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Good Afternoon Bucks

With Christmas Day approaching incredibly quickly, the festive clock is well and truly ticking. If your diary still has a few gaps or you’re looking for ways to let your kids burn off some pre-Christmas excitement, there’s plenty happening across the county. From twinkling lights to classic Christmas outings, we've got you covered.

This week’s festive picks include:

  • 🎄 Christmas At Cliveden: The Nutcracker – Mon + more dates, Evening, Cliveden
  • 🛍️ Stony Stratford Christmas Market – Tuesday, Daytime, Market Square, Stony Stratford
  • 🧸 Visit Santa & Peter Rabbit – Mon–Wed, Various times, centre:mk
  • 🎁 Scannappeal Gift Wrapping Stall – Mon–Wed, Centre hours, Eden Shopping Centre
  • ❄️ Lap Of Lights – All week, Evening sessions, Silverstone

Need even more ideas before Thursday arrives? You’ll find plenty more festive events on our website.

🎡 Family Fun
WED
24
DEC
Christmas Cracker At Odds Farm Park

📍 Odds Farm Park

📅 Tuesday & Wednesday

Experience the magic as you journey through a winter wonderland to the North Pole and enjoy a special, heartwarming visit with Father Christmas in his cosy grotto.

WED
24
DEC
Land Of Lights At Gulliver’s Resort

📍 Gulliver's Resort, Milton Keynes

📅 Tuesday, Wednesday & Sunday

Step into the original Land of Lights experience at Gulliver’s Resort, Milton Keynes, the festival that lit the way.

WED
24
DEC
Santa's Secret Grotto

📍 GXCA, Gerrards Cross

📅 Tuesday & Wednesday

Join us on a magical journey to meet Santa in his Secret Grotto.

WED
24
DEC
Christmas At Cliveden: The Nutcracker

📍 National Trust Cliveden

📅 Tuesday +3 more dates this week - £21

Stroll beneath sparkling bauble arches with oversized candy canes inspired by the Sugar Plum Fairy's land of sweets.

WED
24
DEC
Natural History Museum Tring Polar Bear Trail

📍 Natural History Museum, Akeman Street, Tring

📅 All week - Free

Help Snowy the Polar Bear to travel around the galleries and give gifts to all the animals.

 
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🎄 Christmas Activities
TUE
23
DEC
Stony Stratford Christmas Market

📍 Market Square, Stony Stratford

📅 Tuesday 8:30am-1:30pm - Free

Our fabulous Christmas Farmers Market will once again be taking place in the Market Square on Tuesday 23rd December, so it's perfect for grabbing those last-minute gifts, as well as picking those Christmas Dinner essentials from our friendly, local suppliers.

WED
24
DEC
Visit Santa And Peter Rabbit At Centre:mk

📍 Centre:mk

📅 Tuesday & Wednesday

Visit Santa this Christmas at centre:mk and experience the brand-new tale of Peter Rabbit and Friends, in a heartwarming new festive adventure!

WED
24
DEC
Willen On Ice

📍 Willen Lake, Milton Keynes

📅 All week

This festive season head to Willen Lake for chills, thrills, and icy adventures at Milton Keynes’ most popular park.

WED
24
DEC
Lap Of Lights

📍 Silverstone

📅 All week - £50

Start your engine and let lights lead the way.

WED
24
DEC
Scannappeal's Festive Gift Wrapping Stall

📍 Eden Shopping Centre

📅 Tuesday & Wednesday - £5

Get your festive gifts beautifully wrapped with a donation to Scannappeal.

 
🎭 Christmas Theatre & Pantomimes
WED
24
DEC
Jack And The Beanstalk

📍 The Elgiva, Chesham

📅 All week - £27

Climb into a fairy-tale world of towering beanstalks, a magical land above the clouds and a daring boy who outwits a fearsome giant….

WED
24
DEC
Goldilocks And The Three Bears At Milton Keynes Theatre

📍 Milton Keynes Theatre

📅 All week - £15

Roll up, roll up to see panto join the circus, and be swept away by a pantomime spectacular that’s just right.

