Everything you need to know about new Coventry Festival of Christmas this week

Jaspreet Kaur

17 November 2024 at 0:00 am·2-min read

Spark! will be performing on Broadgate as part of the Festival of Christmas — -Credit: (Image: Facebook)

Coventry City Council has revealed the timings for the hugely anticipated Festival of Christmas. It will feature a trail of festivities in locations around the city centre and will be held on Wednesday (November 20).

Cllr Abdul Salam Khan said the city centre will be filled with festive spirit as next Wednesday also marks the beginning of late-night shopping. Families can enjoy everything from fire dancing shows to marching, illuminated drummers Spark!

Kids can also look forward to festive ice sculpting, LED hula hooping, a Christmas comedy show, and storytelling with Santa Claus. Attractions will be spread across the city centre, including Broadgate and Millennium Place.

Performances are free to enjoy, and the Festival of Christmas is suitable for all ages, Coventry City Council said. It will take place from 4pm to 9pm on Wednesday (November 20).

Councillors said the Festival of Christmas event combines classic attractions with creative performances and promised it would be 'jam-packed.' Stalls and the 100ft Big Wheel will also be returning to Broadgate on Friday (November 15).

Residents will also be able to pick up last-minute gifts with late-night shopping starting on Wednesday (November 20). Coventry City Council will be offering free parking in a number of city-centre car parks across November and December.

What are the timings for the Festival of Christmas?

Broadgate

Spark! Parade: Performing at 5pm, 6.30pm and 7.45pm.

Cathedral Ruins

Christmas Cavalcade, Candle Aerialist and Storytelling With Santa: Performances will take place every 60 minutes between 4pm and 8pm.

Millennium Place

Fire and Ice Show: Families can enjoy LED hula hooping, followed by fire juggling with FlameOz, and ice sculpting with Glacial Art. Acts will run one after the other, combining to make a 30-minute show, repeated at 4pm, 6pm and 8pm.

Upper Precinct

Children will be able to have fun with bouncing elves on Upper Precinct. Elves will be travelling in pairs throughout the evening from 4.15pm to 5.30pm, 7pm to 7.15pm and 7.15pm to 8.30pm.

Precinct Cross

Living Lampposts: Performing at 4pm, 6pm and 7.45pm.

Time Machines: Performing at 5pm, 7pm and 8.30pm.

Speakers Corner

Snow Globe: Performances will take place every 45 minutes between 4pm and 7.45pm.

Hertford Passage

Kids can meet Inka or Polar Pip from Creature Encounters between 4.30pm and 8.30pm.

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