Whether it's comedy, movies or pantomime, there's plenty to keep you occupied in the run-up to Christmas.
5. Community
Christmas bazaar, at Church Hall, College Street, Wellingborough, December 11, 10am to noon. Find some Christmas gifts, browse stalls selling cakes, marmalades and jams, play a football game, take part in a raffle and enjoy a drink and a mince pie. Photo: Shutterstock Photo: Picture by Shutterstock
6. Bingo Loco
Bingo Loco, at Northampton Roadmender, December 11. Prepare for a night of bingo madness featuring DJs playing the best of ‘90s and ‘00s music, confetti showers, dance-offs, lip sync battles and prizes ranging from international holidays to lawn mowers. If that’s not enough, there’s also speed Macarena, foul-mouthed wind-up merchants, cheeky stage performers, fancy dress, outrageous props and, of course, a not so casual game of bingo. Bingo Loco has been hosted in theatres and venues across the world from New York to Dubai to Sydney, entertaining hundreds of thousands of people as it goes. Eccentric thrills and entertaining spills await. Visit bingo-loco.com to book or for more information.
7. Panto
Jack and the Beanstalk, at Milton Keynes Theatre, December 11 to January 8. Starring Britain’s Got Talent winners, street dance sensations Ashley Banjo & Diversity, Jack and the Beanstalk promises to be a giant adventure. Visit atgtickets.com/MiltonKeynes to book.
8. Open-air cinema
NightFlix, at MK Bowl, until Christmas Eve. This year’s schedule of Christmas classics at the drive-in venue features festive screenings right up to Christmas Eve, including the ever-popular Elf, Home Alone, It’s a Wonderful Life and Love Actually. Visit www.nightflix.co.uk to book.