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Top story Kenilworth Castle Father Christmas: £12, Weekends 5-20 Dec Father Christmas is at Kenilworth Castle on the three weekends from 5 to 20 December 2026: £12 a child, seven sessions a day, booked ahead. Times and booking. · 4 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. 5 to 11 Oct Warwick Words History Festival Castle Hill Baptist Church and other Warwick venues
  2. Thu 8 Oct Kenilworth Market 9am · Abbey End
  3. Sat 10 Oct Warwick Market 9am · Market Place
  4. Sat 10 Oct Leamington parkrun 9am · Newbold Comyn · Free
  5. Sat 10 Oct Warwick Racecourse parkrun 9am · Warwick Racecourse · Free
  6. Sun 11 Oct Leamington Autumn Market 10am · The Parade
  7. Sun 11 Oct Max Hastings: Plunder 3pm · Bridge House Theatre · From £20
  8. Sun 11 Oct Dan Jones: Castles 7.30pm · Bridge House Theatre · From £20
  9. Sun 11 Oct Ballet Theatre UK: The Snow Queen 7.30pm · Royal Spa Centre · From £24
  10. Wed 14 Oct Gilbert O'Sullivan in Concert 7.30pm · Royal Spa Centre · From £38
  11. 16 to 17 Oct Warwick Mop Warwick town centre
  12. 16 to 30 Oct Spooky Tours: The Lord Leycester After Dark The Lord Leycester · From £10

More stories

Stoneleigh Stoneleigh Winter Fair: 28 and 29 Nov, £7, Free Parking Stoneleigh Winter Fair is Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November 2026 at NAEC Stoneleigh: £7, under-5s free, free parking, Santa's sleigh and a skate rink. · 3 min read Leamington Spa Leamington Diwali Lights: Switch-On 7pm, Sunday 1 November Leamington's Diwali light goes on at 7pm on Sunday 1 November on the Parade, with dhol drumming and Bollywood dance from 5pm. Free, after the Christmas market. · 3 min read Kenilworth Kenilworth Christmas Lights: 6pm, Friday 27 November Kenilworth's lights go on at 6pm on Friday 27 November on the High Street, closed 3pm to 10pm. Then the free Abbey End Festive Hub with Santa on Saturday. · 4 min read Leamington Spa Leamington Lantern Parade: Sunday 6 December, 5pm Start Leamington's Lantern Parade is Sunday 6 December, gathering 4.15pm at the Pump Room Gardens bandstand. Free lantern workshops on four November weekends. · 5 min read Events What's On in Leamington: Warwick Mop, Halloween, Fireworks Warwick Mop is 16 and 17 October, Lord Leycester ghost tours start the same night and Kenilworth fireworks are 7 November at £14. Every date, time and venue. · 11 min read Christmas Leamington Christmas Markets 2026: Seven Sundays on Parade Leamington's Christmas market runs on the Parade on seven Sundays, 1 November to 20 December, 10am to 5pm. Plus Kenilworth's Festive Hub and Warwick's markets. · 5 min read Christmas Santa Near Leamington 2026: Hatton From £31, Castle From £29 Hatton's Father Christmas runs weekends from 28 November and daily 19 to 24 December, children from £31. Warwick Castle's Stories with Santa is from £29. · 5 min read This weekend Past: Warwick Food Festival and Markets, 26-27 September This listing is for the weekend of 26 and 27 September 2026, now past: Warwick's free Autumn Food Festival, Warwick Market, Covent Garden Quarter Market. · 3 min read Pump Room Gardens Leamington Food Festival 2026 Is Over: No 2027 Date Yet BID Leamington has published no 2027 date. The 2026 festival ran 12 and 13 September at Pump Room Gardens, and the last three fell in early to mid September. · 8 min read Leamington Spa Leamington Remembrance Sunday: 10.50am, 8 November 2026 Leamington's Remembrance service is about 10.50am on Sunday 8 November at Euston Place, with roads shut 6am to 1pm. Warwick, Kenilworth and Whitnash too. · 6 min read Leamington Spa Leamington Halloween 2026: Free Pumpkins, Ghost Tours Half term is 26 to 30 October. Lord Leycester ghost tours at £15 adult, 500 free pumpkins in Warwick, the Pumpkin Path and both castles' Halloween, with prices. · 8 min read Warwick Warwick Castle Christmas 2026: 21 November to 3 January Christmas at the Castle runs 21 November to 3 January. Light trail from £17, ice rink from £8, Santa from £29 and pre-book only, with no tickets on the day. · 5 min read Leamington Spa Leamington Christmas Lights: 5.30pm, Sunday 15 November Leamington's lights go on at 5.30pm on Sunday 15 November, with stage and food stalls on the Parade from 3pm and free off-street parking. Road closures listed. · 7 min read Warwick Warwick Victorian Evening: Lights at 7pm, Thu 26 November Warwick's lights go on at 7pm on Thursday 26 November at the free Victorian Evening, 3pm to 9pm in Market Place. Costume contest 7.30pm, 12 streets closed. · 4 min read Kenilworth Fireworks near Leamington: Kenilworth and Warwick, Both Sat 7 November Kenilworth Castle fireworks are Saturday 7 November 2026: adults £14, children £7, last entry 6.45pm. Warwick Racecourse bonfire is the same night, from £10. · 6 min read Warwick Warwick Mop Fair: 16, 17, 23 and 24 October 2026 Warwick Mop is 16 and 17 October 2026, the Runaway Mop 23 and 24. Every road closure, plus Hampton Road car park shut for a fortnight from 11 October. · 3 min read Leamington Spa Leamington Panto: Cinderella, 4 Dec to 3 Jan, 39 Shows Cinderella runs at Leamington's Royal Spa Centre from 4 December to 3 January. All 39 performances, the four price bands, the access shows and the dark days. · 7 min read