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Things to do in and around Norwich: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.

Top story Winter Wonderland Norwich: free entry, opens 20 November Free entry, booked in advance, from 20 November to 3 January at the Norfolk Showground. Opening days, hours, ride wristband prices and the ice rink. · 6 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. 5 to 10 Oct Operation Mincemeat Norwich Theatre Royal · From £21.20
  2. Tue 6 Oct Norwich Society Talk: Thinner Than Eggshells 6.30pm · The Auditorium, The Forum · From £10
  3. Tue 6 Oct Nigel Planer: Young Once 7.30pm · Norwich Arts Centre · From £23.50
  4. Sat 10 Oct Local Makers Market 10am · The Forum
  5. Sat 10 Oct The Ultimate Bubble Show 10.30am · The Halls · From £8.67
  6. Sat 10 Oct Norfolk and Waveney Mind's Night Walk and Silent Disco 4pm · Chapelfield Gardens · From £10
  7. Sun 11 Oct Lions Feed the 5000 Norwich 10am · The Forum · Free
  8. 13 to 17 Oct Mean Girls Norwich Theatre Royal · From £38.16
  9. Thu 15 Oct An Evening with Writer Chris Chibnall 6.30pm · The Lower Gallery, The Forum
  10. Sat 17 Oct Native2Norfolk Food and Drink Fair 10am · The Forum
  11. Sun 18 Oct Midcentury Market 11am · The Halls
  12. Sun 18 Oct Michael Palin: In the Philippines 7.30pm · Norwich Theatre Royal · From £47.70

More stories

Halloween Halloween in Norwich: Cow Tower ghost walks, 23-31 Oct Norwich Ghost Walks' Halloween shows run at Cow Tower 23 to 31 October, £18. Plus two horror nights at the Arts Centre and the weekly ghost walk routes. · 5 min read Events Norwich What's On: Beer Festival and Halloween Ghost Walks Norwich Beer Festival returns to The Halls on 26 October, ghost walks run to Cow Tower from the 23rd. 40 events with every date, time and price to mid-November. · 10 min read Christmas Norwich Christmas Market 2026: Chapelfield, 11 to 20 December Christkindl Market fills Chapelfield Gardens from 11 to 20 December, free on weekdays before 3pm and £2 for adults after. The Forum fairs and dates too. · 3 min read Christmas Norwich Cathedral at Christmas 2026: Carols, Services, Hours Carols in the Cloister is Saturday 12 December at 4pm and Midnight Mass starts at 11.15pm. Every Norwich Cathedral Christmas date, plus festive opening hours. · 3 min read Remembrance Remembrance Sunday in Norwich 2026: Sunday 8 November Remembrance Sunday is 8 November. Last year Norwich gathered at City Hall's war memorial at 10.30am, then paraded to the cathedral. Route and road closures. · 3 min read Christmas Santa's Grotto in Norwich 2026: Dates, Prices, Booking Winter Wonderland's grotto at Norfolk Showground is £26.15 a child, weekends from 21 November plus 21 to 24 December. Jarrold's 2026 grotto is still to come. · 4 min read Norwich Norwich Beer Festival 26-31 Oct: Friday night door only Advance tickets for Friday evening have ended; pay on the door. The 47th festival is back at The Halls 26-31 Oct, with every session time and door price. · 7 min read Norwich Norwich fireworks: no city display, and what is on Norwich City Council last fired the free Big Boom in November 2019 and says it is not coming back. The nearest big display, and what is confirmed for 2026. · 5 min read Norwich Norwich lights switch-on 19 Nov: City Hall, Hay Hill, Market Thursday 19 November, 5.30pm to 7pm, free, across City Hall, Hay Hill and Norwich Market. What is confirmed, what is still TBC, and the rest of the season. · 6 min read Norwich Norwich pantomime 2026: Peter Pan, 5 Dec to 3 January Joe Tracini writes it and plays Smee at Norwich Theatre Royal. Every performance date and time, the five dark days, and where the cheap seats actually are. · 6 min read