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December is here and it's a month of local fun and festive finds!

This issue is packed with things to do around our area—whether you’re into live music, Christmas markets and fairs, outdoor adventures or family-friendly festivities, there’s something to do. It’s the perfect time to get out and enjoy what’s on offer. We've also included some new places to discover too.

Don’t miss our Christmas Guide, where you’ll find everything you need to make the most of the season—local shopping ideas, events to attend, makers and artists and plenty of ways to support small businesses while getting into the festive spirit.

Grab a cuppa, settle back and have a read of our December issue.

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Here's what's in this month's eNews from Discover North East Lincolnshire. [These are clickable links you can use to jump straight to the details]

🎄What's new in North East Lincolnshire?

🎄December Highlights

🎄What's on this month?

🎄Our handy Christmas Guide

🎄Events in 2026

🎄Small Business Saturday

🎄Have yourself an active Xmas

🎄Hello Weekend - our weekend what's on guide

🍸New Cocktail Bar in Cleethorpes🍸

The Tap & Tail is a new bar and restaurant with a smart, modern feel — think moody lighting, mirrors, and a relaxed atmosphere. 

Located in the heart of Cleethorpes in Sea View Street, the menu keeps it simple with quality favourites like steaks, fresh salads, and crowd-pleasing dishes. On the bar side, the team brings decades of experience, serving everything from timeless classics to cocktails with a creative twist

🎯Racks Pool & Sports Bar opens

Racks Pool & Sports Bar has opened in Cleethorpes!

Cleethorpes Go-to sports bar! The new bar located on the High Street, has large screen sports, pool, interactive darts, and shuffleboard and promises more to come soon with more pool tables, another bar and more. Serving great food and drink including Sunday lunches and breakfast.

Eat. Drink. Play. Repeat! 

Brand new Italian & Seafood Restaurant

Cleethorpes welcomes Amore!  Located on Alexandra Road on the first floor of the Tale of Two, this new restaurant enjoys spectacular views of the seafront and the Humber Estuary.

Serving Italian favourite dishes including Apollo alla Creama, Risotto, extensive pasta dishes and pizza, the restaurant's menu also features a number of seafood dishes including a Mediterranean seafood casserole, fish platter, seabass, mussels, scallops and calamari. 

🎄The Grimsby Christmas Village🎄

Don't miss The Grimsby Christmas Village as In Good Hands Markets & Grimsby & Clee Eats bring you Grimsby's very first traditional Christmas Market.

Opens Friday 28 November through to Sunday 7 December, the Grimsby Christmas Village features ✨beautiful Wooden Christmas Chalets✨ filled with incredible local gifts, mulled wine, delicious festive food (from street food to farmers market!!), live Christmas music and all the festive magic alongside a Scandinavian Teepee to stay cosy whilst enjoying it all!

🎄PANTO TIME AT GRIMSBY AUDITORIUM🎄

When a magical sorceress transforms the handsome Prince into a frightening Beast, only true love will break the spell. In a tale as old as panto-time, join this fairy-tale extravaganza.

Great laughs, lavish costumes and fabulous scenery and magical transformation scene. Laugh along with the fabulous snowball battle!

Take your whole family on a Spectacular Adventure and be part of the magic at Lincolnshire’s biggest panto!

Opens Wednesday 10 December and runs until Tuesday 30 December.

Candlelit Concert with Lloyd Griffiths

The classically trained Bass-baritone (yes, really!) and all-around funny man, Lloyd Griffith, returns home to Grimsby for a magical evening of Christmas music at the beautiful, candlelit Grimsby Minster.

You might know Lloyd as a comedian, actor, or maybe from bumping into him at Blundell Park, but he’s also a seriously talented singer, and he’s bringing all of that (plus his trademark humour) back to where it all began. Expect carols, Christmas classics, a few singalongs, maybe even a Grimsby-inspired tune or two, and definitely some laughs along the way.

