Wandsworth Town Christmas Festival will return on Saturday 30 November, bringing festive fun and family entertainment to the heart of SW18.
The day will kick off from 10:30am with a fabulous makers’ market from GoInspire at Ram Quarter, where you’ll be able to meet with amazing local creatives and purchase unique gifts for your loved ones, or simply treat yourself.
Over at Southside Shopping Centre, Riverside Radio will be broadcasting live throughout the day from the piazza stage, where visitors will be able to enjoy live performances from local talent, including music, dance and theatre.
Little ones will be able to meet Santa at Southside’s magical festive grotto, and don’t forget to look out for the mischievous Polar Bear who’s been spotted wandering around the shopping centre.
You’ll also have the chance to get creative at Southside’s festive workshops, including gingerbread decorating, wreath making, and designing your own Scandi-style Christmas decorations.
The Mayor of Wandsworth will join in the festive fun at 4:30pm for the Christmas light switch-on, outside Southside.
This year’s Christmas Festival charity partner is Mind Brent, Wandsworth and Westminster who do invaluable work in our community, helping people to access the support they need. This year’s event will go directly towards supporting their vital mental health work in Wandsworth.
Take part in this year’s charity raffle to support Mind Wandsworth and be in with a chance of winning some fantastic prizes, including a Nintendo Switch games console, Garmin Forerunner 55 fitness watch, a Paperwhite Kindle e-reader, a Yoto Box, and more. Tickets are available to purchase on the day at Mind’s stall at the Christmas market in Ram Quarter. The raffle will be drawn at the main stage in front of Southside, right after the Christmas lights go on.
You can also take your kids to Mind Wandsworth’s face painting booth upstairs at Southside to make a charitable donation. And come away with a roarsome tiger in tow.
That’s not all that’s up for grabs. The Christmas Festival will also mark the start of our advent calendar competition, where you’ll be able to win some incredible local prizes throughout December. Simply download the We Are Wandsworth Town app and you’ll be automatically entered into the prize draw. Prizes include a £50 bar tab, dinner for two, gym memberships, and much more.
James Mbanefo, executive director of Wandsworth Town BID, said: “It’s always a joy to bring the Christmas Festival to Wandsworth each year. It’s become a community tradition and it’s great to see it bring people together.
“Our mission is to represent our business community and we feel that the Christmas Festival really showcases how special and unique Wandsworth Town is.”
Rebecca Ruddle, centre director at Southside Shopping Centre, commented: “We are delighted to be once again supporting Wandsworth BID with their annual Christmas Festival. Christmas is all about bringing our community together to create magical moments and spread some festive cheer, and we look forward to seeing the people of Wandsworth gather to enjoy all the festive activities planned this year and have fun celebrating with us.”
Wandsworth Town Christmas Festival 2024 is sponsored by Wandsworth Mills, Young’s and Sambrook’s Brewery.
