Festive Events near Falmouth this Christmas!
Cornwall is a wonderful place to be during the festive season… whether you’re after cosy pubs with log burners, sparkling light displays over the water, or excellent local foodie experiences, you’ll find it here.
We’ve put together a selection of our favourite Christmas activities near Falmouth, which we hope all our guests will enjoy!
Heligan Night Garden
A staple of the season for both locals and visitors is the Heligan Night Garden, hosted through November and December at the iconic Lost Gardens of Heligan. Take a walk through the trees and gardens once the sun goes down and the lanterns and lights are the stars of the show!
“Throughout the garden trail there’ll be a feast for the senses with hot food, winter warmers, sweet treats and rich hot chocolate. Gather round fire pits to toast marshmallows, enjoy mulled wine and listen to nature’s winter melody.”
DATES FOR 2025
21st – 23rd Nov
28th – 30th Nov
5th – 7th Dec
11th – 14th Dec
17th – 23rd Dec
26th Dec – 3rd Jan
Falmouth’s Festive Weekend
Every year Falmouth town centre has a special festive weekend to really create a Christmassy buzz, and this year it’s on the 6th and 7th of December. Shops prepare their best window displays for a competition, local performers sing carols through the streets, and there is even a snow machine on the high street – a great photo opportunity! For children, there will also be a curling lane this year to join the artificial ice rink, and a festive land train to hop on and off through town!
A Christmas themed drone display will also be happening on Friday 5 December, 5.30pm at Events Square… we’ve never had this before so it’s a new feature for all of us to enjoy!
Christmas At The Eden Project
For those seeking the best ice-skating experience in Cornwall this Winter, the Eden project’s fabulous ice rink is open every day for daytime and evening sessions, catering for both adults and children. Enjoy the wintry atmosphere alongside a visit to the famous biomes, which are also decorated for the season with special evening light displays available to book on selected dates.
For younger children, Eden have their “biggest immersive Father Christmas experience ever…enchantment, theatre, entertainment and unexpected delight for the whole family.
Each child will be given the chance to meet Father Christmas and leave with a precious keepsake to take home.”
For the foodies, there is the chance to enjoy a luxury three-course Cornish Christmas lunch within the Mediterranean Biome itself! They are served every Thursday from 27 November to 18 December and must be pre-booked.
All the info you need is on the Eden Project website, have a scroll and get inspired!
Trelissick Gardens at Christmas
A local National Trust property just 20 minutes from Falmouth, Trelissick has spectacular indoor trees in its orangery, as well as a traditional storytelling of a Cornish Christmas in the dining room. The house is decorated so impressively each year, and of course the cafe and shop are open to peruse, perhaps after your walk around the gardens or creekside parkland.
Throughout the month of December there are many local performances, including ‘Falmouth Shout presents The Mousehole Cat’ on 23 December at 1pm. These local shanty singers perform outside in the tipi by the Stable Yard, and we can’t wait to hear them!
Trebah Gardens Celebrate Christmas
On the edge of the Helford River, the gorgeous Trebah Garden also has a range of festive events, for both adults and children. Stories With Santa in the log cabin are happening on
6 & 7, 13 & 14, 20 & 21 December, where little ones can listen to a story and write a letter to the man himself!
For adults there are an array of crafting workshops that look so festive! Christmas Decoration Casting, Floral Wreath Making, and Wooden Wreath Painting are all on offer during December, and if you’re more in the mood for watching than making, ‘A Christmas Carol Dramatised’ will be performed on 17 December as a one-man show with live chamber music accompaniment!
Trebah Kitchen will be serving up their amazing Christmas Lunches every Sunday in December too, and pre-booking is highly recommended.
Mylor Christmas Gift Fair
A one-day event very close to our cottages, this festive market is at Tremayne Hall Community Centre in Mylor Bridge on Sat 22nd November, 10:00-4pm.
Festive Wine Tasting
Budock Vean are hosting Elly Owen, an award-winning sommelier and educator, for an evening of wine tasting onThu 27th November, 6:30 to 8:30pm. With a festive theme, “from crowd-pleasing favourites to hidden gems, we’ll explore exceptional wines that deliver both flavour and great value.”
Elvis Singalong on Christmas Eve!
At The Cornish Bank in Falmouth, the evening of the 14th will be buzzing! “There’ll be no need to feel blue on Christmas Eve as Elvis (Duane) Presley enters the building. He’ll get you all shook up, in The Bank Ghetto. You got lucky — The Touc Inn will be open for a festive tipple and then a little less conversation with two time slots to join in the singalongs!”
Aladdin Pantomime at Hall for Cornwall!
Every year, a trip to the panto in Truro is a must at Christmas time… Edward Rowe (Kernow King) is back, this time as Widow Twerkey, with Dawn French as the Voice of the Genie! The newly renovated theatre is a sight to behold and we love the quality of shows which are now coming to Cornwall, year round. Book tickets and find out more detail on their website.
We hope you have the most wonderful time here in Cornwall at Christmas, and wish you all a
‘Nadelik Lowen’ – Happy Christmas – in Cornish!
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