The magic of Christmas will be brought to life on the Market Square every Saturday leading up to the big day. Join us at the Christmas Bandstand for live festive entertainment including musical performances from local singers, choirs, bands and community groups.
On Saturday 17 December, we have teamed up with V and B on St Giles Square to host a festive sing-along around the Christmas tree. From 11am - 4pm there will be performances from carol singers and local musicians – the perfect backdrop to your Christmas shopping on the last Saturday before the big day! Festive Line Up COMING SOON! Keep your eyes peeled for Santa's mischievous elves! 'Elves with Altitude', Vince Pie and Russell Sprout are on a very special mission - to spread the gift of laughter with their 'Rudolph' upgrade biplanes (Rudolph the red-nosed plane-deer!) Checking whether you've been naughty or nice (or borderline!), the magical 'Good-o-Meter' Elves will be joining in the festivities too ticking off their list for Santa.
Fancy a game of D&D? Or maybe you would to try something a little different? Try our Gaming Club hosted at Northampton Central Library in our Young Adults Area. This event is suitable for people aged 14+
Time To Share is the perfect activity for children of all ages and their grown ups! Each month we will focus on a new theme and each week we will focus on a new book. There will be a mixture of fiction and non-fiction books with matching crafts or activities! This is a free drop in event.
Join us for a good old Christmas Party at the end of what is set to be a very festive day on St Giles Square. There will be carol singers out on the front from 11am, singing you through the last Saturday before the big day.
Following his global smash hit Live Innit, the star of Taskmaster and the first British-Asian stand-up to sell-out London’s Wembley Arena is back. After barely surviving the pandemic, and with two years of pent up killer material, Paul tackles the UK’s handling of the pandemic, why the rules of six only worked for white people, fame, England football fans and Tom Cruise landing his helicopter in someone’s garden. Don’t miss it!
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The Royal & Derngate Community Choir are being supported by Northampton Community Foundation to tour some Christmas cheer in December 2022. This amazing group, led by local Musical Director Gareth Fuller, are putting their unique spin on well-loved Christmas songs and writing their own unique uplifting song, inspired by Northampton. The RDCC Christmas Cheer Tour will be an opportunity to spread happiness, to inspire and entertain and for the group to have their debut tour. We recognise how vital singing and community groups are to wellbeing and wish to celebrate what is good in the county and the town through song. The group have recorded and released a Christmas song with Greg Coulson and Gareth Fuller called Please Don’t Feel Alone At Christmas. You can listen to the song below.