Friday 12 December at Grimsby Minster SOLD OUT

Monday 22 December at Grimsby Minster

🚂SANTA EXPRESS🚂

Get ready for the most magical family adventure – all aboard the magical Jingle Belle! Immerse yourself in festive wonder as this very special train takes you on a journey to Lapland Centre at Cleethorpes Coast Light Railway. 

Perfect for the whole family, this festive train ride is sure to get everyone in the Christmas spirit!

The Santa Express opens 13 December on selected dates until Christmas Eve.

🌟THE SNOW QUEEN AT PARKWAY CINEMA 🌟

TaleGate Theatre Productions returns to Parkway Cleethorpes for the fifth year with the coolest pantomime this Christmas- ‘The Snow Queen’.

Jack Frost has convinced the Snow Queen to rule over Cleethorpes causing Winter to last forever. Join us as her sister, the Summer Fairy, breaks the ice and saves the day along with our fabulous panto dame, Nancy Neapolitan and her silly Reindeer friends. A fast-paced, highly entertaining frozen feast of family fun featuring pop songs, magic and puppets.

Opens Saturday 13 December through to Tuesday 30 December

😎NEW YEAR'S EVE WITH THE RUMBLE BAND😎

The biggest and best party on NYE🎉 

Get your dancing shoes ready - it’s going to be a fantastic night. 😎

The best way to see in the New Year with the fantastic Rumble Band at The Beachcomber Cleethorpes. Includes a three-course meal and welcome drink.

There's lots going on in Cleethorpes and North East Lincolnshire this month, so here are some highlights to browse. 

Pop these events in your diary, there are links to many of these on our website. Check our website and social media channels for more events. Do note that events are added to our listings daily.

Monday 1 December

Laceby Farmers Market, Butt Lane Playing Fields

Christmas Market, Oasis Health Club Grimsby

The Scouts Jingle Bell Christmas Fayre, The Beachcomber

The Nativity, St Helen's church Brigsley - on until 14 December

THEATRE Goodnight Mister Tom, Caxton Theatre - on until Saturday 6 December

Tuesday 2 December

George Micheal Tribute, The Coach House

The Reverend & The Makers, Docks Academy

Wednesday 3 December

Build An Elf Workshop, The Paint Box Cleethorpes

Sip & Paint, The Wheatsheaf

Thursday 4 December 

The Rolling People, Docks Academy

Ho Ho Hoedown with 3rd and Church, Kingsway Kiosks

Sam Simmons & Miffy, The Bobbin

Story time with Santa, The Wheatsheaf

Paint & Fizz with Fran Young Art, Healing Manor

Friday 5 December

Clearwater Creedence Revival, Docks Academy

Quireboys plus others, Yardbirds Rock

P!nk -Ish Christmas Party Night, Laceby Manor

Abba Christmas Party Night, The Coach House

Do It Like Dua Vs So Taylor Swift, Christmas Tribute Night, Beachcomber Cleethorpes

Christmas Makers Market, Grimsby Institute

Mouse & the Moon, Fisherman’s Arms

Organology Jazz Band, Grimsby Central Hall

Christmas Bottomless Brunch, Tale of Two every weekend in December

Saturday 6 December – SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY

It's Small Business Saturday and FREE parking in many council car parks!

Santa at the Mill, Waltham Windmill

Winter Wonderland, Freshney Place Shopping Centre - every weekend until Christmas

