Things To Do For The Kids: Christmas Holidays Buckinghamshire 2025

2025-12-10T18:00:02Z

Looking for festive things to do with the kids in Buckinghamshire this Christmas holiday? From magical light trails and Santa experiences to winter workshops, pantomimes and outdoor family adventures, Bucks is packed with seasonal fun to keep little ones entertained throughout the break. Whether your children love crafts, theatre, animals or meeting festive characters, there’s something for every age and interest.

Read on to discover the best family-friendly events in Buckinghamshire this Christmas and make the school holidays truly magical.

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Family fun

Christmas Party

Past Event

Join us for Christmas crafts, games, food and SANTA!!! (Children ages 0-5)

📅 Friday 19th December
🕰️ 10am - 11:30am
📍 Buckingham Community Centre, Buckingham
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Festive Shopping At Kew Little Pigs

Past Event

Join us for a chance to shop for your Christmas goodies!

📅 Saturday 20th December
📍 Kew Little Pigs, Amersham
💷 £6.13
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Storytelling With Santa

Past Event

Storytelling with Santa in the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery

📅 Saturday 20th December
📍 Roald Dahl Children's Gallery
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Santa's Grotto At MK Museum

Past Event

Join Father Christmas, Mrs Claus and their merry elves as they transform the Milton Keynes Museum grounds into a magical grotto

📅 Sunday 21st December
📍 Milton Keynes Museum
💷 £16
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Sausage Fest - Christmas Edition!

Past Event

Love Dachshunds? You've found your tribe! Join us for a Sausage Fest!

📅 Sunday 21st December
🕰️ 2:30pm - 4:30pm
📍 Magnolia Park, Hughenden Valley
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Victorian Christmas At MK Museum

Past Event

Step into the magic of Christmas, discover the sights, scents, and sounds of the season at your local Museum

📅 Sunday 21st December
📍 Milton Keynes Museum
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The Great Kids' Gatsby Party!

Past Event

Get ready to party like it's the Roaring Twenties with our Great Kids' Gatsby Party – it's going to be the bee's knees!

📅 Monday 22nd December
🕰️ 2:30pm - 4:30pm
📍 Crowne Plaza Gerrards Cross, Oxford Road
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Father Christmas At Bletchley Park

Past Event

Home What's On Vintage Christmas Grotto Vintage Christmas Grotto Book Now Come visit Father Christmas at Bletchley Park and uncover some secrets…

📅 Tuesday 23rd December
📍 Bletchley Park
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Santa's Secret Grotto

Past Event

Join us on a magical journey to meet Santa in his Secret Grotto

📅 Wednesday 24th December
📍 GXCA, Gerrards Cross
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Visit Santa And Peter Rabbit At Centre:mk

Past Event

Visit Santa this Christmas at centre:mk and experience the brand-new tale of Peter Rabbit and Friends, in a heartwarming new festive adventure!

📅 Wednesday 24th December
📍 Centre:mk
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Christmas At Cliveden: The Nutcracker

Past Event

Stroll beneath sparkling bauble arches with oversized candy canes inspired by the Sugar Plum Fairy's land of sweets

📅 Sunday 4th January
📍 National Trust Cliveden
💷 £21
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Christmas theatre and pantomimes

The Elves And The Shoemaker

Past Event

Don’t miss the magic of The Elves and the Shoemaker this festive season

📅 Sunday 21st December
🕰️ From 3pm
📍 The Oak, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury
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Jack And The Beanstalk

Past Event

Climb into a fairy-tale world of towering beanstalks, a magical land above the clouds and a daring boy who outwits a fearsome giant…

📅 Wednesday 31st December
📍 The Elgiva, Chesham
💷 £27
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Jack And The Beanstalk (Pantomime)

Past Event

When a heinous henchman kidnaps a cow and a princess, our young hero finds himself on an adventure that he thought only existed in story books

📅 Sunday 4th January
📍 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
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Jack And The Beanstalk Panto

Past Event

Join us at Wycombe Swan for a GIANT of a panto, with the fabulous festive adventure Jack and the Beanstalk

📅 Sunday 4th January
📍 The Swan, High Wycombe
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Carol concerts

SBCS Carol Concert

Past Event

SBCS present their very popular annual Carol Concert

📅 Saturday 20th December
🕰️ From 7:30pm
📍 St Mary's Church, Amersham
💷 Free
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47th Annual Carol Concert

Past Event

The Community Association's 47th Annual Carol Concert will be held in the May Woollerton Hall at Bourne End Community Centre on Sunday 21st December at 19

📅 Sunday 21st December
🕰️ From 7:45pm
📍 Bourne End Community Centre
💷 Free
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A Family Carol Concert

Past Event

Aylesbury Festival Choir Presents: A Family Carol Concert

📅 Sunday 21st December
🕰️ 4pm - 6pm
📍 The Church on Fairford Leys, Aylesbury
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Other Events

Scannappeal's Festive Gift Wrapping Stall

Past Event

Get your festive gifts beautifully wrapped with a donation to Scannappeal

📅 Wednesday 24th December
📍 Eden Shopping Centre
💷 £5
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Lap Of Lights

Past Event

Start your engine and let lights lead the way

📅 Wednesday 31st December
📍 Silverstone
💷 £50
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Willen On Ice

Past Event

This festive season head to Willen Lake for chills, thrills, and icy adventures at Milton Keynes’ most popular park

📅 Sunday 4th January
📍 Willen Lake, Milton Keynes
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Art

Christmas Table Centre Piece Workshop

Past Event

You’ll learn how to create a beautiful festive table centre that will welcome your loved ones into your home over the festive season

📅 Sunday 21st December
🕰️ 2pm - 4pm
📍 Thrift Wood, Buckingham Road, Whaddon MK17 0EQ
💷 £35
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Christmas lights

St Peters Light Trail

Past Event

Come and see St Peters Christmas Light trail. There will be a treasure hunt and activity sheet to complete with prizes!

📅 Friday 19th December
🕰️ 4pm - 6pm
📍 St Peters, Loudwater
💷 Free
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Christmas markets

Stony Stratford Christmas Market

Past Event

Our fabulous Christmas Farmers Market will once again be taking place in the Market Square on Tuesday 23rd December, so it's perfect for grabbing those last-minute gifts, as well as picking those Christmas Dinner essentials from our friendly, local suppliers

📅 Tuesday 23rd December
🕰️ 8:30am - 1:30pm
📍 Market Square, Stony Stratford
💷 Free
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Christmas services

Café Christingle - Breakfast (sun 21 Dec At 9:30am)

Past Event

Join us for one of our Christingle Services (they're all the same, whatever day!)

📅 Sunday 21st December
🕰️ 9:30am - 11:30am
📍 The Dove Cafe, Beaconsfield
💷 Free
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Music

Maddie Martin's Christmas Party!

Past Event

Maddie and her band return to Chalfont St Giles to host a Christmas Celebration!

📅 Saturday 20th December
🕰️ 6:45pm - 10pm
📍 Chalfont St Giles Memorial Hall
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Quiz

Sam's Legendary Christmas Quiz And Grand Raffle Draw

Past Event

Sean’s Legendary Christmas Quiz and Grand Raffle Draw, 8 PM

📅 Sunday 21st December
🕰️ From 8pm
📍 The Jolly Cricketers, Seer Green, Bucks
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