Saturday, 5 December 2026
St Mary's Church, Amport
Come and join us on Saturday 5th December for a wonderful afternoon and evening of festive fun, bringing our community together to celebrate the start of Christmas.
From 3pm until 4.30pm, children can enjoy a wonderful selection of Christmas crafts and activities, giving them the chance to get creative while soaking up the festive atmosphere. Each place includes Christmas centre pieces and decorations to decorate, a goodie bag, a drink and a cookie.
From 11.30am until 2pm in the church, the festivities begin for those that would like to get creative and make their own beautiful Christmas wreath. The perfect opportunity to get into the Christmas spirit and create something special to take home.
At 2pm, the Christmas Market opens with 10 carefully selected local stallholders where there will be plenty to browse, discover and perhaps find that perfect Christmas gift. Alongside our stalls, there will be Christmas trees, mistletoe and wreaths available, and, of course, what better way to enjoy a Christmas market than with a warm cup of mulled wine!
As daylight begins to fade, the sound of the church bells and choir will call everyone towards the church, ready for one of the most magical moments of the evening where we will gather around the Christmas tree for Christmas carols, a blessing and the switching on of the Christmas tree lights from 5pm. We hope this will be a beautiful moment for everyone to share together as we officially welcome Christmas to our community.
Finally we will set off on our Christmas procession towards The Hawk Inn where a selection of food and drink is available to bring a lovely end to the day. We look forward to welcoming everyone for a very special Christmas Festival on Saturday 5th December. Bring your family, invite your friends and come and celebrate Christmas with the whole community!