CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES IN HORSHAM TOWN
A leaflet giving details of the Christmas activities in Horsham is available to download at the bottom of this page.
Horsham Town Centre
The town’s Christmas lights will be installed from the week commencing 23 November.
Festive Fun on the Forum
Thursday 17 December 2009 to Saturday 2 January 2010
Check out the Blackhorse Way Forum this Christmas and enjoy some festive fun on Dodgems, Tea Cups and the Toy Train, including seasonal refreshments such as German sausages, roasted chestnuts and candyfloss! The rides will be open from Thursday 17 December to Saturday 2 January (excluding Christmas Day and Boxing Day), from 11am - 6pm Monday to Saturday and 11am – 4pm on Sundays. Prices are just £2 per car, or £1 per person for the Toy Cups and Toy Town rides.
Help Your Christmas Shopping go with a Musical Swing
Shoppers can look forward to a range of festive, classical and popular music every Saturday in Horsham's Carfax in the run-up to Christmas, starting on Saturday 28th November. Detailed below are the Christmas fixtures on the Carfax Bandstand:
Saturday 28 November - Horsham Borough Band 10.30 am – 12noon
Saturday 5 December - Horsham Salvation Army Band 10.30 am – 1pm
Saturday 12 December - Slinfold Concert Band 11 am – 1pm
Saturday 19 December - Windjammers Band (XMS) 11 am – 1pm
All concerts are free of charge. For further details contact Leisure Services, Tel 01403 215259. Email: leisure@horsham.gov.uk
Nativity Procession and Carol Concert
Saturday 28 November 2009
Of special note this Christmas is the Churches Together Nativity Procession and Carol Concert on Saturday 28th November. The Nativity candlelit procession sets off from the Blackhorse Way Forum at 4pm and winds its way through the streets of Horsham, culminating in a Christmas Carol concert on the Carfax bandstand from 4.40pm.
Horsham Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair 2009
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November
If you are looking for something just a little bit special this year why not cal in on the Horsham Christmas Arts and Crafts Fair at The Capitol Horsham, for a unique and beautiful present. Open Saturday 28 November from 11am - 6pm and Sunday 29 from 12.30 - 4.30pm. www.horshamartfair.co.uk.
Christmas Steam Bus Sundays
Enjoy a treat this Christmas and take a ride on a steam bus, courtesy of the Rotary Club of Horsham. Available from next to the Carfax taxi rank near Swan Walk on Sunday 29 November, 6 and 13 December. From 12pm - 3.30pm.
Carfax Charities Christmas Market
Sunday 29 November.
Enjoy Christmas shopping with a warm heart this year knowing that your presents from this special market will benefet not just the recipients but also local charities as well. Open from 10am - 4pm and accompanied by live music on the Bandstand and children's entertainment.
11am - 1pm: Petworth Town Band
2pm - 4pm: Sing Hallelujah Band - collecting for Children in Need.
Horsham Fair Trade Christmas Market
Saturday 5 December from 10am - 5.30pm
St John's Roman Catholic Church Hall, near the Shelley Fountain.
Carfax Local Crafts Market - Sunday 20 December, 10am - 4pm
- Sunday 20 December, 10am - 4pmCarfax Christmas Local Produce Markets - Tuesday 22 to Thursday 24 December.
Christmas in East Street, Horsham
Saturdays 12th and 19th December. 2 - 4pm. Entertainment to be confirmed - see press for details.
Christmas in Swan Walk
Seasonal Opening Hours
Boxing Day – Normal trading hours
Sunday 27 December – 10am to 4pm
Monday 28 December – Normal trading hours
New Years Day – 10am to 4pm
Celebrity Sundays
Look out for celebrity cartoon character walkabouts in Swan Walk on Sunday 29 November, 6 and 13 December. For more information, contact Swan Walk Management on 01403 210014. Visit the Visit Horsham website for more information.
Free parking in Horsham town centre
From 4pm onwards on late night shopping Thursdays and all day on Sundays.
Shopmobility
Second Floor, Swan Walk Car Park
Late Night Shopping Thursdays – open until 9pm
Christmas Park and Ride only £1
Collyer’s Sixth Form College and Forest School to/from the town centre. Saturdays 28 November and 5, 12, 19 December. Buses departing from the schools 9am – 4pm. Hop Oast Park and Ride operates as per normal.