Christmas Celebration & Festive Bonanza in Bishopston: Saturday 2nd December

This Saturday 2nd December there will be an all-day Christmas Celebration and Festive Bonanza on Gloucester Road, Zetland Road and Cheltenham Road!

Organised by Bristol’s Independent District, there’ll be festive fun such as Christmas carol singing, a Cozy Christmas Market and Christmas-wreath-making to get you in the mood for Christmas.

Plus, there’ll be offers, flash sales, food and drink tasting, mince-pies and gift giveaways and much more at our local shops!

The event will also be an opportunity for your children to post their letters to Father Christmas in one of the seven special post boxes along Gloucester Road!

Here’s the full line-up for Saturday’s Christmas Celebration & Festive Bonanza…

Cozy Christmas Market

An Xmas Tavern Pop-up outside Nailsea Electrical, 102 Gloucester Road from 12 noon.

Gifts, baked goods, hot food, waffles, books, artisan jewellery, handmade crafts, Bristol calendars and much more. Carol singing from Glos Vox the Folk House Choirs at 1pm and 4pm.

Christmas Wreath-Making

Drop-in wreath-making on the Gallimaufry Terrace from 5.30 – 7.30pm.

£5 cost but you walk with a beautiful Christmas wreath ready to display on your door!

Post Boxes to the North Pole

Seven special post boxes taking mail directly to the North Pole in various places along Gloucester Road.

The post boxes have been especially decorated by children from seven local primary schools including St Bonaventure’s, Dolphin, Sefton Park, Ashley Down, Brunel Field, Fairlawn and Glenfrome.

On Saturday 23rd December two letters will be drawn from each post box and the creator of those letters will receive a little something special.

The Christmas Celebration & Festive Bonanza takes place from 9am – 7.30pm on Saturday 2nd December.