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The Harrogate Father Christmas Experience
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Enchantica's Christmas Shows
We’re thrilled to be back at the Elf Village (Cedar Court Hotel) in Harrogate this year bringing Christmas magic to all those on the good list!
This year’s Harrogate Father Christmas Experience is bigger and better than ever, with more festive magic, so come along and enjoy the show and meet Harrogate’s favourite Father Christmas!
2024 show dates are from Saturday 30th November right up until Christmas Eve!
Save 10% on Early Bird show dates on the first weekend and the morning shows of the second weekend too!
A "truly magical" show "enjoyed by all generations"...
Elf-Training Workshop
New surprises for 2024!
You're invited along to our magical Elf Village this year for the Harrogate Father Christmas Experience!
As you arrive, you'll be met by the elves who are working for Father Christmas and be given special Elf School jobs to do. Those that are on the very good list, including their families, will then be invited through to a very special Elf School with access to the Forest of Enchanted Wishes and our beautifully crafted twelve metre long Elf Village.
Here you can have a sneak peek at what's inside the houses and shops before entering the Christmas Tipi to sit down for a lovely family show full of magic and surprise for the whole family to enjoy, and of course featuring Father Christmas himself. Children then get to visit the toy workshop to select a toy and have a personal family visit with Father Christmas before skipping off to have a photograph on Father Christmas's sleigh.
The whole experience lasts up to two hours and is suitable for babes in arms right up to grandparents. It's a beautiful immersive children's theatre experience designed to make magic for the whole family to enjoy.
Suitable for believers of all ages.
Relaxed Elf Show
The first show time on Sunday 8th December is reserved as a relaxed show. With sound and lighting levels adjusted, and flexible pacing of the experience, this show is designed especially for children with sensory conditions or additional needs, and their siblings and families.
You will be met by our magical elves and looked after from start to finish as you enjoy your pre-show activities, visit to the Elf Village, elf-training show and visit with Father Christmas himself.
Suitable for believers of all ages.
Codebreakers Christmas
This year, you're invited to join us for an 'efl-tastic family gameshow' of codebreaking challenges and festive fun for all to enjoy! With points to be won and prizes to be awarded, no family will leave empty-handed!
But first, you'll have to gain access to the Elf Village by working hard in Elf School to crack the Secret Elf Code! Your Codebreaker's Experience takes you on a journey from the Elf Cocoa Cafe to Elf School, then through the Forest of Enchanted Wishes before unlocking Elf Village and making it to the Christmas Tipi where the fun and games of our special family gameshow will commence, overseen by Father Christmas himself!
Here, you'll be solving puzzles, cracking codes and completing challenges with your family members and other codebreakers in order to earn your Christmas gifts!
Extending the Christmas magic to ages 7+, this interactive family experience and show is pitched at primary-school aged children and their grown ups and older siblings to enjoy.
Watch the magic...
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Optional Extra - Christmas Afternoon Tea Experience
The Cedar Court Hotel Harrogate invite all guests of the Harrogate Father Christmas Experience to partake in a magical festive afternoon tea before they head into Elf School and on to the show.
You'll enjoy a fine selection of snacks and festive treats, with child and adult options to suit all, plus some festive bakes too.
Click below to find out more and book your afternoon tea before your show.
Community Christmas Events:
This year, we're thrilled to once again be offering our Green Elf Project educational shows, family shows for The Unity and a 'Dinner with Santa' show working with Harrogate Neighbours to spread festive joy to older members of the community.
We will also be putting on the Christmas Community Entertainment Programme during the period that the Harrogate Christmas Fayre is running, allowing local schools, bands and performers the opportunity to perform and create a magical atmosphere for the whole Harrogate community to enjoy.
All of these activities are only possible thanks to your kind donations to our Christmas Community Fund and the generosity of our Christmas sponsors.
Read our blog posts below to find out more.
This year our target is to raise £10,100. This will allow us to offer three Unity Shows, six Green Elf Shows, a VIP lunch for Harrogate Neighbours, and a full community entertainment programme.
If you would like to make a donation, no matter how big or small, towards the above, please contact us below.
A Harrogate Christmas
“The best Christmas Santa experience I have seen in the last 10 years.”