What shall we do today?  What day is it? The presents have been unwrapped, the Christmas dinner devoured, the new board games exhausted, you can’t face another chocolate and you need to get up from in front of the TV!  If you are looking for a reason to leave the house in that post-Christmas period here’s your guide to What’s On during the Christmas holiday period…

Panto

If you haven’t been to the Panto yet, there plenty of options locally for this most British of Christmas traditions…

Jack & The Beanstalk - The Eric Morecambe Centre (until 30th December)

 

Aladdin - The Alban Arena (until 31st December)

 

Cinderella - Campus West (until 4th January)

 

The All New Adventures of Peter Pan - Grove Theatre (until 4th January)

 

Jack and the Beanstalk - Watford Palace Theatre (until 4th January)

 

Other shows

If Panto isn’t for you there are other options… 

The Box of Delights - Abbey Theatre (until 28th December)

A Christmas Carol (St Albans)  - Vintry Gardens (until 30th December)

 

A Christmas Carol (Hitchin) - British Schools Museum (until 30th December)

 

Walks and trails

You could blow off the cobwebs and work off all the excesses of Christmas with a fun family walk (please check opening times before travelling in case some venues are close earl on New Year's Eve or close on New Year's Day)…

Harpenden Lights Twinkle Trail 

 

St Albans Christmas Bauble Trail

 

Stockwood Illuminated 2025 - Stockwood Discovery Centre (until 4th January)

 

Christmas Gingerbread Chase - Stanborough Park (until 28th December)

 

Tewinbury Farm Woodland Light Trail - Tewinbury Farm (until 2nd January)

 

Shaun the Sheep: Find the Flock - Wrest Park (until 4th January)

 

12 Joys of Christmas - Children's Trail - Jordans Mill (until 4th January)

 

Ashridge House Illuminated - Ashridge House (until 1st January)

 

Shuttleworth in Lights (1st - 3rd January)

 

More winter fun

And there’s still more fun to be had...

New Year's Day Duck Race - The Marquis of Granby Pub (1st January)

Wick Wood Santa Hunt - Wick Wood (27th December)

 

Family Silent Disco - St Albans Cathedral (31st December)

 

December Adventures: Knights Quest - Dunstable Downs (until 4th January)

 

Owl Pellet Dissection - RSPB Rye Meads (27th & 28th December)

 

Crafty Christmas: Air Dry Clay Sculpting - RSPB Rye Meads (until 4th January)

 

Crafty Christmas: Rock Painting - RSPB Rye Meads (until 4th January)

 

Kids for a Quid - Mead Open Farm (until 31st January)

 

Puzzles and Pastimes - Bletchley Park (2nd & 3rd January)

Polar Bear Trail - Natural History Museum Tring (until 4th January)

Farm for a Fiver - Lee Valley Adventure Park (until 1st February)

And don’t forget that you can find lots of places to go and local attractions to visit, both indoors and outdoors, in our Things To Do section.