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Please note the 2025 event is cancelled due to the weather forecast of high winds.

Gather your friends and family for some festive fun in Little Chelsea and welcome in December with a cheer!

Visitors can immerse themselves in the magic of Christmas with live music, handmade craft stalls, fairground stalls, meet Father Christmas, delicious food and drink, and a host of exciting street performances. The Christmas market will feature a wonderful selection of handmade goods, perfect for unique Christmas gifts, while food and drink stalls serve up festive flavours to delight all ages.

The Christmas extravaganza will culminate in a dazzling light show and spectacular fireworks display.

Full event timetable:

3.45pm – 4pm: Eastbourne Bonfire Society procession from Grove Road to the Town Hall

4pm – 4.30pm: Main stage opened by Hippodrome pantomime stars (Town Hall)

4.30pm – 5pm: Frozen’s Elsa singalong (Town Hall)

5pm – 5.30pm: Disney princess singalong (Town Hall)

5.30pm – 5.50pm: Printers Playhouse Choir (Town Hall)

5.30pm – 6.30pm: Dog Show (Library)

6pm – 7pm: Eastbourne Silver Band (Town Hall)

6.30pm – 7pm: Salvation Army Band (Library)

7pm – 7.25pm: Long Man Morris Dancers (Library)

7pm – 7.30pm: PPH Ukelele Army (Town Hall)

7.30pm – 8pm: Goldmans Productions (Town Hall)

8pm – 8.30pm: Music, laser show and fireworks (Town Hall)