Friday 6th December 2024
The Corn Exchange is closed for regeneration but the Yuletide committee are committed to still run the festival, it will just have a different layout.
If you feel you could help in anyway or you would like to sponsor the event please do get in touch.
STALLS
If you would like to express interest in having a stall at this event please go to our Stall Holders Page
LOCAL BUSINESSES
If any businesses would like to use pitches outside their premises for selling food and drink please let us know – we would prefer to offer locally made produce rather than have to get external stalls. If you are going to be open for the event it would be good to know so that we can make sure we don’t pitch stalls in front of your business.
We have a programme booklet produced and distributed on the evening that contains the programme of events, important information and the words for carol singing. There is an opportunity to advertise your business for the future events, please get in touch if you are interested.
FATHER CHRISTMAS
We are currently looking at options of where to relocate Father Christmas (as the Corn Exchange will be closed). If anyone would like to volunteer to be Father Christmas or come and help create/decorate a magical grotto please email us
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
If you would like to come and be part of our live entertainment program please email us
SPONSORS
We run the Festival using the surplus from previous year’s event and sponsorship from local businesses – A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL OF THEM!
Hall & Woodhouse our main sponsor
Lesley Shand Funeral Service sponsoring the printing of the programmes
Cheap Printing Dorset for printing of our programmes
Kens Kabs sponsor
If your business can also sponsor the 2024 event please get in touch
We are hoping to bring some brilliant lighting to the festivities
We always need extra help, if you would like to volunteer please email us
Since 2010 our event has provided festive fun for everyone as well as encouraging local shopping with late-night opening. Highlights have always been the children’s lantern parade and community carol singing in the Market Place, market stalls in the streets, Santa’s grotto in the Corn Exchange, live entertainment and fireworks or light displays.
The committee members are all volunteers and since 2021 have really struggled to recruit more help and now only have a few core members. We really want the festival to continue to grow and get better (possibly better than it ever used to be!) but we can’t improve without more help.
We meet once a month on a Thursday evening in the Parish Centre (opposite the Post Office) usually 7.30pm. No previous experience is necessary.
Please email our Chair: chairman@blandford-yuletide-festival.org.uk
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