(All ages)
Sunday 9 December, 3pm Adults £8, Concessions £5, Family (2+2) £21
Once again the Music Centre’s Christmas Festival is back to showcase the amazing talent of Oldham’s most accomplished young musicians in a programme of seasonal favourites. A great way to start your family’s festive celebrations.
T: 0161 770 5660
E: musicservice@oldham.gov.uk The Queen Elizabeth Hall,West Street, Oldham,OL1 1QJ
Find your local Christmas Lights Switch-On events
Celebrate the countdown to Christmas with all the family at your local Christmas lights switch-on, with some family favourites and live entertainment for all the family to enjoy. Don’t forget to post your pictures on social medial using the hashtag #LoveOldham.
Failsworth
Friday 23 November, 7pm
Enjoy family entertainment throughout the night and watch as the special guest turns on the lights.
Failsworth Pole, Oldham, M35 9PB
Chadderton
Friday 30 November, 6.30pm
A Christmas market will take place in the Chadderton Town Hall Ballroom followed by the Christmas Lights switch-on. There will also beentertainment from school choirs and Chadderton band on the night.
Chadderton Town Hall, Middleton Road, Oldham, OL9 6PP
Shaw and Crompton Saturday 1 December, 3–6pm
Get in the festive spirit with a Christmas market complete with games and entertainment for children, including pony rides, popular mascots and Santa’s grotto.
Market Street, Shaw, OL2 8NH
Saddleworth Santa Dash
and Winter Wonderland (All the family)
Saturday 1 December, 2.30–6pm Registration is from 12noon.
The Dash starts at 2.30pm Adults £12 and children aged 5–17 £5
Take part in a 2km or 5km Santa Dash in Uppermill this winter.This fun annual event will be followed by a parade, where you’ll get a glimpse of Santa, a grand switch-on with carols in front of the tree and a magical fifirework display to end the evening.
www.facebook.com/saddleworthRT Uppermill Square, Saddleworth
FOR A FULL LISTING OF THE SADDLEWORTH VILLAGES LIGHT SWITCH-EVENTS THEN PLEASE GO TO PAGE 68.
Arts and Theatre Cinderella
Oldham feature
favourites. Each year, the Coliseum serves up the perfect panto recipe – excellent actors, singers and dancers dishing out the very best in festive traditional fun that’s great for kids and not-so-grown-up grown-ups.
www.coliseum.org.uk
Oldham Coliseum Theatre, Fairbottom Street, Oldham, OL1 3SW
Babushka – The Russian Mother Christmas
(Ages 2–10)
Sunday 23 and Monday 24 December, 12.30pm and 3pm, tickets from £10.50
It’s Christmas and Babushka is visited by three Kings following a star, will she join them on their adventure or stay at home cleaning? Great fun for the whole family this Christmas.
www.hardgraft.co.uk
Uppermill Civic Hall, Lee Street, OL3 6AE
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYBODY!
Countdown to Christmas with these free festive Oldham town centre events.........
Santa’s Reindeer Parade
Saturday 10 November, 1–1.30pm
Enjoy this year’s ‘The Night Before Christmas’ themed parade. Featuring over 200 participants from local community and
Oldham Christmas Lights Switch-On
Sunday 18 November, 5–6pm
Get ready for an ‘out-of-this-world’ experience as we switch on Oldham’s
Brass Monkeys
Saturday 8 December, 11am–4pm
Enjoy lots of festive sounds at our annual winter brass band festival. See the world famous Foden’s Band, the acclaimed Fairey Band, funk brass ensemble Twisted Tubes and an array of local bands too.
For more information
on these events, visit www.oldham.gov.uk/christmas
T: 0161 770 4516
Don’t forget to send us your pictures on social media using the hashtag #LoveOldham
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Saturday 10 November 2018 to Saturday 12 January 2019
Performances at 10.15am, 2.15pm and 7.30pm, £13.50–£22.50
Oldham Coliseum Theatre is famous for its excellent traditional pantomime and Cinderella is one of the nation’s