Fun for all the family this Christmas in Kirklees
Christmas in Huddersfield
On Saturday 29 November, Huddersfield will host a spectacular day of festive creativity, music and immersive experiences to celebrate the run-up to Christmas.
We’re partnering with the Huddersfield BID to make this year’s Christmas in Huddersfield extra special. Best of all, everything’s completely free!
Winter Worlds
During the day, from 11am to 4:30pm, a ‘Winter Worlds’ event will take place on the Creative Piazza – soon to be home to Our Cultural Heart, which is providing extra sponsorship for the event.
This will include a ride-on steam train, skating, face-painting, and creative workshops put on by some of the businesses hosted through our Creative Piazza partnership – including print-making with the West Yorkshire Print Workshop, a textiles workshop from Thread Republic and a chance to decorate your own elf at MakerWorld!
Live performances
Local children’s theatre company Tell Tale Hearts will be performing their much-loved Trunk Tales – through which children can hear stories and adventures from all across the globe – with a special winter theme, and there will be Christmas-themed puppetry from The Daves. There’ll also be walkabout performances throughout the day, including Poppy Poppins from Poppins Presents, and some fantastic music to jive to from Huddersfield Samba.
Christmas market
Meanwhile, Huddersfield’s Christmas market will be open in St. Peter’s Gardens on Byram Street from 12midday to 8pm. This traditional Christmas market will showcase lots of fabulous local traders, with tasty festive food and a tipi-style beer tent.
Lighting up the town centre
As dusk falls, Huddersfield will light up with a ‘Merry & Bright Moment’. We’re all invited to gather on New Street, where we’ll receive strings of lights and form a glowing Christmas chain through the town centre. At 5:30pm, the Huddersfield BID will illuminate these lights in unison.
You’re also welcome to bring your own festive lights on the day. CollaborARTi, another part of our Creative Piazza collaboration, are running lantern-making workshops ahead of Christmas in Huddersfield – the perfect opportunity to add your bit of creative flare to the moment.
Immediately after this ‘Merry & Bright Moment’, we’ll be igniting our spectacular festive fire garden in St. Peter’s Gardens! It’ll feature a trail of flaming beacons, a stunning mechanical fire sculpture, beautiful burning trees and more. The festive fire garden will celebrate the rebirth of Huddersfield through all its investment over the coming years. It’ll also provide the perfect magical setting for carols throughout the evening, surrounded by stunning firelit sculptures and festive cheer.