What's On in Carlisle 2024 | Christmas Events

Christmas is my favourite time of year! Every year we love to get festive and attend local events for the 2024 Christmas season.

From a wreath making workshop (I'm booked onto this with a friend and buzzing!) to classical music concerts, I've collated everything you need to know about Christmas events coming up in Carlisle.

Events in October

Christmas Extravaganza Evening

Venue: Houghton Hall

Date: Thursday 24th October

Time: from 16:00

FREE EVENT

Events in November

Carlisle Christmas Light Switch-On

Venue: Carlisle City Centre

Date: Sunday 17th November

Time: 15:00 - 17:30

FREE EVENT

Visiting Father Christmas

Venue: Walby Farm Park

Date(s): Saturday 23rd November to Tuesday 24th December

Price: from £19.50

To book your tickets visit walbyfarmpark.co.uk

Venue: Dobbies

Date(s): Thursday 28th November to Tuesday 24th December

Price: £12.99 p/child

To book your tickets visit dobbies.com

If you don't mind travelling out of Carlisle to see Santa, I highly recommend:

The Magic of Christmas

Venue: Safari Zoo

Date(s): TBC

Price: TBC

Check out my review of our visit in 2019 here.

Santa Express

Venue: Ravenglass & Eskdale Railway

Date(s): Saturday 23rd November to Tuesday 24th December

Price: £30 p/person

To book your tickets, visit ravenglass-railway.co.uk

Santa’s Underground Secret Grotto

Venue: Ho-Ho-Honister Slate Mine

Date(s): Friday 15th November to Tuesday 24th December

Price: £25 p/person

Check out my review of our visit in 2023 here.

To book your tickets visit honister.com

Festive Wreath Making Workshop

Venue: Petteril Bank Community Centre

Date: Friday 29th November

Time: 19:30

Date: Saturday 30th November

Time: 14:00

Price: £33.22 p/person

To book your tickets visit eventbrite.co.uk

Hansel and Gretal Panto

Venue: West Walls Theatre (a.k.a Green Room Theatre)

Date(s): Thursday 28th November to Saturday 7th December

Price: TBC

Christmas Market

Venue: Carlisle City Centre

Date(s): Friday 29th November to Sunday 15th December

FREE EVENT

(N.B. The price of wares on stalls vary)

Events in December

G4 Christmas

Venue: Carlisle Cathedral

Date: Tuesday 10th December

Time: 19:30 - 21:30

Price: from £14.50

Christmas Jumper Race Day

Venue: Carlisle Racecourse

Date: Sunday 15th December

Time: Gates open at 09:50am

Price: from £17.60

For more information visit thejockeyclub.co.uk

Vivaldi Four Seasons by Candlelight

Venue: Carlisle Cathedral

Date: Sunday 29th December

Time: 19:00 - 21:00

Price: from £21.29

To book your tickets visit eventbrite.co.uk

 

Wishing you and yours a very happy Christmas from all of us!

 

For more posts about Christmas, visit the Christmas category page. Are you a big fan of Christmas? Feel free to let me know what your favourite thing about Christmas is in the comments section below.

 

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