Pledging to celebrate the season bigger and better than ever before, the capital is alight with twinkling lights, bauble-adorned storefronts and more events and attractions than your little festive heart can handle. Whether it's a huge snow globe installation or a merry romp through Selfridges for daily confetti showers, there's a Christmas event out there for every Londoner.
To help you out, we've compiled a handy selection of all the coolest unknown Christmas events London has on offer. How many have you ticked off?
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2024's Most Unusual Christmas Festivities In London
Seven Dials Indoor Snow Globe
If you've been praying for a white Christmas, you could blame it on the weatherman - or instead of pointing the finger, you could head to Seven Dials Market. Until January 2025, the Covent Garden food hall is turning into an indoor snow globe five days a week. Head down there at 8.30pm on Wednesdays and Thursdays or at 4.30pm, 6.30pm or 8.30pm between Fridays and Sundays for guaranteed snowfall.
Brollies will be supplied and each snow session will have complimentary Telmont Champagne. In between marvelling at what might be one of the most bizarre things you can do in London, you can stuff your face with Christmas sandwiches with cauliflower cheese, Ferrero Rocher doughnuts and raclette hash browns.
No need to dream about a white Christmas, Seven Dials Market are on the job.
Selfridges' Daily Confetti Spectacle
Christmas shopping is like Marmite. You either love it or you hate it. If you need convincing to lace up your boots and hit Oxford Street, we have some intel that might help.
Selfridges are hosting daily Confetti Spectacles which take place on weekdays at 6pm and 4pm on weekends. In between picking up bits and bobs you'll see Whoville levels of enthusiasm with roaming life-sized dancing Christmas crackers, a very jolly Santa, DJs, singers, liver performances and a huge confetti explosion in the atrium.
A truly cracking shopping experience.
The Dog And Bell Pub Christmas Decorations
You've seen all the Christmas light displays from Oxford Street to The Churchill Arms, but there's one place that might have slipped by the wayside. The Dog and Bell Pub is dressed to the nines in festive decor, doused in everything from fairy lights to Christmas trees.
They've got a festive menu with plenty of delicious bites to choose from, which can all be washed down with a cold pint. And if you're wanting this Deptford haunt on your radar, then be sure to keep an eye out for their Pickle Fest.
This pub is known for its Christmas lights and pickle festival.
Natural History Museum's T-Rex
Santa Claws is coming to town. Probably the rarest Christmas sight in all of London, the Natural History Museum has dolled up its iconic animatronic dinosaur in a giant, festive red jumper yet again, proving you're never too old to get into the X-mas spirit.
You can even purchase sustainable, human-sized versions of the Christmas jumper from the museum store or online. PS: Don't miss his not-so-little Santa hat; it really brings his eyes out.
We wish you a merry T-rexmas!
Fire And Fromage At Jimmy's Pop-Up
Our favourite winter pop-up is back with Fire and Fromage, bringing authentic mountain delicacies to picture-perfect fire pits. Warm up with delicious eats from their three-course winter sample menu, featuring UNLIMITED Alpine fondue for just £35 a head, toast-your-own marshmallows, mixed charcuterie boards, and piping hot stone-cooked steak.
With a firepit-laden raclette bar serving up mulled cider and cocktails nearby, you're bound to get all the festive feels at Jimmy's dreamy pop-up.
Savour the season of festivities with fondues and hot chocolates.
Taste Film Immersive Film Experience: Home Alone 2
A film experience to excite your senses like no other. Treat your favourite person (aka you) to an exclusive £82.50 'eat-what-you-see' immersive film experience where the food and drinks you gorge on match up with the flavours of the scenes happening right on the screen in front of you.
Join Kevin Mac Allister for a night of mouth-watering tidbits, a dose of laughs and a generous serving of holiday cheer. Trust us, this will definitely be your most lavish cinema experience to date.
Merry Christmas, ya filthy animals!
Miracle at Henrietta Cocktail Bar
Dubbed the 'Christmassiest bar in London', Miracle at Henrietta is outrageously festive, in the best way possible. Decked in an army of tacky ornaments, colourful lights and kitschy decor, if you're not in a more-than-merry spirit yet, you NEED to head down to this OTT Covent Garden haunt for a night of raucous fun and Christmas cheer.
Don't miss out on the yuletide concoctions; you can transport back to Chrimbo's past from 11th November to 23rd December and sip on whacky cocktails like Christmapolitan, made up of vodka, elderflower, dry vermouth, spiced cranberry sauce and an absinthe mist.
Dreaming of a kitsch Christmas?
The Gingerbread City
Set in the Museum of Architecture in London this Christmas, The Gingerbread City is not only a masterclass in cookie design but an absolute feast for the eyes too. It's where imagination comes alive and gingerbread is used for future-forward city planning.
Watch as trains chug around the set and twirling parts dazzle on a set built by over 50 architects and designers. You can also sign up for daily workshops and take home your own masterpieces.
Immerse yourself in this multi-tiered installation.
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