The Lincoln Christmas market and festive lights switch-on event have both been cancelled for 2020 because of the coronavirus crisis. The City of Lincoln Council said the popular annual market, which brings around a quarter of a million visitors to the historic cathedral city, could not be staged because of the risk to the public [...]
There are reports that UK stores Marks & Spencer and John Lewis are vying for Captain Tom Moore, the 100-year-old war veteran who recently raised £33m for the NHS, to spearhead their Christmas advertisement campaigns for 2020. It is in the summer months that many festive ads are planned, but this year's pandemic has made [...]
Organisers of Preston's Christmas lights switch-on event have announced this year's lighting ceremony will be done virtually, saying the decision to go online has been taken to protect public safety. The annual event traditionally attracts thousands of people on the Flag Market and is a highlight of the city’s calendar. A spokesperson for the organisers, Preston BID, is [...]
Norwich Theatre Royal has become one of the first UK theatres to call off its Christmas pantomime, insisting the risk was "too great" after three months without income. Theatre venues in Buxton and Welwyn Garden City have also cancelled. Pantomimes are crucial to many a theatre's earnings and the 2020 festive season could prove pivotal in [...]
There will be a Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center in New York for the 2020 festive season – but probably not the traditional crowds at the switch-on event. Tishman Speyer, the real estate firm that owns the Manhattan landmark, has confirmed that the world famous annual tree will be erected and illuminated this year, even [...]
As social distancing measures are eased and businesses start to open in the UK, there is news that Christmas at Kew is returning for 2020. Dates and ticket details have been confirmed, with the event scheduled to open on November 18. It will run until January 3, 2021 and feature more than one million lights. Tickets [...]
Leicester’s Curve has announced the postponement of its Christmas show "The Wizard of Oz" and rescheduled it for the 2021 festive season. The production, produced in partnership with the Really Useful Group, was due to run from November 28 this year to mid-January of the New Year. It has now been rescheduled to November 27, 2021 [...]
We at How to Christmas like this particular date in the summer. Why? Because we are about to tip in to the point of no return…the point when we are nearer next Christmas than last. And though it's still six months to the big day, we feel we need to cast our eyes forward to [...]
Telford Steam Railway's Polar Express, a hugely popular festive event, has been cancelled this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. This British heritage line has organised the Polar Express train service in recent years, allowing families and friends to board a train decorated like the one in the hit animated film and to enjoy refreshments [...]
The historic Blackpool Illuminations will light up the Lancashire town for Christmas this year for the first time in their 108-year history. Instead of being switched off in November, as has been tradition, they will remain lit through until January 3, 2012. The move comes as the seaside resort aims to boost tourism in Blackpool, [...]