Christmas Kick Off marks the start of the festive period in Royal Tunbridge Wells, celebrating all the town has to offer and bringing Joy To The Wells! Join us this year, on the 14th November (11am-7pm) on Mount Pleasant Road to start your celebrations in this free-to-attend event.
Find out about all the excitement you can expect from the day, and where to find it below!
What To Expect
Our Festive Fair offers a free day of activities for the whole family to enjoy including funfair rides, gifting stalls and entertainment stages!
Gift Stalls
Visit Calverley Precinct to find a selection of carefully curated gift stalls! Vendors will be selling all sorts of festive favourites including candles, soaps, coffee, decorations and crafts.
If you’re interested in hosting a stall, get in touch!
Funfair Rides
Visit Mount Pleasant Road and Grosvenor Road to find our funfair rides including a Ferris Wheel and Carousel. You’ll be able to buy tickets from our on-site box office tent with half price tickets for anyone who can show us a receipt from purchases made that day!
Entertainment
This year we will have two entertainment stages within the Festive Fair: one at Fiveways and one at the War Memorial. There will also be a variety of additional entertainment on offer including: Pukka Putters, facepainting and a snow globe!
Community Stands
Mount Pleasant Road will host a number of community stands again this year offering a range of activities and information for visitors to enjoy from community partners across Tunbridge Wells.
Join us on Mount Pleasant Road (from Church Road to Grosvenor), Monson Road and Calverley Precinct for a day of festive fun!
9:30am-11am – Mental Elf 5k Run
10am – 7pm – Gifting Stalls on Calverley Precinct
11am-7pm – Festive Fair (funfair rides, community stands & entertainment stages)
4:30pm – Royal Victoria Place Light Switch On
5:15pm-6:15pm – Christmas Kick Off Parade
7pm – Final show
Parade
In conjunction with BID, Tunbridge Wells Round Table and The Pantiles Rotary Club are organising a Christmas Kick-Off Parade in the town to coincide with all the other Christmas related activities on Saturday 14 November. The parade will take place from 5.15pm to 6.15pm, starting from the Amelia and finishing up at the Five Ways Millennium Clock (via Camden Road and surrounding roads). The parade will include the Bloco Fogo Samba Band, the Christmas Train that runs in the town and a visit from the big man himself on his sleigh.
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