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Top story Lichfield Cathedral Christmas 2026: carols and service times Lichfield Cathedral at Christmas 2026: Nine Lessons and Carols at 6pm on 23 and 24 December, crib services at 1.30pm and 3pm, and Midnight Mass at 11pm. · 6 min read

Dates for the diary

  1. On now to 31 Oct Pumpkin picking at Lichfield Maize Maze Lichfield Maize Maze
  2. On now to 1 Nov Rymans Pumpkins, Manor Farm, Wall Manor Farm · From £5
  3. On now to 31 Oct Pumpkin Fest at Manor Farm Fruits Manor Farm Fruits · From £8.50
  4. On now to 3 Nov Halloween puzzle trail, Beacon Park Beacon Park · From £1.50
  5. On now to 3 Nov Halloween I-spy trails, Beacon Park and Burntwood Park Beacon Park · Free
  6. Tue 20 Oct Lichfield general market Market Square
  7. 21 Oct to 28 Nov Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld: 30 Years of Paul Kidby's Illustrations The Hub at St Mary's · Free
  8. 21 to 24 Oct Dracula, Lichfield Players Lichfield Garrick Studio · From £18.50
  9. Wed 21 Oct Robin Ince: Let The Quiet Ones Rise 8pm · The Hub at St Mary's · From £18
  10. Thu 22 Oct Eddi Reader 7.30pm · Lichfield Garrick · From £34
  11. Fri 23 Oct Concerts by Candlelight: Elvis 7.30pm · Lichfield Cathedral
  12. Sat 24 Oct Beacon parkrun 9am · Beacon Park · Free

More stories

Christmas Lichfield Christmas markets 2026: the Fayre is 15 November Lichfield's Christmas Fayre is Sunday 15 November, 10am to 4pm, after a Cathedral market on 7 November. The four-day Victorian market has no 2026 date. · 6 min read Christmas Lichfield Cathedral light show: 15 to 21 Dec, from £8.50 Lichfield Cathedral's Follow the Star light show runs 15 to 21 December, entry 5.15pm to 8.45pm. Cheapest after 6.45pm midweek: £12 adult, £36 family. · 4 min read Pubs Chase Line Ale Trail: 20 Pubs by Train, Rugeley to Walsall A new Chase Line Ale Trail links 20 real ale pubs by train from Rugeley to Walsall, with a bus extension to Aldridge, about seven miles from Lichfield. · 9 min read Halloween Halloween in Lichfield: pumpkin farms, Smash Day 1 Nov Halloween near Lichfield: three pumpkin farms open all half term, Phantom Flyer scare trains on 30 and 31 October, and Rymans' Smash Day on Sunday 1 November. · 8 min read Christmas Santa's grotto near Lichfield 2026: Wall and Hints dates Two farm grottos near Lichfield for 2026: Manor Farm Fruits at Hints is on sale for 6 to 24 December, and Rymans at Wall is £22 a child, tickets due soon. · 3 min read Events What's On in Lichfield: Half Term, Fireworks, Fayre 15 Nov Lichfield this week: Eddi Reader, Dracula and pumpkin farms; half term brings the Phantom Flyer, then fireworks on 6 November and the Fayre on the 15th. · 12 min read Christmas National Memorial Arboretum Illuminated: 4 to 22 December Illuminated runs 4 to 22 December at the Arboretum, Alrewas. Adults £20 to £22 if booked by 30 October, £25 to £27 after. No tickets on 7 and 14 December. · 5 min read New Year New Year's Eve in Lichfield: no public fireworks, what's on Neither Lichfield council runs a New Year's Eve event or fireworks. The panto has matinees at 11am and 3pm, pubs take bookings, and last trains end early. · 3 min read Lichfield Garrick Sheila McMahon's mental health show: held 10 Oct, Garrick Sheila McMahon's 11th mental health show, Identity, is at the Lichfield Garrick at 7.45pm on Saturday 10 October. Tickets £18.50, one night only, rated PG. · 3 min read Lichfield Garrick The Void at Lichfield Garrick: held 14 Oct, one night only Sci-fi horror The Void plays the Lichfield Garrick for one night, 7.30pm on Wednesday 14 October. Tickets from £26, recommended for ages 13 and over. · 10 min read Christmas Lichfield Christmas lights: 5pm, Sunday 22 November Lichfield's Christmas lights go on in Market Square on Sunday 22 November, 5pm to 8pm. Burntwood's 28 November festival brings Santa and free funfair rides. · 7 min read Remembrance Lichfield Remembrance Sunday: parade times, 8 November Lichfield's parade leaves the Guildhall at 9.40am for a 10am Cathedral service. At Alrewas the Arboretum service starts 10.40am and parking must be booked. · 5 min read Christmas Lichfield panto 2026: Robin Hood, 67 shows, 11 from £15 Lichfield Garrick panto 2026 is Robin Hood, 20 November to 10 January. Five school-day matinees now on public sale from £15; all 67 shows, BSL, relaxed dates. · 7 min read Bonfire Night Lichfield Rugby Club fireworks 2026: 6 Nov, 7.30 and 8.30pm Lichfield Rugby Club fireworks 2026: Friday 6 November, gates 6pm, displays 7.30pm and 8.30pm, free parking, walk-in entry. Golf club show is £32 a car. · 6 min read