15 Reasons to visit Waterford City this Christmas

1. Traditional Carousel

Enjoy the festive cheer and childhood magic of a traditional carousel in John Roberts Square. Pre-booking not required.

2. Santa’s Grotto

Nov 23 - Dec 24. Open daily at City Square Shopping Centre.
Also at City Limits, beside Ardkeen Village on Sun 29 Nov
(1pm - 5pm) and 03 Dec - 24 Dec.

Booking is essential. Tickets: €16 per child, €15 each for 2 (group discounts available).
Call 051 872 466.

3. Aladdin Pantomime

Nov 28 - Dec 06. Nightly at 8pm.
Matinees on Sat and Sun at 3pm.

Tickets: €18.50 from Theatre Royal box office – 051
874402. For more details, visit www.waterfordpantosociety.com

4. Santa Express

Nov 29 - Dec 22. All are invited to the Suir Valley Railway station where they can set off on an exciting journey to visit Santa in his railway cottage. There will be elves and lots
of goodies. Daily departure times: 10.30am, 11.10am, 11.50am, 12.30pm, 1.10pm, 1.50pm. Price: €6 for adults, €14 for children. For more information, visit www.wsvrailway.ie

5. Celebrity Chef

Dec 01, 7.30pm, WIT (Tourism & Hospitality Building), special event with award winning, celebrity chef, Neven Maguire. Tickets: €25, available from Ardkeen Quality Food Store
and Waterford Rotary members. Proceeds go to local charities.

6. Magic Memories

Have your very own special Christmas movie of your children flying through Lapland to meet Santa. only at George’s Court Shopping Centre. Filming between 1st of December right
up till Christmas Eve!

7. Christmas Craft Fair

Dec 04 - 20, Garter Lane, O’Connell Street, free admission. Open Tues - Sat, 10am - 5.30pm and Sun, 12.30pm – 5.30pm, closed Mon.

All items are handmade by local artists. The crafts include silk scarves, wood pieces, slate mirrors, handbags, jewellery, stained glass, knitted items, basketry, pottery, paintings,
candles, preserves, jams, cakes and puddings.

8. Dec 6th ‘The Mayor’s Schools Choral
Competition’

Dec 05, 8pm, Christmas Voices, tickets €18& €16, including mulled wine and mince pies. Dec 12, 8pm, City of Waterford Brass Christmas Concert , tickets €10, with special
guests Ad Hoc Chorale.

Dec 20, 4pm, Civic Carol Service, Waterford’s most popular and longest running carol service. For more details, visit
www.christchurchwaterford.com

9. Hasbro Giving Tree

Dec 07 - 18, George’s Court. Children can make a decoration to hang on the Hasbro Giving Tree, and for each contribution, Hasbro will donate a game to children in need this Christmas.

10. The Christmas Memorial Tree

Dec 10 - 24, John Roberts Square. Buy a Christmas bow and hang it on the Christmas Memorial Tree in memory of a loved one. Organised by the Rotary Club, all proceeds go to Waterford Hospice.

11. Christmas Market

Dec 12 - 23, Broad Street and John Roberts
Square, a variety of stalls offering local
homemade food and handcrafted products.
Open Mon - Thurs, 12pm – 6pm, Fri 12pm –
8.30pm, Sat 10am – 6pm, Sun 12pm – 6pm.

12. WLRFM Christmas Concert

Dec 12, 4pm, Cathedral of the most Holy Trinity, Barronstrand Street. in aid of the WLR Lions Club Christmas Appeal. This is your chance to be part of a live broadcast on local radio.

13. ‘The Santa Dash’

Dec 13, 1pm, starts at the Apple Market, then up Michael Street to John Roberts Square, finishes at the cathedral. Registration and Santa suits will be available in George’s Court Shopping Centre on Dec 6.

In aid of Solas (South Eastern Cancer Support Centre).

14. Handel’s Messiah

Dec 19, 8pm, Cathedral, Barronstrand Street. Performed by the Resurgam Choir and Irish Baroque Orchestra, this is one of the musical highlights of Christmas in Waterford.

Tickets:€25 & €20, discounts available for bookings
before Dec 06. Call Garter Lane - 051 855 038.
Kindly sponsored by Georges Court Shopping Centre and Caulfield’s SuperValu.

15. Ecumenical Christmas Carol Service

Dec 24, 3pm, Christmas Memorial Tree, John Roberts Square at 3pm. Christmas carols performed by the Waterford Male Choir and Rotary Club members.