Christmas Guide to Newcastle this festive season
During this festive period there is always a lot going on across the city from the markets to festive fun. So we are taking a closer look at all the events taking place in newcastle in the lead up to Christmas so you know what’s going on. Let’s see if Santa Claus will be coming to town.
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00:00 Christmas is fast approaching and to get into the festive mood we are taking a look at what
00:07 is going on across the city this festive period.
00:10 If you enjoy a bit of ice skating of course the Life Science Centre ice rink will be open
00:15 until the beginning of January.
00:17 So whether you're an expert skater or you may need to hold on to the side, the ice rink
00:21 is the perfect thing to do to get into the festive spirit.
00:25 Of course this year Winter Wonderland in Newcastle is back but it's got a new home outside of
00:30 the Utilda Arena.
00:32 With rides, food stalls and the Alpine Bavarian Lounge Bar there is something for everyone.
00:37 Santa will also be making an appearance in his grotto right up until Christmas Eve.
00:42 The Winter Wonderland is open from the 15th of December until the 7th of January.
00:47 A bit further into the city centre there is the Christmas Market which are always popular.
00:52 From food to crafts to handmade gifts the markets have a lot going on and we spoke to
00:56 a few stall holders this year.
00:59 So I think as soon as you see the lights go up and the lovely decorations here and it
01:03 kind of they do get you in that mindset and you know who doesn't want a nice kind of browse
01:09 when it gets dark early nights, pick up a nice hot chocolate or something like that.
01:14 Why not?
01:16 People don't mind me wishing them a Merry Christmas and I hope I can.
01:21 In fact many people have said oh you're the first person to wish me a Merry Christmas
01:24 so it's really nice.
01:25 I think you know smelling mulled wine and the hot chocolate and you know there's lots
01:31 of things, lots of different presents and things so yeah just lots of inspiration for
01:34 Christmas.
01:35 Of course any won't have a huge range of events taking place in Newcastle including their
01:40 Search for Santa and the 24 Doors of Christmas which is a giant advent calendar of the city.
01:46 So Search for Santa is another again free event where families can do a little trail
01:51 across the city centre.
01:53 It's great for the kids to get involved and they also get to meet Santa at the end and
01:58 they get a little goodie bag as well which is really nice and it's just a nice festive
02:01 activity for families to do over Christmas because a lot of the time things are quite
02:06 expensive as well so I think it's really great that we're given the opportunity for families
02:10 to do something like this during the festive period but otherwise they might not be able
02:14 to.
02:15 We've got some older new faces taking part in 24 Doors this year.
02:19 We've got a load of different things going on so you could go see some historical sites,
02:23 you can also do some really nice experiential workshops as well.
02:27 We've got places like Lit and Phil taking part and also we have the HMRC building which
02:32 is a really interesting one taking place this year where you can go and take a hard hat
02:36 tour of the building site and also get a chance to see the view of what it's going to look
02:40 like from up in one of the storeys which is really nice.
02:45 There is also of course plenty of pantomimes taking place across the city if you love the
02:49 theatre starring some panto favourites and some celebrities.
02:54 So whether you are a Scrooge or a festive elf there's plenty of things to do this Christmas
02:59 to keep you entertained until Santa arrives.
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