THE Steam Museum will be full of festive fun when a Christmas extravaganza returns next month.
The Great Western Railway museum will be hosting a seasonal celebration on December 3 and 4 with lots of gift ideas and treats from 50 artisan market stalls set up among the popular exhibits and locomotives.
This year will feature many new traders along with several familiar favourites offering hand-crafted goods like textile gifts, greeting cards, jewellery, and cosmetics, as well as home furnishings, artworks, Christmas confectionery, and decorations.
There will be performances from The Kentwood Show Choir, Highworth Silver Band, The Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts, and Gilmore n’ Jaz.
Admission costs £3.50 for adults, £1 for children aged three to 15-years-old. Under-threes go free, and the ticket includes entry to the event and the museum exhibitions.
Santa Claus himself will be stopping by to tell a Christmas story by the fireplace and give out wrapped gifts to youngsters. This session costs £8 per child.
Coun Matty Courtliff said: “Christmas at STEAM has been a highlight of the museum’s events calendar for many years. I am thrilled that this year visitors will be able to experience superb live entertainment on stage in Great Western Hall for the first time since 2019."
Book tickets at www.steam-museum.org.uk
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