# Event Details

- **Event Name**: An Evening with Father Christmas and Friends
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 06:15 pm – Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 08:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a festive evening at the Castle, where the magic of Christmas comes to life. 

Father Christmas and his elves will host a festive evening filled with seasonal activities, joyful games, and creative crafts. To help everyone make the most of the experience, guests will be divided into four groups and will rotate through each activity according to a set timetable. This ensures that every family enjoys a relaxed and memorable start to their Christmas celebrations.

Your ticket includes:

+ Christmas-themed games for all ages
+ A lively family quiz
+ Hands-on craft activity
+ Mulled wine or hot chocolate and mince pie or cookie
+ A personal moment with Father Christmas to share your Christmas wish
+ An exclusive gift for each paying child
+ Entry to the Castle
+ A FREE return visit voucher for your family, valid between 2 January and 15 February 2026

Tickets cost £12 per adult and £22.50 per child.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/colchester/an-evening-with-father-christmas-and-friends/200029129489902
- **Event Categories**: christmas, contests
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 26

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://colchester.cimuseums.org.uk/events/evening-father-christmas/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=colchester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Colchester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Colchester Castle
- **lat**: 51.890849265659
- **long**: 0.90322974797893
- **full address**: Colchester Castle, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Colchester Museums (https://allevents.in/org/colchester-museums/23353467)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 20 Dec, 2025 at 06:15 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Colchester Castle, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Colchester Museums
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** christmas, contests
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about An Evening with Father Christmas and Friends ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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