Hull's Christmas Festival

Hull's Christmas Festival takes over the city centre on 21-22 November, the main weekend of a festive season that kicks off on 19 November. The festival itself brings together a Christmas market, rides, food and drink, and live stage entertainment across the city centre, with the market and food stalls running through the weekend.

It's the big peak of a wider run of events. The season opens on 19 November with the city's Christmas Light Switch-On at Jubilee Central and a small Christmas market on King Edward Street. The following day, 20 November, there's a Young Traders Market, and then the main festival takes over on the 21st and 22nd.

Beyond the market and the rides, there's a full run of shows across the city's theatres. Hull Truck Theatre is putting on Wind in the Willows and Hansel and Gretel, Hull New Theatre has Peter Pan, Middlechild is doing A Christmas Carol, and Connexin Live is running Snow White on Ice. Between the pantos and the stage shows, there's plenty to pick from if you're looking for something to see during the festive period.

So, the whole thing starts on 19 November with the lights and the first small market, with the Young Traders Market on the 20th, and the full festival—market, rides, food and live entertainment—running on 21-22 November across the city centre.