Arrival of Santa at Rufford

A free-entry family Christmas weekend with a parade, seasonal entertainment and appearances from a drum corps and Newfoundland dogs.

The event runs 10:00–16:00 on 21 and 22 November 2026. Mansfield Drum Corps and Rother Valley Working Newfoundlands are named in the parade. The elf show runs 10:45–11:45, the parade is at 12:00, and a children’s musical is listed 14:15–15:00, with meet-and-greet at 15:00. Saturday’s character appearances are Glinda, Elphie, a K-Pop Superfan and Stitch; Sunday’s are Ana, Elsa, Kristoff and Olaf. Free entry; standard parking charges apply.