WED
24
DEC
Jack And The Beanstalk (Pantomime)

📍 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre

📅 All week

When a heinous henchman kidnaps a cow and a princess, our young hero finds himself on an adventure that he thought only existed in story books.

WED
24
DEC
Jack And The Beanstalk Panto

📍 The Swan, High Wycombe

📅 All week

Join us at Wycombe Swan for a GIANT of a panto, with the fabulous festive adventure Jack and the Beanstalk.

 
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🥾 Adventure
TUE
23
DEC
Bradwell‘s Downtown Dazzling Dash Scavenger Hunt

📍 69 North 9th Street Milton Keynes

📅 Tuesday From 8am

More information and scavenger hunts by Let's Roam: https://www.letsroam.com/scavenger_hunt/downtown-bradwell--scavenger-hunt.

 
🎬 Movies
SAT
27
DEC
'safety Last' With Harold Lloyd - Live Piano Silent Film

📍 61 Church St, Chesham

📅 Saturday 6:30pm-8:30pm - £15

Safety Last with Harold Lloyd - the Live Piano Silent Film concert at St.Mary's Church Rooms on the 27th December.

 
🎭 Theatre Shows
FRI
26
DEC
Dick Whittington: A Traditional Family Panto

📍 Queen Park Arts Centre

📅 Friday 2pm-4pm - £10

Dick Whittington has come to London to seek his fortune, accompanied by his loyal cat Tommy.

 
🍎 Markets
🎵 Live Music

Christmas At Waddesdon - All week at Waddesdon Manor

Stony Music Makers - Wednesday 9:30am-10:15am at Stony Stratford Library

The Collaboration Choir - Wednesday 7:30pm-9pm at Oakgrove Primary School, Milton Keynes

Fairford Leys Community Choir - Thursday 10:30am-12:30pm at Fairford Leys Church, Faiford Leys, HP19 7HT

Aylesbury Lunchtime Music - Thursday from 12:45pm at St Mary's Church, Aylesbury

Wendover Choral Society - Thursday 7:45pm-9:45pm at St Mary's Church, Wendover

Live Music At Cuba - Friday & Saturday from 6pm at Revolución de Cuba Milton Keynes

Folk Night At The Bell Inn - Sunday at The Bell Inn, Tring

Vaults Acoustic Music Workshop - Sunday from 12:30pm at The Vaults Bar, High Street, Stony Stratford

 
🤔 Quizes
⚽️ Sports & Exercise

Disc Golf - All week 8am-5pm at Wendover Woods

Laser Tag At Wendover Woods - Saturday & Sunday 10am-4pm at Wendover Woods

Olney Walk and Talk - Saturday from 10:30am at The Olney Centre

🏃‍♂️ Running

Park Run - at various locations across the county. Click to find your closest run

🏸 Badminton

Aylesbury and District Rainbow Badminton Club - Wednesday 8pm-9:45pm at John Colet School

Aylesbury Pheonix Badminton Club - Thursday 7:30pm-10pm at Aylesbury High School

⚽️ Football

Walking Football With The Wycombe Wanderers Foundation - Tuesday & Thursday at Wycombe High School, Marlow Rd, High Wycombe, HP11 1TB

MK Walkers Football - Thursday 6:30pm-8pm at The Pavilion, Woughton on the Green, MK6 3EA

💃 Dance

All-level, Adult-Only Street Dance Classes - Thursday 6pm-7pm at St. Mary’s Centre, Haddenham

All-level, Adult-Only Burlesque Dance Classes - Friday 7pm-8pm at St. Mary’s Centre, Haddenham

🏊 Swimming

Intermediate Women Only Casual Swim Sessions - Tuesday 7:40pm-8:40pm at Aylesbury Grammar School

Beginner Women Only Swimming Aylesbury - Wednesday 7:40pm-8:40pm at Aylesbury Grammar School

 

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