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WHAT's on in GLOUCESTER THIS CHRISTMAS Christmas Lantern Procession the Snow Queen Christmas Markets Christmas Films WHAT’S ON IN GLOUCESTER THIS CHRISTMAS Featuring: Christmas Lantern Procession The Snow Queen Christmas Markets Christmas Films thecityofgloucester.co.uk/christmas Christmas Lantern Procession Magical Christmas Ice Rink Big screen | Iconic film World class musicians As featured in The Guardian, The Sunday Times & The Telegraph “Top things to do at Christmas” Also featuring THE BEAR AND THE PIANO by David Litchfield An animated film of the award-winning book with the voice of Joanna Lumley. SEATS AVAILABLE FROM carrotproductions.com/tourdates.html Details correct at time of going to print. Please check with individual organisations before travelling. Gloucester BID, Marketing Gloucester Ltd, Gloucester City Council and other businesses and organisations listed in this guide reserve the right to alter or cancel aspects of the programme in the event of unforeseen circumstances. Every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of information in this guide. You carrotproductions.com accept all risks and responsibility for losses, damages, costs and other consequences arising directly or indirectly from using this leaflet and any information and material available from it. Photographs by Marketing Gloucester, Gloucester Quays, Gloucester Cathedral, © Snowman Enterprises Limited “The Snowman” by Raymond Briggs is published by Puffin www.thesnowman.com Gloucestershire County Council & George Stoyle. Music on the Bandstand Friday 16 - Sunday18 November Enjoy some festive melodies around the city. Make and Take Lanterns Workshop Saturday 17 November | 11am-3pm Kings Walk Shopping Centre FREE British Wildlife Photography Awards Gloucester Quays Victorian Market Create your own festive, paper lanterns for you to take home or bring to the next day’s “Heathrow Roostings” by Daniel Trim (overall winner 2017) (overall Trim Daniel by Roostings” “Heathrow 2018 British Wildlife Gloucester Quays Victorian Christmas Lantern Procession in the city Rotary Tree of Light Photography Awards Christmas Market centre. Until 6 January 2019 Gloucester Quays opportunity to display a message for family Tuesday - Sunday 10am - 5pm Thursday 15 - Sunday 25 November Christmas Lantern Procession and friends or commemorate a loved one at Sunday 18 November | 5.00pm Nature in Art FREE Christmas time. You can sponsor a message to Adult £5.25/ Concs £4.75/ Family £15/ U 8s FREE www.gqchristmas.co.uk Gloucester City Centre and Cathedral a loved one that will be placed on the tree by The first out-of-London showing of the very Soak up the festive atmosphere at the biggest FREE donating. By making this donation you are also latest exhibition of images from the British free entry Christmas market in the south west, Celebrating the switch on of Gloucester’s raising valuable funds for our local charities. Wildlife Photography Awards, celebrating with more than 150 stalls and producers Christmas lights. School children from around The target this year is to raise £10,000 for the beauty and diversity of British wildlife and selling a wide range of locally produced food, the county will be parading their giant lanterns local charities, so make a donation and help us the talent, artistry and determination of the drink, unique gifts, jewellery, accessories based on the theme of ‘The Snow Queen’. help Gloucester causes. Free entertainment photographers who created them. and lots more, set against the backdrop of The procession starts from Kimbrose Triangle, from 2pm. Father Christmas arrival 4.20pm Gloucester Quays and the historic Victorian along Southgate Street, Westgate Street and and light switch on 4.30pm. Christmas at dockside. Meet larger than life Dickensian College Street and is followed by a free carol characters and entertainers, enjoy choirs and service and Gloucester Cathedral. ‘The Snow the Sherbourne Cinema The Christmas Truce Sherborne St, Gloucester GL1 3BY brass bands, ride the traditional carousel and Queen’ will be performed at Blackfriars Priory Saturday 24 November | 5pm - 6pm Closed Xmas Eve, Xmas Day & Boxing Day enjoy fun family activities, all located right between 6 to 22 December. Gloucester Cathedral www.sherbornecinema.co.uk alongside Gloucester Quays Outlet with its £20/5 (students and under 18s free) Quality film entertainment in a colourful shops, bars and restaurants. Candlelit Tours from Cathedral Gift Shop, 01452 768928 or setting which will take you back to the golden Friday 23 November – 6:30pm www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk age of cinema. Films and timings to be Magical Christmas Ice Rink Gloucester Life Museum Gloucester Cathedral Choir performs the £8/£5 concessions confirmed - check website for latest times. Gloucester Quays world premiere of Ian King’s setting of Carol The Life Museum’s Tudor timber-framed The Christmas programme will include The Thursday 15 November – Sunday 6 January Ann Duffy’s poem The Christmas Truce. building is a very special place, and under the Grinch (PG), Ralph Breaks