Life size snow globe with fairy inside

The Festival of Christmas will feature a trail of festivities in locations around the city centre on Wednesday 20 November.

The city centre will be spilling with festive spirit as it also marks the beginning of late-night shopping in the city.

Enjoy everything from fire dancing shows to Spark! the marching, illuminated drummers, and everything in between, including:

  • Festive ice sculpting
  • LED hula hooping
  • Christmas comedy show
  • Aerial dancer
  • Storytelling with Santa
  • Bouncing elves
  • Larger than live lampposts
  • Christmas Time Travellers
  • Life-size snow globe
  • Polar bears Pip and Inka

The performances and entertainment will be spread across some of the city centre’s hot spots like Broadgate and Millennium Place. Make sure to enjoy them all!

It’s completely free to enjoy the Festival of Christmas and is suitable for all ages.

Illuminated drummers standing in a line

Trail timings and performance locations:

Broadgate

Spark! Parade - Performing at 5pm, 6:30pm, 7:45pm

Cathedral Ruins

Christmas Cavalcade, Candle Aerialist and Storytelling Santa - Performing every 60 minutes between 4pm and 8pm

Millennium Place

Fire and Ice show - a combination of 3 acts. LED hula hooping followed by fire juggling with Flame Oz, before fire and ice sculpting with Glacial Art. These three acts run one after the other, combining to a make 30 minute show, repeated at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm. 

Upper Precinct

Look out for either the bouncing elves or the mischievous elves around the Upper Precinct area. They will be travelling in pairs throughout the evening from 4.15pm-5.30pm, 7pm-7.15pm and 7.15pm-8.30pm

Precinct Cross

Living Lampposts – Performing at 4pm, 6pm and 7:45pm

Time Machines – Performing at 5pm, 7pm and 8:30pm

Speakers Corner

Snow globe - Performing every 45 minutes between 4pm and 7:45pm

Hertford Passage

Meet Inka or Polar Pip from Creature Encounters between 4.30pm and 8.30pm.

Download and print a map of the performance locations.

Date: 20th November 2024.

Location: Coventry City Centre

Cost: Free

Time: 16:00 - 21:00