Gatsby Nights

The Chicago Swing Sisters are taking over St Mary's Guildhall for Gatsby Nights, a 1920s party night that runs on 4, 11 and 16 December. It's part of the Guildhall's Christmas 2026 programme, which this year looks at Victorian and Tudor Christmas traditions and how they've shaped the way we celebrate now. The night itself is set up as if it were 1928, with Jay Gatsby bringing along his favourite act to set the scene, and guests are encouraged to dress the part.

Each sitting is a full evening: an arrival drink to start, a three-course set meal, live entertainment from the Chicago Swing Sisters, and a disco to follow. The Sisters bring the swing and the 1920s sound, so if you've got a tuxedo or a flapper dress in the wardrobe, this is the night to bring it out. It's a dinner and a dance rather than a stand-alone gig, so you'll be spending the whole evening in the Guildhall.

It's one of several festive things the Guildhall has on this season. The wider programme ranges from storytelling with Father Christmas and mulled wine candlelight tours to Tudor and Victorian Christmas workshops, and a Christmas Eve murder-mystery night set in 1836. Gatsby Nights sits on the more glamorous end of that, leaning into the jazz age rather than the Tudor or Victorian eras the rest of the season focuses on.

Tickets are £45.95 per person, and with three dates to choose from — 4, 11 and 16 December — you can pick the one that fits your schedule. Each one includes the drink, the three-course meal, the live music, and the disco.