What's On in North Somerset
Events in and around North Somerset this weekend and in the weeks ahead, with dates, start times, venues and prices. Plus days out and family activities.
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eat:Weston Christmas Festival: 95 Food Stalls and the Grinch on 21 November
eat:Weston fills the Italian Gardens and High Street on Saturday 21 November, 10am to 4pm, with over 95 traders. Free entry, level access and dogs welcome.
Dates for the diary
- Sat 14 Nov Clevedon Salthouse Fields parkrun
- Sat 14 Nov Weston Independent Market Christmas Market at Festive Weston
- Sat 14 Nov Weston-super-Mare AFC v Farnborough
- Sat 14 Nov Weston-super-Mare Christmas Lights Switch On
- Sat 14 Nov Fireworks at Sea
- Sat 14 Nov ABBA Merry Christmas
- Mon 16 Nov Flax Bourton Primary School tour for September 2027 Reception starters
- Wed 18 Nov Portishead Residents Bus Meeting
- Wed 18 Nov The Overtones: Jivin' Home for Christmas
- Fri 20 Nov Clevedon Christmas Lights Switch On
- Fri 20 Nov Trevor Horn: Adventures in Modern Recording
- Sat 21 Nov Nailsea Farmers Market
More stories
Christmas
Weston Christmas Market: 65 Stalls, Fire Shows and Fireworks on Saturday
Weston Independent Market fills the Italian Gardens on Saturday 14 November, 12 noon to 7pm, with about 65 stalls and free entry. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Boxing Day Walks in North Somerset: 10 Headlands, Hillforts and Combes
Ten Boxing Day walks in North Somerset, from Brean Down to Poets' Walk and Tyntesfield, with parking and what is open on the day. Updated November 2026.
Portishead
Portishead Bus Users Asked to Bring Their Complaints on 18 November
Portishead's residents' bus meeting is on Wednesday 18 November, 5pm to 6.30pm, at the Folk Hall and on Zoom. Questions can be sent to the council in advance.
Weston-super-Mare
Weston Christmas Cracker 10K: 13 Dec, 11am, from £18
The Christmas Cracker 10K starts on Weston beach by the Grand Pier at 11am on Sunday 13 December. Entry is £18 or £20 and closes 11 December, none on the day.
Weston-super-Mare
Vee Dub Christmas Cruz Weston: 5.30pm, Sunday 13 December
Up to 170 lit-up Volkswagens leave Worle at 5.30pm on Sunday 13 December, pass the Grand Pier and reach The Range at about 6.15pm. Here is the expected route.
Clevedon
Clevedon Boxing Day Race: 11am, Roads Shut 9am to 12.30pm
Clevedon's 4-mile Boxing Day race starts at 11am on 26 December from The Little Harp, with a junior race at 10.15am. Rolling closures run 9am to 12.30pm.
Christmas
North Somerset Christmas Shopping: 20 Shops From Clevedon Pier to Wraxall
We checked 20 North Somerset shops, from Hartmanns Books in Portishead to Clevedon's Hill Road, for opening hours and what they sell. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Where to Buy a Christmas Tree Near North Somerset 2026
We checked 4 places to buy a real Christmas tree near North Somerset, from St Georges to Frenchay, for 2026 dates and prices. Updated November 2026.
Christmas
Ice Rinks Near North Somerset 2026: Dates, Rules and Prices
We checked 6 ice rinks near North Somerset, from Puxton Park to Cardiff Castle, for 2026 dates and rules, with prices for four. Updated November 2026.
Food & Drink
Christmas Dinner in North Somerset: 10 Places to Let Someone Else Cook
Ten North Somerset pubs and hotels with Christmas Day menus, from £57.95 to £125, plus children's rates, deposits and payment dates. Checked November 2026.
Portishead
Tower Farm Portishead: Help to Comment on 3 and 5 Nov
Portishead Town Council runs two drop-in sessions on 3 and 5 November to help residents comment on the 400-home Tower Farm plan. No appointment needed.
New Year
Weston New Year's Eve: no fireworks listed, pier party £80
No public New Year's Eve fireworks are announced in Weston-super-Mare for 2026. The Grand Pier's party is £80 with a four-course meal, 7pm to 1am, 18 and over.
