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Shirenewton Christmas Market
Shirenewton Village Market does Christmas!
Lovely locally grown, produced and handcrafted items, including cakes, honey, preserves, cards, bags, jewellery, ceramics, knitted goods, Christmas trees etc.
Enjoy coffee and cake in the café.
Shirenewton Recreational Hall
Earlswood Road, Shirenewton, Chepstow
Sat 16 Nov 19
A Celebration of Inner Light - Free Talk
We are smack-dab in the middle of the Hindu festival of Diwali, just gone, and the Christians’ Christmas! Light is a prominent feature of both occasions and is significant of many deep spiritual/religious secrets.
Chepstow Library, Chepstow Hub, Manor Way, Chepstow
Sat 16 Nov 19
Caerwent Church Christmas Fayre
Join us at Caerwent Parish Church for our annual Christmas Fayre.
Attractions will include an Art Exhibition by Caldicot U3A, Cakes, Jams & Pickles, Books, Gifts, Bric-a-Brac & Games for sale as well as a raffle and Tombola.
Refreshments include tea, coffee, cakes and delicious home-made Soups.
The Church of St Stephen and St Tathan, Caerwent
Sat 16 Nov 19
Abergavenny Christmas Light Switch On Event
Abergavenny Town Centre with the lights switch on at 6pm. Come along and join the lantern procession, see Father Christmas on his sleigh and enjoy the music and street market in the Market Hall.
Y Fenni | Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Thu 21 Nov 19
Christmas Shopping Night
Festive Shopping Evening
Over 25 stalls selling gifts and crafts
Mulled Wine
Raffle
Coffee and Cakes
Free Admission
7-9pm
Caerwent Village Hall
Fri 22 Nov 19
Faulty Towers The Dining Experience
This globetrotting show is truly quite legendary, selling out in places like Edinburgh Fringe and Sydney Opera House. It returns to Glen Yr Afon House Hotel on Friday 22nd November, 2019 but be warned: it will sell out here too, so early booking is essential.
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Fri 22 Nov, Tue 17 Dec
Reiki Meditations and Journeys Nurture and Restore
Join Reiki Masters Gill Wyatt and Katrina Surya Kalkwarf in an amazing afternoon of deep healing and energetic transformation through an ethereal Angelic Reiki Sound Chakra Activation, a powerful Reiki Drum Journey, and a gentle Karuna Reiki meditation.
Geoffrey Room, Monmouth Priory, Priory Street, Monmouth
Sat 23 Nov 19
Seasonal Scents: Medieval Christmas Decorations
Discover how people celebrated Christmas in Medieval times and the role that scents played. Find out what they ate and drank and where their food came from. Discover which ingredients were local and which had travelled from afar. Learn their stories while you make a scented decoration to take home.
Chepstow Castle (Cadw) Town Centre, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Sat 23 Nov 19 and Sun 24 Nov
Late Night Christmas Shopping
Join us in our visitor centre for a mince pie and an evening of stress free Christmas shopping. It’s an opportunity to select high quality and unusual gifts for those special people on your list.
Raglan Castle (Cadw) Raglan, Monmouthshire
Wed 27 Nov 19
Michael Buble Tribute Night
New to us for this festive season, this show is filled with all of your favourite Bublé songs to get you in the Christmas spirit.
Lee Hutton is a truly excellent act capturing the sheer brilliance that is Michael Buble!
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Thu 28 Nov 19
80’s Party Night
Dance the night away with our fantastic 80’s themed disco - fancy dress is optional! The 80’s Christmas Party Disco night will take you back to the days of disco, with all the glitz and glamour associated with disco fashion and culture and includes a video disco.
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Fri 29 Nov, Fri 6 Dec, Fri 13 Dec, Sat 14 Dec, Thu 19 Dec
Santa Specials
You will enjoy a train ride to Blaenavon High Level, where, next to a roaring fire, you will meet the big man himself in the station grotto! The train will return to Furnace Sidings following a non-stop run (through Furnace Sidings) to Whistle Inn.
Pontypool and Blaenavon Railway Blaenavon, Pontypool
Sat 30 Nov, Sat 7 Dec, Sat 14 Dec, Sat 21 Dec
Lantern Making Workshop
Please book a place in advance but pay on arrival in cash. Materials provided. An adult may accompany and help children, the price is per maker/lantern and includes a drink and snack per maker. Lanterns will be made 3.30-5pm and the lantern parade leaves the wireworks bridge at 5.30.
