The Quay Arts’ annual Christmas Cracker Weekend returns on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd December! Come along to the Quay Arts Centre for a festive filled weekend, with over 20 craft stalls of local artists/craft makers in the West & Clayden Gallery, selling their wonderful handmade items, on both days between 10am – 4pm. The perfect place to find inspiration for gifts this Christmas.

Not only will the Craft Fair be taking place, Quay Arts will also be hosting a variety of fun events and activities over the weekend to get all the family involved…

The popular Little City returns to Quay Arts with a Christmas special over the Christmas Cracker Weekend. Join the Little City gang on the Saturday for a fun session of imaginative unique role-play for children 6 years and under.

Quay Arts will be running a FREE family art drop-in on the Saturday 10am – 1pm in the Seminar Room. Come along and decorate your own festive wrapping paper and Christmas labels, the drop-in is FREE, no booking required just turn up.

On the Sunday of the Christmas Cracker Weekend, Quay Arts will have a special visit from Enchanted Isle! Join Captain America and Queen Elsa for a festive Storytime in the Anthony Minghella Theatre, 10.30am – 11.30am. Booking is required.

Plus, Live Music from ‘The Christmas Bells’ band in the Café on both days 1.30-3.30pm, with some delicious Christmas specials on offer to tuck into.

On Sunday evening you can also catch the Salutaris Choir – a small chamber choir of 12 singers which performs mostly a Capella choral music from a huge repertoire spanning renaissance to 21st century pieces. Based on the Isle of Wight they feature Baltic and Scandanavian music led by a Lithuanian director of music Jurgita Leistrumailte. On the 3rd of December they shall sing, amongst other things, sacred choral music from the Baltics.