Fulham's Festive Celebrations Get Underway
With Christmas lights, markets, music and of course visits from Santa
Father Christmas will be at Fulham Palace
November 25, 2024
This Friday, 29 November, Fulham’s festivities get underway with Christmas at the Green.
Local people are invited to Parsons Green from 5.30pm to enjoy music from a Salvation Army Brass Band, carol singing and mulled wine before the Christmas lights are switched on at 6pm.
There will also be a raffle, with prizes donated by local businesses from Parsons Green Village and all proceeds going to Glassdoor Homeless Charity.
The celebrations continue over the weekend with Christmas Fairs at Fulham Palace, including a twilight market on Friday 29 November from 6pm till 8pm and fairs on Saturday 30 November from 11am till 5pm and Sunday 1 December from 11am till 4pm.
The fairs will include an indoor and outdoor market, with stalls selling food and gifts made by local traders, plus a garden stall selling handcrafted wreaths and decorations and gifts on sale in the museum shop.
There will also be food, mulled wine, carols in the courtyard, a gift grotto tombola, tuck shop and a range of activities for children including a festive-themed trail, storytelling and free crafts.
On Sunday, from 2pm to 2.45pm, there will be a storytelling adaptation of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol, presented by Cat and Hutch in Bishop Sherlock’s Room. With puppetry, song and lots of audience interaction, this interactive play is perfect for the whole family, especially for those aged 8 – 12.
Fulham Palace’s festivities continue through December with events including The Palace at Christmas, a guided tour of its decorated historic rooms on December 5 and 12 and visits from Father Christmas on 14 and 15 December , as well as the Palace’s Festive Light Display, open every evening from 5pm till 9pm until 22 December.
Find out more about all these seasonal events and book tickets here.
Sands End Arts and Community Centre in Peterborough Road is also celebrating throughout the month, beginning on 1 December with a Christmas Market.
The Fulham Social Hub Christmas Market, helping to raise funds for the Hammersmith & Fulham Food Bank, promises unique gifts from local businesses, plus delicious treats, food and mulled wine. The market will be open from 11am till 3pm and tickets are on sale here.
Santa will also be in residence at the centre, welcoming young visitors to his grotto each weekend, December 7, 8 , 14, 15 and 21 and 22 from 2.30pm till 6pm on Saturdays and 10pm till 2pm on Sundays. Tickets cost £6.50 per child, which includes a special gift and can be booked here.
The arts and community centre is also hosting a Community Christmas Meal on 20 December from 7pm till 9pm and the SEACC and Wiggle Waggle Community Christmas Party on 22 December from 12pm till 2pm. Find out about all these events and more on this link.
A busy Christmas ahead at the Sands End Arts and Community Centre
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St Etheldreda's Church on Fulham Palace Road has a full Christmas programme.
On Sunday 1 December at 2pm, it will have real camels, steel pans, Fulham Brass band and carols. Lots of fun for all ages
Carols by candlelight, traditional carols for all ages, will be sung the following Sunday (8 December) at 8pm. On Christmas Eve at 3pm there is a crib service for children of all ages to hear and act out the Christmas story followed by Midnight Mass at 11pm and a Traditional Christmas Day Eucharist service at 10:30am.
The hugely popular North End Road Christmas Market is an annual highlight and this year’s, taking place on 7 December is set to be bigger than ever, with over 150 stalls selling gifts, crafts, jewellery, home accessories, boutique fashion and art.
There will be street food on offer from around the world, seasonal mulled wine, mince pies and treats, plus fresh produce from all the regular market traders.
There will also be live music and entertainment throughout the day, including songs from an Elvis tribute act, Nutcracker and Ballerina, Winter Blooms, LED Angels, The Living Snow Globe, Mr Bones Puppet Show, the Glitter Belles, elves and of course a visit from Santa.
Elves at a previous market on North End Road
The market on the traffic free road will be open to all on Saturday 7 December from 10am till 4pm.
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