Light Up event
Saturday 15 November
Stempunk Christmas Market 10 am – 4 pm
Father Christmas walkabout 11 am – 3 pm
Free face painting 11 am – 3 pm
New Christmas Selfie opportunities
FREE Gifts
Top Appeal Launch
Christmas Events
Saturday 29th
Little Hummingbird Christmas handmade market, middle mall, 10 am – 4 pm
Ginch walk around, centre wide
Free face painting, upper mall
Merrie Pluckers Ukulele Band, 12 noon – 2 pm, main promo space, middle mall
Toy Appeal
Free Gifts
Christmas selfie opportunities
Saturday 6th
Yorkshire Authors Christmas market, Middle Mall, 10 am – 4 pm
Evie the Elf walk-around, centre wide
Free face painting, upper mall
Toy Appeal
Free Gifts
Christmas selfie opportunities
Saturday 13th
Little Hummingbird Handmade Christmas market, Middle Mall, 10 am – 4 pm
Snow Queen and Ice Princess walk-around, centre wide
Free face painting, upper mall, 11 am – 3 pm
Toy Appeal
Free Gifts
Christmas selfie opportunities
Saturday 20th
Record Fayre, Main promo area, Middle Mall, 10 am – 4 pm
Yorkshire Artisan Market, curated by Little Hummingbies Events, lower mall, 10 am 4 pm
Father Christmas walk-around, centre wide
Free face painting, upper mall, 11 am – 3 pm
Toy Appeal
Free Gifts
Christmas selfie opportunities
Christmas Opening Times
December
Regular opening hours, except :
Christmas Day – Closed
Boxing Day, 10 am – 5 pm ( Reel cinema open later) plus 50p parking all day
January
New Year’s Day, 10 am – 5 pm ( Reel Cinema open later) plus 50p parking all day
2 January 2024 onwards, standard opening times.
Individual stores, cafes, and cinemas’ opening times may vary; please visit the websites / Facebook pages of individual businesses for accurate opening times.
Ridings Toy Appeal
Friday 15 November – Sunday 24 December
Just deposit wrapped or unwrapped gifts in the giant gift box on the upper mall near the Smoothies Juice bar and Reel Cinema.
Presents donations to Wakefield Street Kitchen, Stepping Stones, Kidz Aware, and many more local charities.
