We are walking in the air, we're floating in the market's moonlit sky....

Christmas is not complete without seeing the festive classic The Snowman on our screens! This year we are airing The Snowman in our Market Pop Up Cinema in the Oastler Centre!

Join us on Saturday 21st December at 1pm for the free showing. Creamy hot chocolate will be served to all our cinema goers (we may add some marshmallows too if we are feel oh so merry with our ho ho hot choccy drinks) 

The Snowman theme will running through the market with our Christmas Workshop creating mini snowmen between 11am - 3pm in the Market Event Space also on the same date. 

As well as free face paint and crafts, Santa will be in his Grotto handing gifts to his mini visitors and live Christmas carols from our favourite ladies at Pennine Chimes at 11.30am.

Real nativity animals in the market create a festive pop up farm scene...

Have you ever seen a donkey, alpaca, a goat, sheep and calf in the middle of your local market? Probably not but this Christmas you just may well do!

Join us at the Market Event Space inside the Oastler Centre on Saturday 14th December between 11am-3pm for a Real Animal Nativity scene. Say hello to real traditional nativity animals who will be located in the middle of the market for people to meet, get to know and pet. 

The animals all come from Riggmoor Reindeer and Mobile Petting Farm in Harrogate and this will be the first time that the market has hosted an event like this so do pop along with your little cherubs.

Along with the animals there will also be face painting and craft activities between 11am and 3pm, children can visit Santa in his grotto between 10am and 4pm and members of the Salvation Army will add to the festive atmosphere by singing Christmas carols between 10am and 12pm.

A magical Memory Tree takes centre stage in the market this Christmas..

This year, the market will have a special Christmas Memory Tree at the front entrance of the market. Customers can collect a card from the Just 4 Paws stall by making a kind donation to Dementia Friendly Keighley and Sue Ryder Manorlands Hospice, write a note in memory of their loved one and peg it in the market next to the Memory Tree.

The market will host a range of festive activities including Santa and his Elves in the Grotto, a free Christmas Tree Decoration workshop, Santa in his Workshop video as well as free face paint and colouring in. 

Please note the dates for activities are as follows from 10am - 3pm
Saturday 14th December - All Activities including Workshop **Children's Xmas Workshop will only run on this one day**
Sunday 15th December - All Activities
Saturday 21st December - All Activities
Sunday 22nd December - All Activities

Festive music inside Kirkgate Market

Kirkgate Market will also be helping people to get in to the festive mood.

On Saturday 14th December with Christmas music from the Gawthorpe Brass Band from 11am and music from ladies barbershop chorus the Pennine Chimes from 11.30am. There will be free face painting in Kirkgate market on the 19th December from 11am to 3pm.