insideKENT Magazine Issue 93 - December 2019 | Page 22

EVENTS FAVERSHAM CHRISTMAS MARKETS 7TH, 8TH, 14TH, 15TH, THEN DAILY 21ST - 31ST DECEMBER 2019 (EXCLUDING CHRISTMAS DAY) WINTERLAND MARGATE Dreamland, Margate www.dreamland.co.uk Time: from 12pm | Price: £13 Escape to a magical Christmas world down by the sea this December as Dreamland presents Winterland Margate. Visitors to Winterland Margate can expect dazzling fairy light walks, a winter market with festive food and drinks, yuletide crafts, free festive film screenings, Christmas trees, wreath making and more. A selection of seasonal rides - Dreamland Drop, Double Decker, Gallopers, Speedway, Chair- O-Plane and Austin Cars - will be running in the park. There will also be a special giant snow globe that guests can climb inside (please note that this incurs an extra fee). Dogs will also be allowed on the park with their owners throughout the festive period – Santa Paws, anyone? 8 DEC FARM NATIVITY Kent Life, Sandling www.kentlife.org.uk Time: 3pm | Price: £9.95 (children 3-15 £8.25) Come and experience the living Nativity with your very own farmyard friends. Working together with Maidstone Family Church, Kent Life will take you on a journey through the grounds to discover the nativity story scenes and join in the traditional Christmas carolling. 22 8, 15, 22 DEC FAVERSHAM CHRISTMAS MARKETS Market Place, Faversham www.visitfaversham.org Time: TBC | Price: FREE The picturesque and historic Market Place in Faversham is an idyllic setting for Faversham’s three Christmas Sunday markets. The markets will feature regular stallholders along with other local traders selling perfect items for Christmas gifts, decorations, food and drink. There will also be live music, Christmas carols and a brass band, as well as an appearance by Happy Ending’s cuddly donkeys. As part of the Christmas markets’ activities, Faversham Town Council will be opening up its Town Hall on the Market Place and providing festive fun and entertainment for all the family. Activities include a Christmas disco by Faversham Radio, puppet shows, cute little ducks in a pond provided by Huckleberry Woods, and a town centre Christmas Challenge with games and prizes. 10 DEC BUBBLES AND BUBLÉ The Orchard Theatre, Dartford www.orchardtheatre.co.uk Time: from 6.30pm | Price: £47.50 Delight in a ‘showstopping’ festive three-course menu and drink on arrival, then swing to the smooth sounds of firm favourite Ultimate Bublé tribute Mark Daniels, plus dancing until late. 13-31 DEC THE SNOW QUEEN Trinity Theatre, Tunbridge Wells www.trinitytheatre.net Time: Various | Price: £23 This December, Trinity Theatre presents an exhilarating tale of adventure, friendship and epic bravery! Enjoy this classic story, as it travels from its ethereal wintertime opening on a vibrant journey through seasonal worlds; a heart stopping ride, layered with comic characters, original music AND snowball fights. YES. SNOWBALL FIGHTS. 13 DEC-5 JAN PETER PAN EM Forster Theatre, Tonbridge www.emftheatre.com Time: Various | Price: £15 Audiences will be ‘hooked’ this Christmas with this spectacular laugh-out-loud family pantomime, ‘Never Never’ will your swash be more buckled than at this fabulous show! Watch as Peter Pan, Wendy and the children head for the second star to the right and straight on ‘til morning to beat the vicious Captain Hook and provide a loving home to the Lost Boys. But ever lurking in the water is the nasty croc, waiting to get the ‘upper hand’ of anyone who dare come too close…