Start date and time: Saturday 15 November 12:00 PM
End date and time: Saturday 15 November 5:30 PM
Location: Aldershot town centre
Cost: Free to attend
There's a stocking-full of festive fun taking place throughout the town centre, with lovely stalls, a grotto, fireworks, two stages and street entertainment for all the family!
The fun includes over 40 craft, food and community stalls, a nativity farm and donkeys, Juggling Jake, Lego brick building, birds of prey, free children’s Christmas crafts, face painting, brass bands and a full line-up of live entertainment across two stages.
Children can also meet Father Christmas in his grotto and bounce around in the giant snow globe for free.
Over 100 performers from local brass bands, choir and dance schools will take to the stages to perform.
The highlight of the event will be the countdown to the Christmas lights switch-on, which will take place in Princes Gardens from 5.10pm, including a short firework display!
The event has been organised by Rushmoor Borough Council, with the help of Aldershot Community Together, a group of residents and volunteers who work with the council on projects for the town.
Take part and apply for a stall
Apply for a stall
We are inviting stallholders who sell:
- Stallholders that sell quality crafts, artisan food and drink products
- Stalls selling festive products and gift ideas as well as handmade products
- Hot food stalls of a high quality, selling unique dishes
- Borough based charities to promote their projects / fundraise
Stalls start from £65 (£40 for charity-based organisations). For information, please read the stallholder information pack.
To apply for a stalls, please complete our stallholder application form.
Applications will close as soon as applications are at capacity.
Apply to perform
We are inviting dance schools, school choirs, buskers, brass bands and local community groups to perform at the event. The main stage in Princes Gardens welcomes larger groups and the small stage on Union Street is reserved for brass bands and buskers (expenses available).
To apply to perform, please complete our performer application form.
Performer applications close on Monday 15 September.
2025 event sponsors
The event is managed by Rushmoor Borough Council and is part funded by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
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