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Bishop Auckland’s Christmas Town is situated in the heart of Bishop Auckland. 

The Christmas Village in the Market Place will feature market stalls offering hot and cold food, an ice rink, traditional carousel, ferris wheel and more. 

Santa's Workshop in the Newgate Centre will host Santa's Grotto and stalls selling gifts.

No.42 in the Market Place will have hold a variety of craft stalls.

The historic Fore-Bondgate has many independent shops to browse.

Friday 29th November - 16:00 - 20:00* (23.30)

Saturday 30th November - 10:00 - 20:00* (23.30)

Sunday 1st November - 10:00 - 18:00

Monday 2nd December - 15:00 - 20:00

Tuesday 3rd December - 15:00 - 20:00

Wednesday 4th December - 15:00 - 20:00

Thursday 5th December - 15:00 - 20:00* (22.30)

Friday 6th December - 16:00 - 20:00* (23.30)

Saturday 7th December - 10:00 - 20:00* (23.30)

Sunday 8th December - 10:00 - 18:00

*Please note that ticketed shows in the Giant Tipi Bars will continue after the official closing times on certain days. 

Details of our programme are available above. Tickets can also be booked from there. 

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Entry to Bishop Auckland’s Christmas Town is free and does not require a ticket. Some activities will require a ticket, which can be booked in advance via our website or at the event via our box office. Tickets are available now.

A booking fee of 50p is applied per ticket to cover banking charges. This fee is not retained by the organisers of Christmas Town. The total booking fee for a single transaction will not exceed £2. To minimise fees, we recommend purchasing all your Christmas Town tickets in a single transaction.

Card payments are preferred and encouraged. Some attractions and traders will accept cash.

The majority of Bishop Auckland’s Christmas Town will be accessible for all, though some activities, such as the Traditional Rides, will not be wheelchair accessible. Accessible toilets will be available inside Mrs. M, No.42, Bishop Auckland Town Hall and at the Christmas Village. For specific access enquiries, please get in touch here.

Public toilets are located inside Mrs. M, No.42 and Bishop Auckland Town Hall. Toilets will also be available at the Christmas Village.

The official car park for Bishop Auckland’s Christmas Town is the Newgate Centre Car-Park (DL14 7JQ). The car park will be open until 9pm on all event days aside from Sundays when the car park will close at 7pm. North-Bondgate Car Park and Kingsway Square Car Park will also be open 24 hours a day. 

We strongly encourage the use of public transport to access the event as car-parks will be incredibly busy due to Christmas Town and AGLOW. Roads will also be closed in the Market Place which may also increase congestion.

Access from North Bondgate to Wear Chare, Silver Street, Castle Chare & Durham Road will be maintained via the one-way system running behind the Town Hall towards Durham Road. Castle Chair will, therefore, be inaccessible from Durham Road, and road users should enter the area via North Bondgate.

Fore Bondgate will be closed to traffic during the event but will be open between 6-11am, Monday 2nd - Friday 6th December.

Road Closures will be in place 24 hours a day, from 7pm, 28th November until 00.01am, 9th December.

Bishop Auckland Train Station is a 10-15 minute walk away from the Market Place. The station is accessible via the Saltburn, Middlesbrough, Darlington line, which stops at 16 stops on its journey. For those travelling from Durham, changing at Darlington will allow you to travel to Bishop Auckland.

Dogs are welcome at Christmas Town but must be kept on leads, and owners are responsible for cleaning up after them.

The following items are not allowed within the licensed event site:

• Drug dealing and consumption will not be tolerated
• No drugs including ‘legal highs’
• No knives or weapons•
• No aerosols, sprays or pressurised containers permitted
• No glass
• No off lead dogs
• No flares or fireworks
• No bikes
• No laser pens or pointers
• No audio recording equipment, noise-making devices
• No skateboards and rollerblades, hover-boards, scooters, bicycles, and other personal motorised and non-motorised vehicles
• No unauthorised solicitation or marketing materials (e.g., handbills, flyers, stickers)
• No drones or unmanned aerial systems
• No high visibility vests or coats

There will be both hot and cold food & drink available to purchase from a variety of stalls. Details of these stalls will be released as we approach the event.

No, AGLOW tickets must be booked via The Auckland Project website.

If you are a performer, a local business or anything else, you can do so here.

If you are interested in volunteering, you can do so here.