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St Albans City Centre comes alive on Sunday 22 November for the St Albans Christmas Cracker 2026, with festive lights, shopping, entertainment and a FREE Santa's Grotto.

Join us on Sunday 22 November for the St Albans Christmas Cracker, St Albans' biggest festive family event. With the city centre closed to traffic, enjoy live music from local bands and performers, appearances from stars of this year's Alban Arena pantomime, school choirs, festive entertainments, a free Santa's Grotto (thanks to St Albans BID), arts and crafts, street entertainment, fairground rides and around 100 market stalls packed with gifts, decorations, food and drink.