Flax Bourton
Flax Bourton School Tours: 10 Dates From 22 October
Flax Bourton C of E Primary runs free 30-minute Reception tours for September 2027 starters, 10 dates from 22 October to 11 January. Book on Eventbrite.
Weston-super-Mare
Free Wills Talk in Weston Held on 2 November
Kylie Cox of Toucan Law gives a free talk on Wills, inheritance and planning ahead at Clarence Bowls Club, Weston, at 2pm on 2 November. Booking requested.
Ice Skating
Weston ice rink: Icescape opens at Puxton Park 20 Nov
Icescape's ice rink at Puxton Park, near Weston, opens Friday 20 November and runs to 3 January. Skating from £8 a child online, 10% off advance tickets; free parking.
Wraxall
Santas on the Run North Somerset: 6 Dec, £12 to 2 Dec
Charlton Farm's festive 2k fun run is on Sunday 6 December. Entry is £12 for adults and £6 for children until midday on 2 December, with 350 places in all.
Halloween
Halloween in Weston-super-Mare: what's on 30 Oct to 1 Nov
Last Halloween weekend in Weston: Puxton's free pumpkin patch is open to Saturday 31 October, pier wristbands £12.50 to 1 November, Clevedon fireworks.
Christmas
Weston Christmas markets 2026: 21 Nov and 28-29 Nov, free
Weston-super-Mare's Christmas market is eat:Weston, Sat 21 Nov, 10am to 4pm, then Weston Museum on 28 and 29 Nov. All free; Nailsea and Portishead on 5 Dec.
Events
What's On in North Somerset: Carnival, Lights, Markets
Weston Carnival is Friday 13 November, then the free switch-on and Fireworks at Sea on the 14th, Clevedon's lights on the 20th, Christmas markets and the panto.
Half Term
October Half Term in North Somerset: 26 to 30 October
North Somerset's half term is 26 to 30 October, but Clevedon School breaks up on 16 October. What's on, from Nailsea's free witch hunt to the Grand Pier.
Christmas
Tyntesfield Christmas 2026: the Nutcracker, 30 Nov to 3 Jan
Christmas at Tyntesfield 2026 is the Nutcracker, 30 Nov to 3 Jan, with no booking needed for entry. Chapel concerts, wreath workshops and the two closed days.
Remembrance
Remembrance Sunday North Somerset: Parades Held 8 Nov 2026
Weston's parade leaves the High Street at 10.30am on 8 November, silence 11am in Grove Park; order of service now out. Nailsea, Portishead, Clevedon times.
Christmas
Santa's Grotto Weston 2026: Museum £5, Grand Pier £19.95
Weston Museum's £5 grotto (5, 12, 19 Dec) went on sale on 1 November; Grand Pier's runs 5 to 24 December at £19.95; Noah's Ark's from 28 November at £13.95.
Christmas
Weston Panto 2026: Aladdin with Jaymi Hensley, 4 to 31 Dec
Union J's Jaymi Hensley stars in Aladdin at the Playhouse, 4 to 31 Dec, all 48 shows listed, from £25. The Blakehay's Sleeping Beauty opens 12 Dec, from £13.
Weston-super-Mare
Weston Beach Race 2026 results: Mewse beats Bolt
No 2027 Weston Beach Race date is set yet. Conrad Mewse won the 2026 Adult Solo from Billy Bolt on 21 laps: every podium, plus the race-day timetable.
Weston-super-Mare
Weston Carnival 13 Nov: 7pm start, roads shut from 4.30pm
Weston-super-Mare Carnival is Friday 13 November at 7pm. The 2026 order shuts roads from 4.30pm to 1am, and Locking Road car park closes from 11 November.
Weston-super-Mare
Weston-super-Mare Fireworks 2026: 7 and 14 November
Cricket club fireworks 7.30pm Sat 7 Nov (£13, advance only); free Fireworks at Sea over the bay about 7.30pm Sat 14 Nov. Hornets was 5 Nov. Times and parking.
Christmas
Weston Christmas lights switch-on: 5.30pm, Sat 14 Nov
Weston's lights go on at 5.30pm on Sat 14 Nov in the Italian Gardens, free from 4pm. Clevedon switches on at 5.30pm on 20 Nov, Portishead 23 Nov, Nailsea 4 Dec.