surprising passers-by.
The Living Christmas Trees talk, dance and sing, offering playful interactions from light-hearted festive talk to playful jump-scare antics.
Santa’s Airforce - (Saturday only)
Santa's Airforce is a festive, pedal-powered flying machine, set with its own soundtrack, and accompanied by two elves.
Santa is outsourcing his urgent parcel collection, relocation and next day dispatch service to the Elf pilots, to ensure he gets all his goods in the right locations, ready to be delivered on 'The Big Day'. Although the pilots are very well-meaning they are a little new to this high-tech flying malarkey and need a little sprinkling or fairy dust and a lot of imagination to keep that old flying machine going.
This is a family-friendly, interactive performance which connects with the audience creating magical reactions. It is a highly visual experience, with expressive physical street theatre and comedy moments.
Jingle Bells - (Sunday only)
From across the tundra rides the North Pole Postal Service, starring Crumpet the elf and Blitsen the reindeer. Celebrate the wonder of Christmas by getting up close and personal with these festive characters.
Find out if you are on the list of those who have been good. Dance to their magical music and be certain to step forward for a photo with these colourful, comic characters.
Candy Cane Elves
The Candy Cane Elves are a whimsical, candy-coated spectacle, who will glide through your event like a sugar-coated dream.
Mounted on hoverboards disguised as candy cane skis and wielding oversized lollipop ski poles they weave through crowds, stopping along the way for some playful encounters. On their backs are glowing LED ice gems which ripple like northern lights.
Each elf is a character: cheeky, curious, and irresistibly interactive, engaging audiences with seasonal antics and theatrical charm.
The National Elf Service - (Sunday only)
If your town is feeling down and if your city is feeling sad. Don’t be glum try not to frown. The NES will make you glad!
The National Elf Service is here to bring laughter and joy back to town centres and city streets. This pair of cheeky elves are here to cheer, with a walkabout bursting with music, magic and merriment.
