Wishmas

Wishmas comes to Liverpool ONE on Saturday 5 December, with Jay Hynd and Gemma Cutting presenting. It's a day of music, choir performances, and giveaways, and it's free to attend.

It's part of the wider Christmas programme Liverpool ONE runs from 3 October 2026 to 3 January 2027, which turns the centre into a winter wonderland. The big new addition this year is a 30-metre tree at Paradise Place that you can actually walk through. There's also a light canopy at Peter's Lane, a light curtain at the Church Street entrance, and a super-sized suspended bauble at Peter's Square. A few of the usual favourites are back too: the bauble arch, the reindeer, and the angel wings.

Wishmas isn't the only thing on the calendar. On Saturday 14 November, the Christmas Toy Parade brings dancing toys, festive characters, and Santa parading across the centre. Throughout December, 'Festive Thursdays' return with free live entertainment and Christmas choir performances from local charities and community groups. And if you're after something to do, the new 'Stone's Throw Social' at Chavasse Park adds ice-free curling, karaoke huts, and shuffleboard to the mix.

Wishmas itself runs all day on Saturday 5 December at Liverpool ONE, L1 8JQ, and it's free.