24/10/2026
The Christmas countdown is on in Redcar & Cleveland with a packed programme
kicking off in Redcar Town Centre on Saturday 21 November with the Christmas Lights Switch On 🎄❄️🎅🏻
❄️Climb inside a giant Snow Globe for a family photo and enjoy walkabout characters including The Winter Enchantress; The Grinch and Cindy Lou, Elsa and Anna, Frosty the Snowman, The Giant Juggling Elves, Urban Kaos and Back Chat Brass.
❄️Have a go at curling on the inflatable curling rink; enjoy vintage fairground rides, a Christmas market, visits to Santa on the Arriva North East bus and art activities in the Sidequest horsebox.
❄️Sponsors Everyone Active will also be on site keeping you warm and active with fun interactive games and giveaways.
❄️From 4pm there will be live entertainment on the BBC Tees stage hosted by Scott Makin before the lights are turned on at 5.30pm.
🎄On Tuesday 1 December, Guisborough Town Council’s Christmas Festival and Santa Parade makes a welcome return with lots of community group involvement, children’s entertainers, children’s rides, musical performances and a Santa’s grotto in Sunnyfield House.
🎄Redcar & Cleveland Council are delighted to once again support this much-loved event with artist led workshops with community groups to create enchanted woodland themed colourful costumes and woodland themed lanterns. Look out for the stilt-walking Enchanted Woodland characters by Chicks on Sticks and some magical illuminated creations by Whippet Up CIC .
🎅🏻Another highlight of the season is the Saltburn Ice Sculpture Trail on Saturday 12 December. Sponsored by Hays Travel Redcar Bob Little & Co Chartered Financial Planners and Everyone Active, renowned ice sculptors Sand in Your Eye will create incredible ice sculptures based on enchanted woodland animals with each sculpture revealing a secret that you’ll need to find to complete the trail competition.
Redcar and Cleveland Council have this year teamed up with the National Literacy Trust’s Year of Reading and they are providing an amazing donation of 1000 books for all ages for the first 1000 people to complete the trail and hand it back into the library.
There are walkabout characters, letter writing to Santa with the elves, a stocking filler market with mulled w**e and hot chocolate and Saltburn Farmers Market.
And don’t forget the dozens of community events happening across the region. Keep up to date at www.redcarcleveland.co.uk/enjoy
Saltburn Leisure Centre
Redcar Leisure Centre
Eston Leisure Centre
Loftus Leisure Centre
