Celebrate the start of the festive season with Kelham Island Museum’s Victorian Christmas Market

Get in the Christmas spirit and save the dates – Saturday, December 6 and Sunday, December 7 – for this Dickensian spectacle, which offers a joyous Christmas shopping experience. You can find out more and pre-book tickets here

With over 80 stalls selling Sheffield-made wares, gifts and seasonal goods, visitors will be able to find perfect presents and stocking fillers, as well as enjoying a fun-filled day out for all the family.

As always, stalls will bring together a wide range of makers, craftspeople, producers and more.

Christmas cornucopia

The festive-themed market quarters include:

· Sheffield Made: Discover traditional crafts and skills from local artists, craftspeople and artisans, including ceramics, prints, jewellery, stained glass and metalwork. Visitors will be also able to enjoy blacksmithing and woodworking demonstrations throughout the day.

· All That Glitters: Shop unique homewares, gifts and jewellery, perfect for stocking fillers and festive surprises. A wide range of gift ideas will be available, from jewellery and books to illustrations, candles and homeware.

· Christmas Shop: Get Christmas all wrapped up with an array of handmade cards, decorative treasures and vintage decorations.

· Festive Food: Enjoy a variety of tasty treats, featuring a traditional hog roast, wood fired pizzas, Bavarian sausages, handmade crepes and traditional mulled wine along with cakes, fudge, crumbles and brownies.

Entertainment

Alongside some fantastic shopping, there’s a jam-packed programme of entertainment lined up across the weekend too. Visitors will be able to enjoy music and merriment from local brass bands, musicians, dancers, choirs and carollers, as well as wandering living history characters – see the towering snow queen on stilts, catch a tune from the hurdy-gurdy player and keep an eye out for those cheeky Victorian urchins in authentic costume.

There‘ll be plenty of festive family activities too – enjoy children’s fairground favourites, climb aboard the Kelham Island Flyer miniature engine, visit Santa in his Grotto and pose for a souvenir photo in our Selfie Sleigh. Visitors can also explore the museum’s galleries, learn about Sheffield's steel story and feel the floor shake as the mighty River Don Engine runs every hour, on the hour

And when it’s time to recharge your batteries, you can relax with a drink in the museum’s very own onsite pub, The Millowners Arms.

Admission charge is £8 for adults, £2 for children aged 5-16 and under 5s go free. A charge will apply to some activities, including fairground rides and Santa’s Grotto.

Limited pre-booked tickets are available to book online now – visit sheffieldmuseums.org.uk/xmasmarket for more information. In person tickets will also be available on the day at the Christmas Market ticket desk, but queue wait times may be longer at busy times.