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Top story Christmas Dinner in Worcester 2026: Restaurants and Pubs With Prices Christmas Day lunch in Worcester costs £60.95 to £109.95 a head at eight pubs, hotels and restaurants in 2026, with children's prices, deposits and pay dates. · 12 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 5 Nov Enough? installation Worcester Cathedral
  2. 3 to 5 Nov The Gruffalo Swan Theatre
  3. Thu 5 Nov Autumn Lunchtime Recital Series 12.15pm · Worcester Cathedral
  4. Thu 5 Nov Gandies Fireworks Night 5pm · Field next to Gandies, Kempsey Eco Business Park
  5. Thu 5 Nov The Music of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons 7.30pm · Worcester Cathedral
  6. Fri 6 Nov Paul Merton and Suki Webster's Improv Show 7.30pm · Huntingdon Hall · From £29
  7. Fri 6 Nov The Manfreds: Get Your Kicks On Tour 7.30pm · Swan Theatre · From £32.50
  8. Fri 6 Nov Motown By Candlelight 7.30pm · Worcester Cathedral
  9. 6 to 7 Nov Webbs Fireworks Webbs, Wychbold · From £11
  10. Sat 7 Nov Droitwich Rugby Fireworks 2026 4pm · Droitwich Rugby Club, Glyn Mitchell Memorial Ground
  11. Sat 7 Nov Sixways Fireworks Night 5.30pm · Sixways Stadium · From £12
  12. Sat 7 Nov Faux Fighters 8pm · The Marrs Bar · From £12

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Business Worcester Six Supplier Event 11 Nov: Free for Wychavon Firms Worcester Six, Wychavon Town and Evesham Riverside are briefed to suppliers on 11 November at The Wood Norton. Free for Wychavon firms, £15 + VAT for others. · 5 min read Christmas Worcester Ice Rink: Winter Glow 20 Nov to 31 Dec, From £8 The nearest ice rink to Worcester this Christmas is Winter Glow at the Three Counties Showground, 20 November to 31 December. Adults £8 to £16, free parking. · 7 min read Remembrance Gheluvelt Service Worcester: Next One Sunday 31 October 2027 Worcester's next Gheluvelt service is at 11.30am on Sunday 31 October 2027 in Gheluvelt Park, 113 years to the day. Cadets joined this year for the first time. · 7 min read Christmas Hartlebury Castle Christmas 2026: Santa £18.50, Elf Trail Hartlebury Castle's Santa's grotto is £18.50 a child on 12, 13, 19 and 20 December; the craft fair is 21 November and the elf trail runs to 23 December. · 6 min read Christmas Worcester Santa Dash 2026: Sunday 13 December, From £8 St Richard's Hospice Santa Dash is Sunday 13 December: 2.5km or 5km round Worcester Woods, start 10am. Adults £14, or £16.50 with a suit; under-16s £8. · 4 min read Christmas Worcester Christmas Markets: Old Palace 28 Nov, Fayre 3 Dec Four Christmas markets in and near Worcester: Spetchley 14 and 15 November, the Old Palace 28 November, The Hive 29 November, the Fayre 3 to 6 December. · 6 min read Christmas Christmas at Croome 2026: 28 Nov to 3 Jan, Quiet Hours Set Croome's Fairytale Christmas runs 28 November to 3 January, no booking, £18 adult. Nine relaxed 10am house sessions now dated, plus a £40 card workshop. · 6 min read Christmas Hanbury Hall Christmas 2026: Disco Night 11 Dec, Karaoke £15 Hanbury Hall's It's Christmaaas! runs 28 November to 3 January, admission from £18. New: £15 karaoke, a £40 adult disco on 11 December and a £30 lunch. · 7 min read Halloween Worcester Halloween 2026 Has Passed: What Ran This Year Worcester Halloween 2026 has passed: pumpkin picking at Lower Wick from £4, Bridges of Light on 28-29 October, the Cathedral organ show. Next one is 2027. · 8 min read Festival Bridges of Light Worcester 2026 Has Ended: What Ran, 2027 Bridges of Light ran on 28 and 29 October 2026: 10 free light works from the Porcelain Works to The Hive. No 2027 dates yet; Severn Arts wants your feedback. · 8 min read Christmas Santa's Grotto Worcester 2026: Commandery 12-13 December Santa's Grotto at The Commandery is Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 December, 10-minute visits with a present, booking essential. Webbs Breakfast with Santa is £22. · 6 min read Christmas Webbs Enchanted Gardens 2026: Jungle Book, From £17 The Webbs light trail at Wychbold runs 20 Nov to 2 Jan, entry 4.20pm to 8.40pm. December Saturdays are sold out until about 7.30pm; adults £17 to £26. · 10 min read Events What's On Worcester: Sixways Fireworks, Victorian Fayre Fireworks at Gandies on 5 November and at Webbs and Sixways on 6 and 7 November, Winter Glow and the Webbs trail from 20 November, the Fayre from 3 December. · 10 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday Worcester 2026: Parade 9.15am, 8 November Worcester's Remembrance parade leaves the Cornmarket at 9.15am for a 10am Cathedral service and 11am silence. 2026 is 8 November; roads close 8am to 12.30pm. · 4 min read Christmas Worcester Cathedral Christmas: Tree Festival Tickets on Sale Worcester Cathedral Christmas 2026: Nine Lessons and Carols on 22 and 23 December at 6.30pm, no tickets needed. Tree festival £5 adults from 27 November. · 6 min read Christmas Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre: 3-6 December 2026 Worcester's Christmas market, the Victorian Fayre, runs 3 to 6 December 2026 and needs no ticket. Daily opening times, funfair nights, park and ride, roads. · 9 min read Christmas Worcester Christmas Lights Now Switch On at the Fayre Worcester's separate November switch-on event has gone. In 2025 the tree lights came on at 7.15pm in Cathedral Square on the Fayre's opening night. · 5 min read Bonfire Night Worcester Fireworks 2026: Sixways 7 Nov 7.30pm, Gandies 5 Nov Gandies at Kempsey fires about 6.30pm on 5 November; Sixways at 7.30pm and Webbs at 7pm on 7 November. Prices, gate times, parking and four more displays. · 10 min read Christmas Worcester Panto 2026: Robin Hood, 28 Nov to 3 January Worcester Rep's Robin Hood runs at the Swan from 28 November to 3 January. Every date, the £16 days, the family ticket and the relaxed and signed shows. · 5 min read