Festive Season 2024: things to see in Buxton
Come to Buxton, the winter wonderland in the hills, to get you in that festive mood. Watch a festive show, film, concert or the family panto.
Information is updated regularly and is subject to change.
Please check with the venues the events are going ahead.
See our listing of festive things to do here.
For a daily listing, see our What’s On When calendar.
Last updated 11.12.2024
Festive Shows & Concerts
Step into Christmas
This Christmas feel-good show brings all the magic of the season to life, with all your favourite songs you will know and love!
, 7.30pm, Buxton Opera House.
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
Fairytale of New York
The ultimate feel good Irish-inspired Christmas show.
, 7.30pm, Buxton Opera House.
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
A Christmas Carol
Chapterhouse Theatre Company bring their production of this classic Christmas tale adapted by Laura Turner. Charles Dickens’ classic ghost story is brought alive in this most traditional of productions, complete with beautiful period costume, song, dance and a magnificent, original musical score.
Friday 15, Saturday 16 & Sunday 17 November 2024 at 7.30pm and Saturday 16 November 2024 at 3pm, Pavilion Arts Centre
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
The Houghton Weavers
A fun-packed, sing-a-long family show with great music and funny stories galore! You’ll hear the old favourites together with new songs penned by the boys, original poems and audience requests thrown in to make every show a little different!
Thursday 21 November 2024, 7.30pm, Pavilion Arts Centre
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book online here.
Scrooge, A Grave Tale of Things Yet To Come
Join Jacob Marley as he hosts a three course meal with the three spirits of Past, Present & Future and become a major part of Charles Dickens’ famous Christmas story: A Christmas Carol. The grave tale begins at Jacob Marley’s funeral. Dress code is: Christmas glitz and glam but Victorian attire and Christmas jumpers are welcome!
Saturday 7 December 2024, 7.45pm til late, The Octagon, Pavilion Gardens.
Find out more, including how to book, on the Pavilion Gardens website here.
The Snowman
Make it a Christmas to remember, with a special screening of family-favourite ‘The Snowman’ accompanied by a live orchestra plus an additional short film, ‘The Bear, the Piano, the Dog and the Fiddle’. With Carrot Productions.
Thursday 12 December 2024, 6.30pm-7.30pm, The Octagon, Pavilion Gardens.
Find out more, including how to book, on the Pavilion Gardens website here.
Brighouse and Rastrick Christmas Concert
Enjoy a programme of Christmas music by the world-famous and the current Champion Band of Yorkshire, Brighouse & Rastrick Band to get you singing and laughing towards Christmas.
Friday 13 December 2024, 7.30pm, Buxton Opera House
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
Rumpelstiltskin
Join Buxton Opera House for a new spin on the traditional tale and explore Rumpel’s story as it’s never been seen before, featuring puppetry, songs, and so much more to keep your little ones entertained. Especially designed for a younger audience, the show will be interactive, accessible and jam-packed with festive fun!
Saturday 14, Sunday 15, Saturday 21, Sunday 22 & Monday 23 December 2024 at various times, Pavilion Arts Centre
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band
‘Carols & Capers the Fortieth Anniversary & Farewell Tour 2024’ offers a unique take on timeless Christmas music ever since the band first came together in 1984.
Friday 20 December 2024, 7.30pm, Pavilion Arts Centre
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
The Grand Boxing Day Christmas Concert
Featuring Burbage Band this year, the annual Grand Boxing Day Concert promises to be the perfect family event to round off your Christmas. Doors open at 10am. In aid of the Lord Mayor’s charity.
,10.30am, Buxton Opera House.
Other Concerts
- ‘A Classical Christmas’ – Sunday 1 December 2024, 7pm, The Green Man Gallery
- ‘It’s Christmas’ Charity Concert – with Chapel Male Voice Choir & Burbage Brass Band, Sunday 8 December 2024, 7pm, The Palace Hotel. Tickets via the Buxton Opera House box office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
- Buxton Community Choir Carol Concert – Sunday 15 December 2024, 7pm, The Vault
- Buxton Community Choir Carol Concert – Monday 16 December 2024, 8.45pm, The Old Sun Inn
- Buxton Community Choir Christmas Concert ‘Festive Fantasia’ – Friday 20 December 2024, 7pm, St John’s Church. Tickets via the Buxton Opera House box office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
- Burbage Brass Band Christmas Concert – Saturday 21 December 2024, 7pm, St John’s Church. Tickets via the Buxton Opera House box office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
Family Pantomime at the Buxton Opera House
Fee-fi-fo-fum, it’s time for another one!
Jack and his mother live a simple life, until one day Jack acquires some magic beans from the market and grows his very own giant beanstalk. The place he discovers at the top of the beanstalk is beyond his wildest dreams…
Brought to you by the incredible team behind Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella, join Jack and a talented cast for another year of festive fun, wonderful music and an enormous amount of Christmas magic. It will be bigger and better than ever before!
Friday 6 December 2024 to Wednesday 1 January 2025
Various performance times.
Relaxed, autism-friendly performance on Wednesday 11 December at 5.30pm, captioned performance on Sunday 15 December at 5.30pm, audio-described performance on Sunday 22 December at 2.30pm and BSL-interpreted performance on Saturday 28 December at 2.30pm.
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
Festive Films at Buxton Cinema
Paddington in Peru (PG)
Paddington and the Browns visit his beloved Aunt Lucy in Peru. A thrilling adventure ensues when a mystery plunges them into an unexpected journey through the Amazon and beyond.
Saturday 7 at 11.30am, Sunday 8 at 4.30pm & Tuesday 10 December 2024 at 7.30pm, Buxton Cinema
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
The Muppet Christmas Carol (U)
One fateful Christmas Eve, Scrooge is visited by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future. Together with kind, humble Bob Cratchit (Kermit the Frog) and his family, the Spirits open Scrooge’s eyes — and his heart — to the true meaning of Christmas.
Tuesday 24 December 2024 at 1.30pm, Buxton Cinema
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
It’s a Wonderful Life (U)
Beset with personal and professional problems, George Bailey finds his previously happy life falling apart around him on Christmas Eve.
Tuesday 24 December 2024 at 4.30pm, Buxton Cinema
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
Moana 2 (PG)
After receiving an unexpected call from her wayfinding ancestors, Moana must journey to the far seas of Oceania and into dangerous, long-lost waters for an adventure unlike anything she’s ever faced.
Friday 27 December 2024 at 1.30pm, Saturday 28 December 2024 at 7.30pm, Sunday 29 December 2024 at 4.30pm and Monday 30 December 2024 at 10.30am (autism-friendly screening), Buxton Cinema
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
Wicked (PG)
After two decades as one of the most beloved and enduring musicals on the stage, Wicked makes its long-awaited journey to the big screen as a spectacular, generation-defining two-part cinematic event this holiday season.
Friday 27 December 2024 at 7.30pm, Saturday 28 December 2024 at 1.30pm, Wednesday 1 January 2025 at 4.30pm, Buxton Cinema
Tickets available from the Buxton Opera House Box Office – call 01298 72190 or book on the BOH website here.
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