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There's plenty of festive fun and good cheer at Whitefriars this Christmas, guaranteeing you the best possible shopping experience... as well as a few seasonal surprises. There really is no need to go anywhere else for your Christmas gifts!
Mini Continental Christmas Market
The Marlowe Theatre panto stars officially launch Christmas in the city on Thursday 17 November. The lights switch-on ceremony also marks the start of our popular Mini Continental Christmas Market. Located in Whitefriars Square , over a dozen festive stalls will be selling a range of continental food specialities, Christmas decorations and gifts. Shop at your leisure as you savour the aroma of barbecued bratwurst and glühwein! Mmmmmm!
The Christmas Market will run until 24 December. Festooned with thousands of coloured Christmas fairylights, and overhung with pulsating globes that literally seem to float in the night sky above Whitefriars, the market creates a colourful festive atmosphere as the evening draws in.
Win a prize a day!
We've devised an extra special Advent calendar for Whitefriars this year to really help you celebrate Christmas! There's some fantastic prizes behind every door... and every day we will pick a winner! Simply visit the Whitefriars website every day from 1-24 December and follow the link on the home page. Submit your details and you could be in with a chance to win that day's prize!
You will also automatically be entered for our star prize which is hidden behind the Christmas Eve door! Just so you don't forget, look out for our Christmas helpers who will be giving away thousands of free chocolate Advent calendars in Whitefriars towards the end of November. They will also be available in many Whitefriars stores.
Spot our Secret Santa!
Our Secret Santa will be walking around Whitefriars on 4, 10 and 18 December. Just walk up to him/her and say "Ho, ho, ho... you're the Whitefriars Secret Santa" and receive a £25 gift voucher! You'll find clues to the Secret Santa's identity here on the day.
Seasonal entertainment
We've got a host of seasonal entertainment lined up for you this Christmas at Whitefriars, including Father Christmas and his elf helper, comedy jugglers, Victorian maids and free mince pies, cabinet of curiosities, carol singers and a traditional Victorian-style craft workshop.
Shop late and park free!
Many of the 70+ stores located in Whitefriars will be trading late during the run-up to the big day, especially on Thursdays, when there will be some extra seasonal entertainment as well as free parking in the Whitefriars multi-storey car park after 6pm for Whitefriars shoppers.
Christmas Gift Wrap Service
Need help wrapping your Christmas gifts? Look out for our gift wrapping service in the Marlowe Arcade on Thursday evenings from 6pm to 9pm. The first gift is free for Whitefriars shoppers then it's just £1 per gift. Every penny goes to the Lord Mayor's charity!
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