Category: Events

Late November and December will play host to all sorts of festive fun around Freshney Place with animated characters roaming the shopping malls to add a touch of Christmas magic.

Enchanting Roaming Unicorn
Date: 24^th November and 22^nd December

Watch our elegant, magical unicorn strut her stuff and wow guests of all ages. She’s adorable, super fluffy and will captivate all! She’ll wander through the shopping centre, trotting along with mystical awe.

Glamorous Christmas Tree
Date: 1^st December and 21^st December

Bringing Christmas to life, these very glamorous Christmas Tree’s spread fun and laughter wherever they go as they mix and mingle with shoppers.

Roaming Snow Lion & Red Queen
Date: 8^th December

This majestic beast and his Red Queen will cause all to stop and stare when he visits with his regal companions. A mystical encounter that none will forget.

Stilted Fairy Godmother
Date: 14^th December

Have your wish granted by the spectacular stilt walking Fairy Godmother. This vision in pink will tower above the crowd on her stilts and send magic wishes flying everywhere!

Walkabout Contact Juggling Unicorn

Date: 15^th December

This mesmerising walkabout unicorn is straight from a fairy-tale. The act does stunning contact juggling where they manipulate crystal spheres which appear to float over their hands and arms like a balls of light.

Juggling Entertainment
Date: 21^st November, 7^th December and 23^rd December

Juggling entertainment will be provided by Feet First.

Are you joining us? Click here!

Make sure you don’t miss our friendly Sugarhooves the unicorn visiting the centre on the 24^th November and 22nd December!

She’ll wander through the shopping centre, trotting along with mystical awe, but of course will stop for selfies!

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Freshney Place will be hosting its renowned Santa Paws event, providing all the beloved pet pooches out there with a chance to meet the big man himself and have a photograph taken with Santa.

As well as taking home a wonderful keepsake, the four legged friends will also receive a complimentary Christmas goody bag, filled with treats including snacks from Vitalin. A wide range of doggy friendly gifts will also be available to purchase, ensuring there will be lots of happy hounds on Christmas morning!

Live doggy demo’s, including fabulous dance routines, will take place during the event and entertain the crowd, courtesy of Klever K9’s who won national recognition in 2007 when they reached the last 12 acts on ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent.

Are you joining us? Let us know here! 

Freshney Place hosted an exciting autumnal craft event to celebrate the Autumn months. Families were invited to come along and create their own pine cone autumn animal characters such as foxes, owls and rabbits!

Did you join us? See if you can spot yourself in the images!

Freshney Place Shopping Centre is inviting families to join us for a FREE, epic weekend of spooktacular fun to celebrate Halloween!

On Saturday 26^th and Sunday 27^th October between 11am and 3pm, children can learn how to be extra spooky scientists with a number of wonderful workshops hosted by fun experts. Kids will have a great time making frightful slime, crazy candyfloss and using ooey-gooey chemistry potions.

Look out for the mad scientist’s sidekick, who will be roaming through the centre giving mind-blowing science facts and visual interactive demonstrations, but the mayhem won’t stop there! Visitors can challenge themselves, and each other, to see how much mad energy they can create on a crazy power pedlar bike!

And there’s more – customers can take part in a haunting Halloween hunt – or can transform their little monsters into real-life, eerie characters with the fanatical face painter! So, get ready for a thrilling weekend with Freshney Place that will shock the kids and adults alike!

Are you coming? Let us know! You can click “Attending” on our Facebook Event here.