Christmas is coming to Southport this weekend with some exciting festive events taking place!
People can enjoy a brand new Digital Winter Wonderland; the stunning Winter Light Trail; two Makers Markets; a Gingerbread Trail; the return of the famous Southport Christmas Charity Parade; and much more too!
This Saturday also sees this year’s ‘Small Business Saturday’ take place, so it’s the perfect time to head into Southport to enjoy your Christmas shopping.
1 – Winter Light Trail
The Winter Light Trail at Victoria Park in Southport. Photo by Claire Brown
A spectacular after dark light trail is taking place in Southport.
The captivating Luminate light trail weaves a 1.2km long route around the grounds at the beautiful Victoria Park.
The stunning new event will run until Thursday, 23rd December, starting at 4.30pm each night.
Tickets for the light trail are booked on a starting time slot basis, but you can take as long as you like walking the magical trail.
Visit: luminate.live/southport
2 – Digital Winter Wonderland
People in Southport can enjoy a Digital Winter Wonderland at Christmas thanks to Southport BID and Immersive Interactive
Visit the UK’s first immersive digital Christmas experience right here in Southport, which opens this Saturday (4th December)!
Be transported into a Winter Wonderland, where you can engage in a number of sensory festive activities, and some other entertaining games. Join us to decorate a snowman, catch a snowflake, and even splat a snowball or two!
Provided by Southport BID and local company Immersive Interactive, this takes place between December 4th and December 23rd, with bookings via www.southportbid.com for between 1-10 people
£6 donation for groups of 1-5. £10 donation for groups of 5-10 (per group not per person). All donations will go to Southport Lifeboat.
3 – Christmas Makers Market at Wayfarers Arcade
Wayfarers Arcade is holding the second of its new Christmas ‘makers markets’ this Saturday (4th December), when visitors to the iconic arcade in Southport can experience something completely new.
There will be over 27 stalls selling exclusive and desirable gifts for Christmas at affordable prices.
Local makers at the arcade will be selling limited edition, unique and desirable crafts making this an ideal opportunity for everyone to complete their Christmas gift list.
This year the 120-year-old Victoria arcade is going to have animated figures and be lit up with thousands of lights.
4 – Southport Gingerbread Family Trail
The Southport Gingerbread Trail. Photo by Andrew Brown Media
Similar to the Nutcracker Trail which was in Southport last year, there will be a collection of gingerbread figures placed around Southport.
See if you can spot them in the windows of shops and restaurants across the town centre, and make sure to make a note of their names.
With the Gingerbread Family Trail, people will be asked to find their names, and once they have done so, can enter a competition by posting their answers into Santa’s letterbox in Wayfarers Arcade.
When you have all ten, post your answers in Santa’s letterbox in Wayfarers Arcade, and you will be entered into the draw to win an iPad! You can also send your answers to info@southportbid.com
This is provided by Southport BID and will run until 3rd January.
5 – Santa’s Grotto
The BID is working in partnership with Wayfarers Arcade and Southport Lions Club to provide an amazing Grotto experience for children. StarKidz will be providing some of their much-loved characters.
The Grotto opens this Saturday (4th December), but unfortunately has already sold out.
However, families can still enjoy a Frozen Grotto, which takes place at Wayfarers Arcade 20th-24th December.
Santa is very busy preparing for Christmas Eve, but fear not, Anna and Elsa will be in Wayfarers to share a special ‘Frozen’ experience with all their little friends. The princesses and the Arendelle elves will be waiting to spread some festive joy, and to pick out a present for children to take home.
Bookings only via www.southportbid.com
£5 donation per child (includes present). All donations will be distributed to local charities by Southport Lions Club.
Provided, in partnership by Southport BID, Southport Lions Club, and Wayfarers Arcade.
6 – Southport Charity Christmas Parade
Southport Christmas Charity Parade
The Southport Charity Christmas Parade is “back with a bang” for 2021!
The eye-catching event – the biggest vehicle light parade in the North West – takes place on Sunday, 5th December.
The parade leaves Pontins in Ainsdale from 4pm before heading towards Southport town centre. Once there, the convoy will head down: Lord St West, left Onto Duke Street onto Victoria Way, right onto The Esplanade Onto Southport Promenade, up to The Lakeside Inn (Britain’s Smallest Pub), then back along Southport Promenade and the Esplanade, ending at Southport Pleasureland .
You can keep up to date with more details, and how to donate, on the Southport Christmas Parade page on Facebook here.
7 – Southport Makers Market
The final Southport Makers Market of 2021 takes place 11am-4pm this Sunday (5th December) on Market Street, adjacent to the side of Southport Market.
Expect dozens of artisan market stalls selling great gift ideas in the run-up to Christmas.
There’s going to be plenty of Christmas spirit from music to gifts, crafts to jewellery and much more.
8 – Southport Christmas tree
The Southport Christmas tree, installed by IlumiDex UK Ltd and commissioned by Southport BID. Photo by Andrew Brown Media
Lots of people have been enjoying Southport’s Christmas tree!
The 18 metre high tree, illuminated with 25,000 colour changing pixels, produces mesmerising lights displays and allows people to walk through this magnificent structure.
The tree, in the Town Hall Gardens, was installed by Southport lighting and Christmas decorating firm IllumiDex UK Ltd, and was commissioned by Southport BID.
The two have also worked to create the stunning ‘boulevard of light’ with 300,000 lights along both sides of Lord Street in Southport.
9 – Christmas comes to Southport Market
A Christmas Chalet at Southport Market, which has been decorated by Fantasy Weddings
Southport Market has been transformed into a Christmas wonderland, with lights, wreaths, garlands, giant baubles, and other festive decorations.
Every unit in the Market is now full, after the recent arrival of Pincho’s, which serves Spanish tapas street food, and Cake Corner.
Watch out for free Christmas movies taking place from next Saturday (11th December) to Thursday, 30th December.
10 – Trail of Trees
Look out for five more trees accompanying the ‘main’ Lord Street festive tree around town this year.
There will be selfie spots nearby, encouraging people to find them all and take a picture.
Find all five illuminated Christmas trees and take a picture from each of the five selfie spots close by.
Post your pictures from the selfie spots across social media, tagging Southport BID and using #SouthportChristmas for your chance to win a £50 Southport Gift Card.
Provided by Southport BID, this runs until 3rd January.
11 – Christmas Sleigh
The Gingerbread Family have left their trusty sleigh at Ocean Plaza. Visit the sleigh and take your best photograph. The Sleigh is wheelchair accessible.
Post your pictures across social media, tagging Southport BID and using #SouthportChristmas for your chance to win a £50 Southport Gift Card.
Provided by Southport BID, this runs until 3rd January.
12 – Gingerbread Family Photoshoot
To coincide with this years Gingerbread Family Trail, there is a great photo opportunity competition at Central 12
Strike a pose with some of the Gingerbread Family at Central 12 retail park on Derby Road.
Post your pictures across social media, tagging Southport BID and using #SouthportChristmas for your chance to win a £50 Southport Gift Card.
Provided by Southport BID, this runs until 3rd January.
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