Christmas Market event with The Laceby Collective, Butt Lane Playing Fields

Toy & Train Collectors Fair, Cleethorpes Memorial Hall

Absolute Bowie, Yardbirds Rock

Movie Musicals Christmas Party Night, Laceby Manor

Christmas Concert with Grimsby Philharmonic Society, Grimsby Minster

Christmas Fayre, Bert Boyden Centre, Immingham

Beyonce Tribute, St James Hotel

Andre Rieu Merry Christmas, Parkway Cinema

Santa Specials Barton to Cleethorpes railway

Movie Musicals - Christmas Party Night, Laceby Manor

Christmas Bottomless Brunch, Boston Brothers

Dreamettes tribute night, Beachcomber

Wicked Bottomless Brunch, Tale of Two

Sunday 7 December

Wolfsbane, Yardbirds Rock

Christmas Wreath Making Workshop, St Helen's Barnoldby

Breakfast with Santa, Curious Cat

Out of the Ordinary Krampus Market, Yardbirds Rock

Christmas Night at the Movies, Grimsby Ice Rink

Baer x HMH Winter Afternoon Tea & Christmas Beauty event, Healing Manor

Disney Quiz, Curious Cat

DN31 presents Sunday Session, Tale of Two

Sam Simmons & Louise Connor, The Bobbin

Andre Rieu Merry Christmas, Parkway Cinema

Monday 8 December

Christmas Fair & Market, Immingham

Festive Fun Shopping Event, Think Bubbles Sea View Street

Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory screening, Parkway Cinema

PANTO TIME at Grimsby Auditorium!

🎅Beauty & the Beast, opens Wednesday 10 December until 30 December

Wednesday 10 December

The Shania Twain Christmas Show, The Coach House

Tea Party with the Grinch, The Grosvenor

The Nutcracker, Parkway Cinema

Thursday 11 December 

Elton John Tribute, The Coach House

Globe Poetry Slam, The Snug Wellowgate

Christmas Northern Soul Afternoon, Tale of Two

Wreath Making with Little Ray of Sunshine, Little Kiddies Café Immingham

Sam Simmons & Miffy, The Bobbin

Friday 12 December

Evening Christmas Craft Fair, Cleethorpes Memorial Hall

80s Wonderland Christmas Party Night, Docks Academy SOLD OUT

Christmas Party Night - Mamma Mania, Laceby Manor

Soul & Motown Christmas Party Night, The Coach House

Candlelit Concert with Lloyd Griffith, Grimsby Minster

Festival of Christmas Songs and Carols, St Andrew’s church Cleethorpes

Mardy Johnny Depps, Fisherman’s Arms

Rob Bywater and Sam Simmons, The Bobbin

The Brew Legendary Xmas Bash, Yardbirds Rock

PANTO TIME at Parkway Cinema Cleethorpes

🎅The Snow Queen, opens 13 December until 30 December

Saturday 13 December

Bon Giovi, Yardbirds Rock

90s Christmas Party Night, Docks Academy SOLD OUT

Christmas Party Night - Queens of Soul & RnB, Laceby Manor

The Spice Girls Christmas Party Night, The Coach House

Aladdin Panto, Great Coates village hall

Roll The Dice Christmas Market, Roll The Dice Café

The Pear Tree’s Christmas Market

Christmas Bottomless Brunch, Boston Brothers

So Minogue, St James Hotel Grimsby

Royal Opera Andrea Chenier, Parkway Cinema

Cardee, Kingsway Kiosks

Saturday 13 December to 15 March 2026

Moments In Time. Photography Exhibition by Steve Dixey, Grimsby Fishing Heritage Centre

