CHRISTMAS IN THE CITY 2024
Christmas In The City has well and truly arrived here in Chelmsford and the countdown to the big day is on!
Chelmsford city centre has you covered this festive season…
There’s a fantastic line-up of shops to help you grab those perfect gifts for loved ones and to find the perfect sparkly outfit for all those celebrations – browse our directory of the shops on offer. Be prepared and download our Christmas Shopping hours guide.
Those busy shopping trips need fuel and there’s a great selection of food and drink venues here in the city centre, whether your after a festive hot choccy and sarnie on the go or you fancy treating yourself to a relaxing sit down meal, there’s plenty of options – browse our food and drink directory.
And as those nights continue to draw in, when it comes to celebrating Christmas in Chelmsford you are spoilt for choice… with fabulous restaurants boasting the most festive special menus and a beautiful selection of bars for those crimbo cocktails with the chance to dance the night away – browse our full nightlife directory.
THE CHRISTMAS STAMP TRAIL
Our Christmas Stamp Trail is here! Can you find all of our festive stamps around the City Centre? Write down thw number in the corner of each stamp and add these up to get the final answer!
NEW FOR CHRISTMAS 2024… Launching on Friday 6 December and running through until Sunday 22 December you’ll find our Christmas Cabins in Tindal Square outside the beautiful Shire Hall.
We'll be bringing 16 cabins offering a mix of delicious street food/treats and local businesses and creators with gifts perfect for Christmas. The Cabins will complement the brilliant shops we have in Chelmsford and work to bring even more Christmassy vibes!
From Christmas wreaths and unique artwork from local artists, to stunning engraved jewellery and even locally produced beer gift sets, the gifting potential is endless… fuelling you on your way will be the winter warmers, from festive hot choccy to the classic mulled wine with yorkie pud wraps and Christmas crumble too, we can’t wait! The Full line up is on its way…
Each weekend we’ll be running free activities at the cabins too, including festive facepainting, Chelmsford Silver Band, The Christmas Mariachi band and MORE!
CHRISTMAS ACTIVITY PROGRAMME
There are some incredible festive events taking place, not only in the city centre but across Chelmsford. Here at Chelmsford For You we’ve done our best to pull as many of them together in one place for you to browse. Check out our very festive What’s On calendar below…