Full Programme for Saturday 29th November 2025

9.00 Bath Street Christmas Market   opens with craftworkers, charity stalls, artisan food vendors and Christmas gifts for you to browse. The donkeys from Island Farm Donkey Sanctuary (sponsored by Frend & co) will be at the end of Bath Street for families to say hello to.

(All times listed below are subject to change )

Bury Street Shopping Centre

9:00-16:00 Twistina & Twishopher

10:00 -17:00 Bluey

12:30 - 18:00 Father Christmas

Market Place stage (morning)

9:00 Amanda Alder Dance Academy

9:40 Harmony Inspires

10:15 Attitude Dance School

10:45 Strawberry Fayre Majorettes

11:20 Family Choir Club

Community Shop 25 Bury Street Christmas Crafts and Activities from 10am through to 4.30pm in the former Gift Centre shop on Bury Street. Comfortable and friendly space for nappy changes and breastfeeding 10am – 4.30pm Run by Girlguiding Abingdon Division

12 noon Parade, sponsored by Daniel Owen Ltd starts its tour of the town centre, taking in Stert Street, East St Helen Street, Lombard Street, West St Helen's Street, High Street and arriving back at the Market Place at around 12.20

Market Place Stage (afternoon)

12:30 Oxford Caledonioan Pipe and Drum Band

13:00 Project Band

13:30 Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers

14:00 Stagecoach

14:30 Amanda Alder Dance Academy

15:00 Abingdon & Witney College

15:15 ACCORD

16:00 Struggles End

Bath Street Performance Area Sponsored by Bath Street Dental Practice

9:00-11:30 Abbey Brass Band

12.30 Pauline Quirk Academy

13.00 Strawberry Fayre Majorettes

13.30 ACCORD

14.30 Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers

15.00 Lula Bop

15.30 Abingdon Traditional Morris Dancers

16.00 Bath Street Market and Performance Area closes

16.00 Bath Street Market closes

Evening - Market Place

16:00 Struggles End

17.00 Main act performance = Courtnay Reddy as Avril Lavigne

17.45 start of the Lights-Switch-On Ceremony on the stage in the Market Place

18.00 Christmas Lights provided by Abingdon Town Council will be switched on.  Courtnay Reddy then continues.

18.30 Market Place stalls close