From a pantomime with an all-star cast to a huge festive market, these major Christmas events are running in December 2022.
1. The Cromer Pier Christmas Show, Cromer
Where: Cromer Pier Pavilion Theatre, Promenade, Cromer, NR27 9HE
When: November 26-December 30
Price: Adults: £24-£28, aged 16 and under: £15, buy on the Cromer Pier website or call 01263 512495
A Norfolk Christmas tradition, this show features specialty acts, powerhouse vocals and spellbinding dance routines.
Olly Day returns for his 13th year as the host and there will also be special effects on an eight-metre video wall.
2. Jack and the Beanstalk, Norwich
Where: Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RL
When: December 10-January 7
Price: £10-£32.50, buy on the Norwich Theatre website or call 01603 630000
Rehearsals are now in full swing for this fee, fi, fo, fabulous pantomime, which tells the story of hero Jack who swaps his family cow for a bag of magic beans.
There is an all-star cast including actor and social media sensation Joe Tracini in the title role, comedian Rufus Hound, EastEnders' Dayle Hudson and Casualty's Amanda Henderson.
3. Christmas Food, Drink and Gift Market, Holkham
Where: Lady Elizabeth Wing, Holkham Hall, Holkham Road, Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1AB
When: December 10-11, 10am-4pm
Price: Free entry, parking £5
This is one of Norfolk's biggest Christmas markets and new for 2022 there will be live music from the Fakenham Town Band and Nelson's Shantymen.
There will be a whole host of local stalls, including Stokes Sauces, Simply Cake Co, Duration Brewing, Pickled Prints and Driftwood Glass.
4. Thursford Christmas Spectacular, Thursford
Where: Thursford Collection, Thursford, Fakenham, NR21 0AS
When: Running now until December 23
Price: From £41, buy on the Thursford Christmas Spectacular website or call 01328 878477
The Thursford Christmas Spectacular returns for its 45th year and audiences can expect dancing, singing and humour in this top-notch variety show.
It is the biggest festive show of its kind in Europe, with a cast of 130, and you can also book now for the Enchanted Journey of Light and Santa's Magical Journey experiences.
5. Bounce into Christmas
Where: The Space, Roundtree Way, Sprowston, NR7 8SQ
When: December 17-22, slots 11.30am-2.30pm or 3.30pm-6.30pm, quiet sessions available on Monday and Tuesday morning
Price: Children (4-13): £22.95, under 4s: £16.45, under 1s: free, ages 14+: £5.95, buy at events.mhtickets.com/browse
Get Christmas off to a flying start as Bounce into Christmas returns for 2022 with unlimited access to 10 inflatables.
Also included in the price is a soft play area for under 5s, a Santa's grotto with a gift bag for children, a snowball fight with the naughty elves, live music, storytelling and Christmas crafts.
6. Christmas Spectacular Circus and Water Show, Great Yarmouth
Where: Hippodrome Circus, St George's Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2EU
When: December 10-January 8
Price: £14-£40, buy tickets on Hippodrome Circus website or call 01493 738877
Fresh from the success of its Halloween Spooktacular, the Hippodrome Circus is back with its festive show.
It will feature Jack Jay and and Britain's Got Talent star Ben Langley alongside an international cast, combining the magic of Christmas and circus.
7. My First: Into the Snowglobe/Operation: Save Santa
Where: The Garage, 14 Chapel Field North, Norwich, NR2 1NY
When: December 15-31/December 9-January 8
Price: Adults: £10.50, children: £5.50 (for ages up to 5)/adults: £15.50, children: £8.50, under 1s free (for ages 5-10), buy on The Garage website or call 01603 283382
The Garage and All-In Productions invite you to make memories at its mini-festival The Imagitorium this Christmas, with a whole host of family activities planned.
There will be two interactive shows, with Into the Snowglobe for under 5s where your little ones will sling snowballs and dance with a yeti to help explorer Lucy look for the lost world of the snow globe.
In Operation: Save Santa, Father Christmas is in peril and only naughty and nice twins Seb and Flick can save him.
Into the Snowglobe will also be at The Workshop in King's Lynn from January 3 to 7.
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