It’s the first day of December, which means it’s officially time to get in the jolly spirit.
To help you on your way, we’ve put together a list of the best Christmas events happening next week.
From making snowmen cocktails to watching The Holiday in a pop-up cinema and visiting festive markets, there’s no shortage of seasonal experiences in the capital.
Just don’t have so much fun that you forget to sort out the Christmas shopping.
Go on the Winter Bar Bus to see all the Christmas lights
Haven’t had a chance to check out the capital’s many Christmas light installations yet?
Grab yourself a cup of hot chocolate or mulled wine and hop on board the Winter Bar Bus.
Sit on the upper deck, which doesn’t have a roof, and cuddle up under a blanket while watching the twinkling lights and listening to classic festive tunes.
Tickets start from £25 and there are lots of dates to choose from, including three next week.
Listen to Christmas carols in Bishopsgate
Looking for traditional festive feels?
Have a low-key but lovely evening at St Botolph’s church, Bishopsgate, where the Côr Dinas Welsh Choir will sing classic carols by candlelight.
In the spirit of the season, organisers are raising funds for a charity called Magic Breakfast, which ‘aims to end hunger as a barrier to education in UK schools through the provision of healthy breakfasts to vulnerable children’.
It’s a family-friendly event and kids under 16 go for free, while remaining tickets cost £10 – but the price includes a mince pie and a mulled wine or soft drink.
Sip on seasonal chocolate cocktails
The Cocktail Club has returned for yet another season, and this year it’s all about chocolate.
You get a Chocolate Chocotini on arrival, but there’s plenty for cacao-based creations to choose from with flavours including mint, salted caramel and gingerbread on the menu. Not a cocktail person? Grab a chocolate beer or wine instead.
Once the sugar coma hits, head home and watch a Christmas film.
Tickets cost £9 (and that includes your welcome tipple).
Eat, drink and be merry at Winter Wonderland
If you haven’t been before to Winter Wonderland before, here’s the drill.
Go on a weekday to avoid the tourists, eat your bodyweight in Bratwurst and spend far too much money on thrilling rides and mulled wine.
Entry is free, food and attractions are not.
The fairground is open from 10am to 10pm every day.
Have a festive brunch at Winterland
If the crowds at Winter Wonderland don’t appeal, head to Winterland’s Alpine Lodge in Fulham.
The word brunch might be stretching it a bit – it’s really just a bottle of prosecco and a camembert cheese for two – but there are lots of food traders inside, should you want more festive snacks.
Be prepared to fork out a fair bit of cash for tickets though, it’s £50 for two people.
Catch The Holiday at a pop-up cinema
To have a truly magical cinema experience this season, visit Winter Night Garden in Wandsworth.
Guest have to walk through a Narnia-inspired wardrobe and a garden with twinkling lights and greenery before they get inside and slouch down on bean bags in front of the big screen.
Tickets for this cinema pop-up are nearly sold out, but there are still a few tickets left for a showing next week.
It’s a good one: The Holiday, screening on Thursday at 8.30pm.
Have yourself a Dickensian Christmas
OK, we’re cheating with this one, before tickets for this week are already sold out – but there are still some available for 19 and 20 December.
It’s basically a big dinner party experience but with a Dickensian theme, with a three-course meal and performances by acrobats and dancers, followed by a night of dancing.
After dinner, guests also have the change to try their luck on various casino tables.
Tickets are decently priced at £118.80, given what you get for your dough.
Swing by a zero waste Christmas market
The Zero Waste Christmas Market is officially back, with sustainable shopping and seminars.
This year, the event is twice its normal size, with each brand featured at the market carefully vetted to make sure it is committed to helping the environment – so you can feel good about any purchases you make.
As for the fun activities, join a workshop to make your own crackers, design wreaths from natural materials or take part in Leafage’s Terrarium Making Class.
Tickets cost £6.50, plus a small booking fee.
Go ice skating on a rooftop
Do you dare ice skate on a rooftop?
Channel your inner daredevil and head to Bar Elba – the rooftop venue in Waterloo has set up an ice rink.
If the idea of skating several floors above the ground fills you with dread, just copy up under a blanket with a mulled wine on the terrace.
The skating is free, but reserve a spot before you head over.
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source https://metro.co.uk/2019/12/01/christmas-events-get-festive-spirit-first-week-december-11248391/
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