Sunday 14 December

In Good Hands Christmas Market, Docks Academy

Christmas Craft Fair, Wilton Fields

Sam Simmons & Louise Connor The Bobbin

Breakfast with Santa, The Wheatsheaf

Bounceabout, Grimsby Leisure Centre

Christmas Singalong with Cleethorpes Band, People’s Park Grimsby

Wednesday 17 December

The Sherlocks, Docks Academy

P!Ink, The Coach House

Christmas Wassail with Grimsby Bach Choir, Grimsby Minster

Tea Party with the Grinch, The Grosvenor

Thursday 18 December

Beerlesque at Christmas, Docks Academy

Elvis Christmas Party Night, The Coach House

Storytime with Santa, The Wheatsheaf

Andy L smooth & Jay Bur, The Bobbin

Festive Singalong w/The Alzheimer's Society, Grimsby Minster

Friday 19 December 

Grimsby Farmers & Craft Market

Guided nature walk with Josh the Coastal Ranger, Cleethorpes Country Park

Fleetwood Bac, Yardbirds Rock

Christmas Party Night - Take @ That, Laceby Manor

00s Christmas Party Night, Docks Academy

Rhythm is a Dancer, Ultimate Throwback, Boston Brothers

The Old Guard, Kingsway Kiosks

Immingham Xmas Mini Market, Civic Centre

The Boyz, Beachcomber

Lionel Richie Christmas Party Night, The Coach House

Rhythm is a Dancer ultimate throwback, Boston Brothers

Saturday 20 December
Christmas Movie Pyjama Party with CineShow, Grimsby Central Hall Orphan Boy & Special Guests, Docks Academy

Christmas Party Night - Take @ That, Laceby Manor

Abba Christmas Party Night, The Coach House

Christmas Bottomless Brunch, Boston Brothers

Benidorm Tom's Sack Is Full of Xmas Bash, Yardbirds Rock

The Cameraman with Rock n Roll Bingo, Kingsway Kiosks

An Evening of Christmas Music with Cleethorpes Band, All Saints Church, Waltham

Dine with Santa, Papa’s Fish & Chips, Cleethorpes Pier

Santa Paws, The Pear Tree

Breakfast with Elsa & Elf, The Wheatsheaf

Breakfast or Brunch with Santa, Meridian Cafe

Sunday 21 December 

Kino Airsoft Christmas Special, Kino Airsoft Grimsby

The Mardy Johnny Depps, The Coach House

Sam Simmons & Spencer Booth, The Bobbin

Christmas Fayre, Grimsby Central Hall

Monday 22 December

Breakfast with the Grinch & Stitch, The Wheatsheaf

Children’s Christmas Workshop, Cabana Crafts Meridian Craft Centre

Lloyd Griffith's Candlelight Christmas Concert, Grimsby Minster EXTRA DATE!

Tuesday 23 December

Party with Santa, Great Coates Village Hall

Children’s Christmas Workshop, Cabana Crafts Meridian Craft Centre

Wednesday 24 December

George Michael Tribute, The Coach House

The Mardy Johnny Depps, Docks Academy

Ethan Taylor & Sam Simmons, The Bobbin

Saturday 27 December

Downloaded UK, Docks Academy

The Jam'd Live, Yardbirds Rock

Tequila Night, Bare Street Kitchen

Saturday Night Live Disco Christmas Edition, Grimsby Ice Rink

Sunday 28 December 

Grimsby Record Fair, St Giles church hall, Scartho

The Mardy Johnny Depps, The Coach House

Andy L Smooth & Alive Olivia, The Bobbin

The Finest Hour Album Launch, The Linden Club

Monday 29 December 

Sam Simmons, The Coach House

Tuesday 30 December 

NYE Warm Up Abba Party, The Coach House

Quiz of the Year, Docks Academy

Wednesday 31 December – New Year’s Eve

New Year's Eve: Day Drinking, Docks Academy

New Year’s Eve Party with Fore Fighters / Alanish Yardbirds Rock

NYE Abba Party, The Coach House

New Years Eve Gala, Oaklands Hall Hotel

New Years Eve Masquerade Ball, Stallingborough Grange

Exclusively Elton, Waltham Windmill Golf Club

New Year Celebration with The Rumble Band, Beachcomber Cleethorpes

The Moggies, Old Clee Club

Ethan Taylor & Sam Simmons, The Bobbin

Rob Bywater & Sean Blakey, Mucky Muldoons

Get ready for the festive period in North East Lincolnshire with our handy Christmas Guide  

Discover all your needs for the festive season, featuring events and activities for all the family, find local businesses and suppliers, local makers and artists, and enjoy the season and all it offers. We encourage you to please support local small businesses when you can, you can really make a difference!