the Internet (PG), Opening hours and ticket info on the website. This wonderful work tells the story of the flicker of candlelight it comes to life even more. Fatastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindewald gqchristmas.co.uk unofficial ceasefire on Christmas Day 1914 Enjoy the real open air ice rink in Orchard Join us on a tour of the fantastic history of this (PG-13) and Robin Hood (PG-13). on the Western Front. Paired with this is Square. Rink-side food and drink available, historic grade II listed building and experience Fauré’s beautiful setting of the Requiem Mass including hot drinks, mulled wine, beer and the Museum in a whole new way. – a perfect opportunity for reflection as the Paul Nicholls: Capturing the hot food. world commemorates the centenary of the Moment Tree of Light Switch On Armistice. Until Saturday 9 March 2019 Claus’ Christmas Cabin Saturday 24 November | 2pm-5.30pm (Museum closed during December) Gloucester Quays Outside Gloucester Guildhall Museum of Gloucester Thursday 15 November – Monday 24 December Donate online at treeoflight.co.uk ‘Spirit of Peace’ Evening Award winning Gloucestershire photographer, Opening hours and ticket info on the website. The Rotary Club of Gloucester’s Tree of Light Monday 26 November | 7-8.45pm The Friendship Café, Painswick Road, Gloucester GL4 6PR Paul Nicholls, has been a professional gqchristmas.co.uk is a 40-foot high fir tree taking pride of place ‘Gloucester Feed the Hungry’ will be giving photographer for three decades. His work is Bring your family to visit Father Christmas in outside Gloucester Guildhall in the heart of a presentation about the work that their easily recognisable for its outstanding quality his beautiful wooden cabin nestled amongst the city centre. Special guests including Santa volunteers have been involved with and have and creativity. His photographs literally tell snowy trees. Spend time colouring with Claus will count down from ten before turning planned to help homeless people in the city. the story and regularly appears in national and Elves and enjoy a range of food and drink in on over 10,000 lights at this annual event. inetrnational newspapers and magazines. Orchard Square. The Tree of Light gives people the National Waterways Museum Winter Weekender Christmas Films Winter Fest at The Cavern Father Christmas at King’s Walk Spirit Of Christmas Concert Winter Weekender Cathedral Boy and Girl Choristers and There will also be a special one day Tuesday 27 November | 7.30pm Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 December Cathedral Junior Choir Funds raised will be Christmas market at our victorian tea room: Gloucester Cathedral King’s Square used to support the work of Gloucester Chuckaboos; a ‘make and take’ competition £5 to £20 from musculardystrophyuk.org/gloucester FREE Cathedral Choir. at the Hub; and a gaming competition in the or Gloucester Tourist Information Centre www.gloucesterbid.co.uk Cavern. You can book Santa and get more A candle lit Christmas concert featuring special Take a break from Christmas shopping with Gloucester Choral Society - details at kftseekers.org.uk and our Facebook: guest readers and three school choirs. In aid free entertainment in the heart of the city Handel’s Messiah @KFTreasureSeekers. of Muscular Dystrophy UK. centre with a live music stage featuring brass Saturday 1 December | 7pm bands, choirs and seasonal party music for all Gloucester Cathedral Advent Carol Service by Junior Voices Project ages on the Saturday. It will be followed by Tickets: £25, £21, £18, £10 - Further details and Candlelight Wednesday 28 November | 6.00pm big screen Sunday featuring classic Christmas booking at www.gloucesterchoral.com or from the Sunday 2 December | 6pm Gloucester Cathedral Three Choirs Box Office 01452 768928 movies. There will be free screenings of festive Gloucester Cathedral Admission is Free with a retiring collection for the Begin your Advent and preparation for films such as Home Alone, The Grinch, Polar FREE Junior Voices Project Christmas with Handel’s Messiah. Telling Express, Elf and Love Actually. All this, along A dramatic and majestic service to mark the Grab your family and friends to hear the the story of Jesus from prophecies of his with festive food and drink, all under cover so beginning of the new Christian Year. beautiful voices of the Cathedral Choir, you can enjoy free Chirtsmas entertaiment, coming to his birth, Passion, resurrection and Cathedral Junior Choir and choirs from whatever the weather. It will be a Winter glorification in Heaven, Handel’s glorious schools around Gloucester, join together for music is a wonderful, uplifting setting of the Betel UK Carol Singing Weekender to remember! 4, 6, 12, 15, 21 & 22 December | 10am – 5pm the Junior Voices Project. scriptures. A choral mainstay since its first King’s Walk Shopping Centre performance in 1742, Handel’s Messiah is an The Mummy! Get in the Christmas spirit whilst you shop essential part of Christmas and is not to be Small Business Saturday Saturday 1st December | 2pm-4pm at King’s Walk Gloucester. 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