Santa’s grotto, festive food and drink, craft and gift stalls, a kids’ funfair, and live music all await you at this year’s town centre Christmas lights switch on event: ‘A Very Wymondham Christmas’.

On Sunday 7 December The fun kicks off at 12pm, with the grand lights switch on at 3.30pm and the event continuing until 5pm.

This year’s event has been put together by volunteers from various groups including Wymondham Lions and Wymondham Business Group with backing from Alan R Cross & Sons and Wymondham Town Council.

Money Properties on Market Place will be hosting Santa’s Grotto together with the Lions Club. For £6 per child your little one will get to have a little chat with Santa, take a photo and walk away with a gift to treasure.

A wide range of stalls will bring exciting new gift shopping options to our town centre alongside a number of independent shops opening especially for the event. Stalls will include Home Farm Gin, Faitmaison Wood, Norfolk Rum, The Duck Truck, Churros, I Love Bows, Artisan Donuts, Bakeaholics, Heavenly & Earth Candles, Chim Chim Thai, Fully Loaded Fries and many more.

And of course you can keep warm in our town’s many pubs and cafes, from Fairland St to Town Green you will have dozens of options for hot drinks and delicious food.

Fairground rides will be found on Middleton Street with local company Gray & Sons providing your little ones with exciting thrills.

Wymondham Sports Bar and Town Green Garden Cafe will have an outside bar with mulled wine and hot rum punch. Christmas music and an outdoor cinema will entertain you alongside the takeaway hot food on offer.

The Bridewell Museum is normally closed in December but it will be open just once more this year! Visit from 12-5pm with free entry for all. Hot drinks and mince pies will be on sale in the tearoom.