Tintern Abbey (Cadw) Tintern, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Sat 30 Nov 19
Festive Afternoon Tea
Our festive afternoon tea is a beautifully presented selection of festive fancies, mince pies, freshly cut sandwiches and homemade cakes. Refreshments are provided by an assortment of fine teas served in traditional china cups.
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Sun 1 Dec 19
Abergavenny Christmas Fair
The Abergavenny one-day Christmas Fair is back on Sunday December 8th in the Abergavenny Market Hall. We’ll have carol singers and music, chestnut roasting, culinary gifts (to solve your Christmas present dilemmas!), and festive food and drink aplenty.
Y Fenni | Abergavenny Monmouthshire
Sun 8 Dec 19
Only Fools and Horses - The (Cushty) Dining Experience
This fully immersive show transports audiences to The Nags Head to meet the pride of Peckham in a night of wheeling, dealing and eating. The fun starts from the moment you join the Trotters and their friends for a knees-up. Meanwhile, they try to drum up some cash and make a cheeky saving on the side.
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Mon 9 Dec 19
Murder Mystery Dinner - A Christmas Sleighing
Strawberry Productions are celebrating a hit this Christmas with their cartoon, Kris Mass - The Elf Who Saves Christmas. Kris who along with one of Santa’s reindeer, Rooftop Dancer, rescues Santa Claus after he has been kidnapped by the evil Dr Dark who wants to spoil Christmas for millions of children.
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Thu 12 Dec 19
HPS Talk: ’Foraging & making alcoholic/non-alcoholic concoctions’
Liz Knight of Forage Fine Foods will be giving a seasonal talk and demonstration about ’Foraging & making alcoholic/non-alcoholic concoctions’. These unusual combinations and flavours should give some good ideas for Christmas and, of course, mince pies are also likely to be at hand.
Maryport Street, USK
Sat 14 Dec 19
Carmina Band Christmas Concert with buffet
Featuring the core Carmina Band:
Pippa Marland vocal/saxophones. Rob King guitar. Geoff Castle piano. Paul Bradley guitar.
Part Y Seal Tea room,
Grosmont
Sat 14 Dec 19
Festive Family Lunch
This year take a break from the Christmas rush and meet up with friends and family for a delicious Christmas family lunch in our Ballroom. After lunch you can sit back and relax while you enjoy a bit of magic whilst listening to the delightful tunes of a local Primary School Choir putting you in the festive mood.
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Sun 15 Dec 19
Welcome Yule! Sunday 15th December, 3pm
Please join us at St James, Devauden at 3pm on Sunday 15th December for our concert of Music to Welcome Yule!
The Divertimenti Consort and soprano Rosanna Pagliaro will be performing music from Christmases past and present.
St James Devauden
Sun 15 Dec 19
Rock n Romance - Dirty Dancing & Grease tribute Act
A ‘tribu-tastic’ movie double date! The evening kicks off with Dirty Dancing as their very own Johnny and Baby re-live the greatest moments from the film.
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Fri 20 Dec 19
ABBA Tribute Night
Here for one night only, join us and one of the UKs premier Abba tribute bands for a night of singing and dancing to Abba’s greatest hits! Get your dancing boots on for a non-stop night of great entertainment!
Glen Yr Afon House Hotel, Pontypool Road, Usk
Sat 21 Dec 19
Christmas Trail
Come and follow our fun festive trail around the castle! Trail available between 10am – 4pm Monday to Saturday, and 11am - 4pm on Sunday.
Chepstow Castle (Cadw) Town Centre, Chepstow, Monmouthshire
Sat 21 Dec, Fri 27 Dec, Thu 2 Jan 2020
Cinderella
The biggest family pantomime in Monmouthshire. Spontaneous Productions bring you their 10th consecutive show.
The world’s favourite pantomime story of, Cinderella, the Alderman’s daughter who defeats the wicked ambitions of her step-sisters to find Prince Charming.
Savoy Theatre Church Street, Monmouth
Sat 28 Dec 19 to Thu 2 Jan 2020