Christmas 2025

Church services through Advent to Christmas

Page launched August 2024, listing Christmas services, concerts and events advised or published by churches across the area, in addition to their usual service times and diary events for November and December. You may wish to check with individual churches to confirm events, book or reserve tickets or for any late changes and availability of seats/space, some churches advise that services are subject to change.

Please see our Church Listings pages and Googlemap for church locations and websites, where available.  Further events and services via Churches Together in Stamford (FB). Corrections, edits, further details welcome to web@.  See also our News pages and Facebook page 'Hope4Spalding'.

Italics/light grey text = awaiting confirmation; all due apologies for errors and omissions - please let us know; Bold = ecumenical events supported or organised by churches working together

Many church posters and a selection of snapshots from Christmas Tree festivals available on Facebook

Use: ⋮ / Find in page / CTRL+F / ⌘+F to search for individual churches

🎄- Christmas tree, arts and crafts festivals; ☕ Coffee mornings; ♫ Music/Entertainment; 🎶 Carol service; 👑 Crib and Nativity services; 🔴 Messy Church, Jelly Church and more; 🍊Christingle

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First Sunday in Advent, 30 November

Second Sunday in Advent, 7 December

Third Sunday in Advent, 14 December

Fourth Sunday in Advent, 21 December

Christmas Eve, Wednesday 24 December

Christmas Day, Thursday 25 December

Sunday 28 December

☕10:15am: Café Church in Swayfield village hall; more info via St Nicholas, Swayfield in the Corby Glen group / Link (Corby Glen ACNY)

St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day, Friday 26 December

Christmas Day, Thursday 25 December

9:15am: All Age Communion, St George's, Stamford (FB) ACNY 

10:30am: Christmas Celebration, St George's, Stamford (FB) ACNY 

10:30am: Morning Prayer, St Peter's, Lenton ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

Christmas Eve, Wednesday 24 December

👑3:00pm: Crib service, St Peter's, Ropsley (FB) ACNY(North Beltisloe Group)

4:00pm: Christmas service, St Andrew's, Rippingale (FB) in the Ringstone in Aveland Group (FB)

👑4:00pm: Crib service, St George's, Stamford (FB) ACNY 

👑4:00pm: Crib service, St Peter & St Paul, Wigtoft PE20 2NJ; more info via ACNY

🎶5:00pm: Carol service, St Bartholomew's, Ingoldsby ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

🎶6:00pm: Carol service 'Welcome to Christmas', St Mary & the Holy Rood, Donington ACNY (Haven Group)

9:00pm: Christmas Eve Communion, St George's, Stamford (FB) ACNY 

Tuesday 23 December

7:00pm: When Christmas hurts, St George's, Stamford (FB) ACNY 

Monday 22 December

7:00pm: Carol service, St George's, Stamford (FB) ACNY 

Fourth Sunday in Advent, 21 December

9:30am: Holy Communion, St Peter's, Ropsley (FB) ACNY(North Beltisloe Group)

☕10:30am: Café Church Christmas Celebration, Harvest Church (FB) 

🎶3:00pm: Carol service, St Margaret's, Braceby ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

🎶3:00pm: Carol service, St Peter's, Lenton ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

🎶4:00pm: Carol service, St George's, Stamford (FB) ACNY 

🎶6:00pm: Carol service, St Mary Magdalene, Old Somerby ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

Saturday 20 December

🎶6:00pm: Carol service, Humby chapel ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

Friday 19 December

🎶7:00pm: Carol service, St Nicholas, Sapperton ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

Thursday 18 October

🎶6:30pm: Carol service, St Andrew's, Boothby Pagnell ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

Third Sunday in Advent, 14 December

🎄Christmas Tree Festival Thorney Abbey (FB)  

10:30am: Curious Questions, Harvest Church (FB) 

11:00am: Holy Communion, St Bartholomew's, Ingoldsby ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

🎵2:30pm: Celebrating 800 years: Eddie Seales Big Band Christmas Concert, £10 - £25; pre-booking required, All Saints, Holbeach (FB)

🎶6:00pm: Carol service, St Peter's, Ropsley (FB) ACNY(North Beltisloe Group)

Saturday 13 December

🎄Christmas Tree Festival Thorney Abbey (FB)  

🎄🎵Christmas Concert; more details via St John's, Parson Drove, PE13 4LF (FB) (Murrow FB) (CCTSt John's)

10:00am: Messy Church, St Bartholomew's, Ingoldsby ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

10:00am: Christmas Fayre in the Project St Thomas Centre (FB); more info via  The Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham, South Holland (FB)

☕🍰10:00am: Community Coffee Morning, St Mary's, Whaplode (FB) (Elloe Stone Benefice)

4:00pm: Messy Church in Crowland (FB) at Crowland Methodist (FB) (Peterborough Circuit)

Friday 12 December

🎄🎺🍷🥧6:30pm: Christmas Lights switch on, Thorney Abbey (FB)  

Thursday 11 December

🍊5:00pm: Christingle, St Peter's, Ropsley (FB) ACNY(North Beltisloe Group)

Second Sunday in Advent, 7 December

9:30am: Patronal Festival and North Beltisloe Benefice Holy Communion, St Nicholas, Sapperton ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

🎄Christmas Wreath Festival St Matthew's, Eye (FB) PE6 7UU

🍊10:00am: Christingle, St Bartholomew's, Ingoldsby ACNY (North Beltisloe Group)

🎄10:00am: Christmas Tree Festival, St Peter & St Paul, Wigtoft PE20 2NJ; more info via ACNY - also 1, 7 & 8 December

10:30am: Communion and Curious Questions, Harvest Church (FB) 

🎶3:30pm: Carol service, St Peter & St Paul, Wigtoft PE20 2NJ; more info via ACNY (also advertised as 6:00pm)

🎵7:00pm: Just Sing! Ladies choir, £tba, St Andrew's, Witham on the Hill ACNY (FB)

Saturday 6 December

🎄Christmas Wreath Festival St Matthew's, Eye (FB) PE6 7UU

🎄10:00am: Christmas Tree Festival, St Peter & St Paul, Wigtoft PE20 2NJ; more info via ACNY - also 29/11 & 30/11 7 December

Friday 5 December

🎵Christmas Concert with Holbeach Town Band, Tydd St Mary (FB) ACNY (Elloe Fen group)

Thursday 4 December

🥣12:00pm: Lunch, £6.50, St John's, Baston (FB) in The Ness Group (FB) 

First Sunday in Advent, 30 November

🎄10:00am: Christmas Tree Festival, St Peter & St Paul, Wigtoft PE20 2NJ; more info via ACNY - also 6 & 7 December

🎄Wednesday 26 - Sunday 30 November: Christmas Tree Festival, St Wulfram's, Grantham (FB) ACNY

🎄Wednesday 19 November - Thursday 4 December: The Wonder of Christmas,  Peterborough Cathedral (FB)

Saturday 29 November

🎄10:00am and 1:00pm: Wreath making workshops; more details via St John's, Parson Drove, PE13 4LF (FB) (Murrow FB) (CCTSt John's)