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Northampton Town and County Art Society: Annual Exhibition 2023
2023-12-26 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-28 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-29 10:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Northampton Town and County Art Society are delighted to be able to return to Northampton Museum and Art Gallery. The 106th Annual exhibition will showcase artworks from Members and Associate Members. This exhibition will also include a selection of Non-Members work, allowing visitors a chance to see the wide variety of styles and subjects that such a group show offers.
Free entry

Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs
2023-12-26 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-26 17:00 - 19:00, 2023-12-27 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-12-27 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-12-28 14:00 - 16:00, 2023-12-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
Don’t miss this year’s hilarious, fun-filled family pantomime.
Playing the dashing Prince Charming will be TV presenter, actor and Strictly winner Ore Oduba, while Coronation Street superstar Wendi Peters will play the Wicked Queen, with the hilarious and much-loved Bob Golding returning as our dame, Nurse Nellie. The Magnificent Seven will be lead by Sarge, played by Dean Whatton (Game Of Thrones).
One of Britain’s most treasured comedians (and Northampton’s very own), Alan Carr, will appear as the Magic Mirror!* Alan Carr’s video appearance is in aid of Neuroblastoma UK, a charity which Alan is a proud patron of.
The show will be written by Paul Hendy and produced by the award?winning Evolution, the same team behind last year’s smash-hit Jack And The Beanstalk and 2021’s brilliant Dick Whittington.
With lavish sets, hilarious jokes and fun for the whole family, what’s not to love. And this year’s Panto is extra exciting because our brilliant Youth Theatre & Young Company Musicals group are taking to the stage alongside our stars as our Community Ensemble! Hi-ho, it’s off to panto you go!
*Alan Carr will appear on screen in a pre-recorded video

Christmas Lyric Trail
2023-12-27, 2023-12-28, 2023-12-29 | town centre
We have teamed up with West Northamptonshire Council to stage an interactive Christmas song lyric trail around the town centre throughout December.
Using the LoyalFree app, visitors to the town will be given a list of locations to visit where they need to answer questions and complete the lyrics from favourite Christmas songs.
The LoyalFree app can be downloaded by visiting www.loyalfree.co.uk/download or by searching for ‘LoyalFree’ in your app store.
The Christmas Song Lyric Trail is delivered by Northampton Town Centre BID and funded by West Northamptonshire Council.

Material Matters
2023-12-27 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-28 10:00 - 17:00, 2023-12-29 10:00 - 17:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Alison Goodyear, Michelle Keegan and Michael Evans are artists engaged in a collective exploration of ideas and enquiries pertaining to materiality and a diverse array of technological processes within our respective disciplines of painting, printmaking, and virtual reality. The collaborative works embody the synergy between the mechanical, the digital, and the handcrafted.

Bounce and Rhyme at Northamptonshire Central Library
2023-12-27 10:30 - 11:00 | Northampton Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BA, United Kingdom
Sessions to introduce rhymes and songs to your child to encourage interaction and develop communication skills.
Please note that the Bounce and Rhyme sessions will be run on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day and it will not be possible to book in advance. This event is running at a reduced capacity to ensure the health and safety of all staff and customers. Parents and Carers can collect a ticket from the front desk on the Friday morning at 10am. This event is for under 1s and non-walkers only.

Bounce and Rhyme at Northamptonshire Central Library
2023-12-27 10:30 - 11:00 | Northampton Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BA, United Kingdom
Sessions to introduce rhymes and songs to your child to encourage interaction and develop communication skills.
Please note that the Bounce and Rhyme sessions will be run on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day and it will not be possible to book in advance. Parents and Carers can collect a ticket from the front desk on the Friday morning at 10am. This event is for under 1s and non-walkers only.

Stick Man
2023-12-27 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-12-27 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-28 10:30 - 12:30, 2023-12-28 13:00 - 15:00, 2023-12-28 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-12-29 10:30 - 12:30 | Royal and Derngate Theatre, 19-21 Guildhall Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP
Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is coming to Northampton for Christmas 2023!
What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree?
This award-winning production, from the team behind Zog and Zog And The Flying Doctors, features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves.

We Call it JUNGLE
2023-12-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Roadmender, 1 Lady's Ln, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AH, United Kingdom
RANDOM CONCEPT PRESENTS WE CALL IT JUNGLE PART 3
SATURDAY 27TH JANUARY AT ROADMENDER NORTHAMPTON
TIME 3PM – 10PM (DAY TIME EVENT)
? POWERED BY RANDOM CONCEPT ?
WITHIN 12 MONTHS WE CALL IT JUNGLE HAS ALREADY ESTABLISHED ITSELF AS ONE OF THE LEADING JUNGLE NIGHTS IN THE UK. THEY ARE BACK AT THE END OF JANUARY TO ONCE AWAY TAKE AWAY THOSE JANUARY BLUES AND GIVE YOU THAT FIRST BLOWOUT OF 2024… GIVING YOU SOMETHING TO AIM FOR!! YOU CAN EXPECT THE FINEST JUNGLE SOUNDS, EXTRA SOUND WITH HIGH END PRODUCTION YOU WILL NOT SEE ANYWHERE ELSE!
JOIN US FOR A DAY OF THE BEST JUNGLE, DRUM & BASS, REGGAE AND DUB

Comedy Crate Comedy Night
2023-12-27 20:00 - 22:00 | Saints Coffee, 62 St Giles' St, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1JW, United Kingdom

Jazz & Blues
2023-12-27 20:30 - 23:30 | The Charles Bradlaugh, 1 Earl St, northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 3AU, United Kingdom
Jazz & Blues has become a firm favourite mid-week treat for local music lovers.
We have been lucky enough to welcome a whole host of talented musicians to the Bradlaugh stage as part of our Jazz & Blues night, including the Ginger Pig Band and rising star Beau Holland (not long returned from a tour supporting Bastille in The States!)
Come down and enjoy authentic sounds, friendly faces and a warm atmosphere. Every Wednesday from 8.30pm. Free Entry.

Rhymetime at Northamptonshire Central Library
2023-12-28 10:30 - 11:00, 2023-12-29 10:30 - 11:00 | Northampton Central Library, Abington Street, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 2BA, United Kingdom
Bring your under 5â€™s to clap, sing and wave our way through our favourite nursery rhymes and songs. Singing nursery rhymes and doing the actions are great for interaction, communication skills and motor skills â€“ and most of all, itâ€™s fun!
Please note that the Rhymetime sessions will be run on a first-come, first-serve basis on the day and it will not be possible to book in advance. Parents and Carers can collect a ticket from the front desk on the Friday morning at 10am.

Craft and chatter
2023-12-29 12:30 - 14:00 | Northampton Museum And Art Gallery, 4-6 Guildhall Rd,, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1DP, United Kingdom
Every Friday (no session on 7 April)
12.30 â€“ 2.00pm
Free
If you’re looking for a way to unwind after a busy week or just want to make some new crafting friends, come along with your chosen craft to these friendly informal sessions. They take place every Friday lunchtime in the Northampton Museum & Art Gallery lower café area.
Drop in – no booking required but please purchase a drink or something to eat from the cafe.
