Croeso i’r Fflint
Christmas in Flint 2026: what's on
Here's what's happening in and around Flint this Christmas, week by week. Every listing comes from the organiser's or venue's own page and links back to it, so you can check the latest details before you go. We'll add more as they're announced, including Flint's own lights switch-on.
Items marked to be confirmed haven’t been fully confirmed by the organiser yet. Please check the linked source before you go.
To be confirmed
- Flint Christmas lights and festive fair: to be confirmed. Flint Town Council hasn't announced the 2026 date yet. → Flint Town Council events
- Holywell Christmas lights switch-on (Fri 27 Nov) and Holywell Christmas Market (Sun 6 Dec): to be confirmed. These dates appear on Holywell Town Council's "save the date" flyer, but times haven't been published yet. → Holywell Town Council
Week 1: Mon 30 Nov – Sun 6 Dec
Snow White, Northop Presents' village panto · Thu 3 & Fri 4 Dec 7.30pm, Sat 5 Dec 2pm & 7.30pm, Sun 6 Dec 2pm · Edith Bankes Memorial Hall, Northop
Price to be confirmed when you book. → TicketSource
Christmas wreath-making evening · Fri 4 Dec, 6.30–8.30pm · Nexus Creative Spaces, rear of 50 High Street, Holywell
£35 per person, ages 16+. → Bookwhen
Connah's Quay Nomads v Holywell Town · Sat 5 Dec, 2.30pm · Essity Stadium, Flint
Adults £8, concessions and 12–16s £4, under-12s free. → Connah's Quay Nomads · Prices
Santa's Grotto Experience · Sat 5 Dec 10am–5pm & Sun 6 Dec 10am–4pm · Greenfield Valley Heritage Park, Greenfield
£14 for one child and one adult, £10 for each extra child, extra adults £4 on the day. Booked time slots only. → Greenfield Valley
Breakfast with Santa · Sun 6 Dec, 9.30–11am · Flint Mountain Park Hotel, Northop Road, Flint Mountain
£11.55 on Eventbrite. → Eventbrite
Christmas Greenfield Valley 5K · Sun 6 Dec, 10am · Greenfield Valley Heritage Park
Enter in advance. → runABC
Week 2: Mon 7 – Sun 13 Dec
Light a Candle memorial service · Wed 9 Dec, 6pm · Memoria Flintshire Memorial Park, Northop
Readings, poems and carols, with candles lit for loved ones. There's also a free live stream. → Eventbrite
Week 3: Mon 14 – Sun 20 Dec
Flint Town United v Trefelin BGC · Fri 18 Dec, 7.45pm · Essity Stadium, Flint
Flint's last home game before Christmas. → Flint Town United
Week 4: Mon 21 – Sun 27 Dec
Boxing Day: Connah's Quay Nomads v The New Saints · Sat 26 Dec, 2.30pm · Essity Stadium, Flint
Adults £8, concessions and 12–16s £4, under-12s free. → Connah's Quay Nomads
Boxing Day: Holywell Town v Flint Town United · Sat 26 Dec, 2.30pm · Halkyn Road, Holywell → Flint Town United fixtures
Week 5 and New Year: Mon 28 Dec – Fri 1 Jan
New Year's Day: Flint Town United v Llandudno · Fri 1 Jan, 2.30pm · Essity Stadium, Flint → Flint Town United fixtures
All month: the panto in Mold
Pinocchio, Theatr Clwyd's Christmas panto · runs until Sat 16 Jan. December shows on 4–6, 11–13, 18–20, 22–24, 26–27 and 29–30 Dec · Theatr Clwyd, Mold
Tickets from £21.50, including a £1.50 booking fee. Accessible shows:
- Audio-described: Sat 5 Dec 7pm and Sun 13 Dec 1pm
- BSL-interpreted: Sat 12 Dec 1pm
- Captioned: Sat 19 Dec 1pm
Every week in Flint
- Flint Castle parkrun: Saturdays, 9am, Castle Dyke Road. Free. No event on Christmas Day or New Year's Day. → parkrun
- Community Coffee Morning: Wednesdays 2, 9 and 16 Dec, 10am–12 noon, Flint Town Hall. Free cuppa. → Flint Town Council
- Age & Dementia Friendly Coffee Morning: Thursdays 3, 10 and 17 Dec, from 10.30am, Flint Town Hall. Free refreshments. → Flint Town Council
- Coffee morning at St Mary's: Fridays, 9.30am–12 noon, St Mary's Church, Flint. → St Mary's Church Flint
- Sgwrsio Cymraeg (Welsh conversation): Thursdays, 2–3pm, Flint Library. Learners welcome. Check with the library about 24 and 31 Dec. → Menter Iaith Fflint a Wrecsam
Good to know
- Flint Castle is free to visit, but it's closed on 24, 25 and 26 Dec and 1 Jan. → North East Wales
- Maes Gwyn, Flint is closed until Mon 21 Dec for electricity work. → Deeside.com
- Christmas bin days may change. Check your address. → Flintshire County Council
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