Strictly Christmas 2026

Strictly Christmas returns to the Royal Court Hotel this December, with two gala shows on Friday 11 December and Saturday 12 December. It's a charity dance show that puts around 28 novice dancers — people with little or no previous dance experience — through a training programme in a Ballroom and a Latin routine, which they then perform in front of family, friends and colleagues.

Every year the event raises vital funds for Zoe's Place Baby Hospice Coventry, a charity that relies on public fundraising to keep offering its services to babies, children and their families during some of the most difficult times of their lives. It's an independently organised event and isn't endorsed by or affiliated with the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.

Your ticket covers more than just the dancing: it includes a two-course festive meal, all the entertainment, a complimentary show programme and an after-show disco. The Friday Evening Gala starts at 7pm on 11 December, and the Saturday Matinee Gala is at 1pm on 12 December. The Saturday Evening Gala is already sold out, so those two are the ones left to choose from.

If you're planning to go, the venue is the Royal Court Hotel on Tweed Ave, Coventry CV7 8JG. Between the meal, the show and the disco, it's a full evening's out rather than just a quick trip to the theatre.