Christmas events in Oldham this festive season

Santa's Reindeer Parade is returning to Oldham

Oldham Council has announced a programme of events for Christmas in and around the town for 2022.

The Christmas lights switch-on is back outside the Old Town Hall this Saturday 19 November - an event to kick-start this years festivities.

The evening will begin at 5:30pm with a sneak preview of Oldham Theatre Workshop’s yuletide show The Night the Frost Fell, an enchanting tale about one child’s quest to lift a curse cast over his hometown by the snow-bringing sprite, Jack Frost.

Following the switching-on of the lights, there will be a fireworks disiplay to round off the evening.

The following Saturday (26th November), Father Christmas will arrive in Oldham, pulled by reindeers as he makes his way through the town centre.  

There's an opportunity to meet Santa's reindeers until 4pm, and Father Christmas heads to his grotto in Spindles Town Square Shopping Centre from 2pm.

The Brass Monkey's Festival returns on Saturday 10 December, with sets from Worker Bee Brass, Boarhurst Silver Band, Uppermill Brass Band and Flat Cap Brass. Performances will be held at High Street, Tommyfield Market and Oldham Parish Church between 1pm and 3pm and are both free to attend.

Oldham Council leader, Amanda Chadderton said she was "thrilled" to promote a programme of events on the run up to Christmas.

She told the Chronicle: "Christmas is a great time to be in Oldham and we have lots of traditional and exciting events that I hope will not only help bring people together but also celebrate where we live and our history."

This year's panto at the Oldham Coliseum is Robin Hood with afternoon and evening shows Mondays - Saturdays until 7th January.

The full 90-minute production of The Night the Frost Fell is showing at Oldham Library with £8 admission.  The show runs between 3 and 24 December,

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