Thursford Christmas Spectacular

A three-hour festive variety show with a cast of 120 singers, dancers and musicians, plus speciality acts, running daily at 2pm and 7pm.

Thursford's Christmas Spectacular is a large-scale festive variety show staged among mechanical organs and fairground carousels, featuring non-stop singing, dancing, music, humour and speciality acts, mixing seasonal favourites with year-round hits and traditional carols. Performances last three hours with a 25-minute interval, with shows at 2pm and 7pm during the run. The 2026 cast includes compere Steve Hewlett returning with his ventriloquism routines. The show carries an 8+ advisory age and no entry for under-5s due to its length and adult humour.