Here's a selection of events taking place in 2026. Pop these events in your diary, there are links to many of these on our website.  Do check our website and social media for more events.

2026

JANUARY

Open until 15 March 2026

Moments In Time. Photography exhibition by Steve Dixey

Saturday 3 January

Evil Scarecrow Premature Obsolescence Tour, Yardbirds Rock

Sunday 4 January

K-Pop Superstars, Docks Academy

Friday 9 January 

Megaslam Wrestling, Grimsby Auditorium

Club 80s, Yardbirds Rock

Saturday 10 January

Bongo’s Bingo, Grimsby Auditorium

Lincolnshire Wassail, Green Futures Grimsby

Tuesday 13 January

Motocultor Festival/Nanowar of Steel, Yardbirds Rock

Friday 16 January 

An Evening with Robbie Fowler, Grimsby Auditorium

AC/DC UK, Yardbirds Rock

The 9075 (World's First Tribute to the 1975), Docks Academy

Saturday 17 January

The Grimethorpe Colliery Band, Grimsby Auditorium

Ed Sheeran Experience Live, Yardbirds Rock

After Hours, The County

Sunday 18 January

Strange, But True Crime, Grimsby Auditorium

Thursday 22 January

An Evening of Burlesque Cabaret, Grimsby Auditorium

Midnite City, Yardbirds Rock

Friday 23 January

Al Murray: All You Need is Guv, Grimsby Auditorium

Jilted Generation, Yardbirds Rock

Sleep Broken (Tribute to Sleep Token), Docks Academy

AC/DC Reborn, Old Clee Club 7pm

Saturday 24 January 

Me You at Six, Docks Academy

Chuckl Grimsby Comedy Club, Grimsby Auditorium

Duran Vs Inx, Yardbirds Rock

Burns Night at Grimsby Golf Club

Wednesday 28 January

Curtain up Productions presents Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Grimsby Auditorium

Friday 30 January

Nu-Castle – Nu Metal tribute show, Yardbirds Rock

Saturday 31 January

Roxette UK, Yardbirds Rock

FEBRUARY 

Wednesday 4 February

Murder, She Didn't Write, Grimsby Auditorium

Friday 6 February 

Letz Zep – Zeppelin Resurrection, Docks Academy

Bongo’s Bingo, Grimsby Auditorium

Saturday 7 February

Pulp’D & Blur2, Docks Academy

Celebrating Celine – A New Day, Grimsby Auditorium

Gerry Cinnaman Experience, Yardbirds Rock

Sunday 8 February

Peter Andre in The Very Best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Grimsby Auditorium

