Whether you’re planning a short break, festive day out or magical family experience, Northern Ireland is packed with Christmas cheer this season. From pantos and candlelit concerts to light trails, Santa experiences and festive theatre, there’s something for everyone.
Belfast
- Christmas by Candlelight, Ulster Hall – 16 Dec
- The Elf Inspectors, The MAC – until 24 Dec
- Festive Fables, W5 – until 23 Dec
- A Magical Christmas Experience, Titanic Belfast – until 23 Dec
County Antrim
- Enchanted Winter Garden, Antrim Castle Gardens – until 30 Dec
- All Aboard for Christmas, Whitehead Railway Museum – until 22 Dec
- Lisburn Light Trail, Castle Gardens – until 22 Dec
County Armagh
- Cantilena at Christmas, Market Place Theatre – 23 Dec
- Mission Santa, Armagh Observatory & Planetarium – until 23 Dec
- Winter Solstice in the Woods, Slieve Gullion – 20 Dec
County Down
- Christmas Cracker Show, Montalto Estate – 13 Dec
- The Snowman™ & The Snowdog Trail, Hillsborough Castle – until 4 Jan
- Christmas Family Trail, Mount Stewart – until 4 Jan
County Fermanagh
- Santa’s Corner, Share Discovery Village – until 21 Dec
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Ardhowen Theatre – until 13 Dec
- Christmas at Marble Arch Caves – until 23 Dec
County Londonderry
- Beauty and the Beast, Millennium Forum – until 31 Dec
- Christmas Wonderland, The Jungle – until 23 Dec
- Cosy Christmas Stories with Mrs Claus, Seamus Heaney HomePlace – 14 Dec
County Tyrone
- Santa Trail, Glenpark Estate – until 22 Dec
- Christmas at the Ulster American Folk Park – until 22 Dec
- Little Bo Peep’s Christmas Mix Up, Strule Arts Centre – 16–17 Dec
For more festive inspiration, winter stays, shopping, food and markets, visit discovernorthernireland.com