The Blackheart Orchestra, Yardbirds Rock

Thursday 12 February

96 Bitter Beings, Docks Academy

Thursday 12 and Friday 13 February 

Tales from Acorn Wood, Grimsby Auditorium

Friday 13 February

Abba Fever, Yardbirds Rock

Saturday 14 February 💜 Valentine's Day

Showaddywaddy, Grimsby Auditorium

Valentine's Hoe Down with the Sean Jackson Band, Yardbirds Rock

Sunday 15 February

The Lincolnshire Wedding Show, Grimsby Auditorium

Monday 16 February

Bitter Sweet: Sabrina and Olivia, Grimsby Auditorium

Friday 20 February

Jack off The Beanstalk, Grimsby Auditorium

Kings of Lyon & The UK Strokes, Yardbirds Rock

Saturday 21 February 

Tap Factory, Grimsby Auditorium

Meteora-Limp Biscuit- Evanescent, Docks Academy

Chop Suey/Slip-Not/The Violent Inzident, Yardbirds Rock

K-POP Superstars, Beachcomber Cleethorpes

Friday 27 February

Michael Starring Ben, Grimsby Auditorium

Saturday 28 February

Highway to Hull (AC-DC Tribute), Docks Academy

The Dolly Show, Grimsby Auditorium

Daytime Clubbing – The over 30s Club, Beachcomber

MARCH

Sunday 1 March

Wedding Open Day, Beachcomber

Tuesday 3 March

Peppa Pig's Big Family Show, Grimsby Auditorium

Thursday 5 March 

Han & Fran’s Ultimate Singalong Party, Grimsby Auditorium

Friday 6 March

Foreigner UK/Toto UK/Excerpts from War of the Worlds, Yardbirds Rock

Saturday 7 March

Very Beautiful South: A Tribute to The Beautiful South, Parkway Cinema

Too Much Too Young – The Music of 2Tone & Beyond, Grimsby Auditorium

Not Greenday, Yardbirds Rock

Sunday 8 March 

Ukrainian National Opera Presents Madama Butterfly, Grimsby Auditorium

Wednesday 11 March 

Celtic Illusions, Grimsby Auditorium

Thursday 12 March

Brave Rival/Katie and the Bad Sign, Yardbirds Rock

Friday 13 March

Peter Andre starring in The best of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Grimsby Auditorium

Space Cowboy, Yardbirds Rock

Kerrang Revival Band, Docks Academy

Saturday 14 March

Bonafide, Yardbirds Rock

Sunday 15 March

Taylor More Swiftly, Docks Academy

Friday 20 March

Hung Like Hanratty/Slackrr, Yardbirds Rock

Wednesday 25 March 

London Symphonic Rock Orchestra, Grimsby Auditorium

The Bluetones, Docks Academy

Thursday 26 March

Atomic Rooster/The Lightning Threads, Yardbirds Rock

Ferocious Dog, Docks Academy

Friday 27 March

Jim Davidson – Last Man Standing … Just! Grimsby Auditorium

Erasured, Yardbirds Rock

The Rosadocs, Docks Academy

Saturday 28 March

Hue & Cry, Docks Academy

The Amy Winehouse Experience, Yardbirds Rock

Sunday 29 March

K-POP All Stars Tribute, Grimsby Auditorium

More events listings coming soon! Check our website and Facebook page's events for more too.

Look out for our January newsletter as we'll be listing key events for 2026.

PS Armed Forces Weekend is already listed on our website for next year!

Small Business Saturday is nearly here!

The campaign to support, promote and inspire the UK's 5.5 million small businesses across the country, is back on Saturday 6 December and it's bigger and brighter than ever before.

💙You can make a difference to our local economy by shopping small, not just on Small Business Saturday, but every day you can. Think about ways you can steer some of your spend away from the big supermarkets, chains and online retailers to our smaller businesses. It really does help our businesses.💙

Once again North East Lincolnshire council will be offering free parking in a number of its car parks across North East Lincolnshire on Small Business Saturday. Click the link below to check the list.

Have yourself an Active Xmas

With the festive season commonly spent over-indulging on food, wine and sleep, you can't beat a walk along Cleethorpes beach to blow away the cobwebs, or having a mooch through the countryside in the Lincolnshire Wolds.

We have some great places to walk and cycle in Cleethorpes and North East Lincolnshire. You’ll often see families out on Christmas Day afternoon and throughout the festive week, enjoying our lovely coastline.

Check out our Top Tips for a Festive Walk and some inspiration on where to walk along with a couple of events taking place that you might like to take part in. There's the Boxing Day dip with the Cleethorpes Swimblers, who also have a New Year's Day dip too, or if you are a runner, there's the Cleethorpes AC New Year's Day 10K (entries close today, 1 December so be quick!)

Don't miss our Weekend What's On Guide

If you're following us on Facebook or Instagram, you'll know that every Thursday teatime we post our what's on at the weekend guide with the weather forecast so you can plan what you're going to do with friends and family. From gigs and festivals to markets and art exhibitions, we do our best to include a good mix to choose from.

We also update a dedicated page on our website too, so if you're not a Facebook follower you can still check out all the great live music, events and more for the weekend.

Bookmark the webpage and come back on Thursday evenings to check out the latest listings.

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