High Wycombe's free lights switch-on fills the town centre on Saturday 14 November, noon to 7pm, with Eden's parades, then Marlow's lights on the 19th.

What’s on in High Wycombe this week is the start of Christmas. The town’s lights go on on Saturday 14 November, a free day on the High Street from 12 noon to 7pm, and Eden runs three festive parades the same day at 11.30am, 1pm and 3pm. Peterley Manor Farm’s Christmas market opens on Thursday 12 November, and Odds Farm Park has princess and pirate shows on the next two weekends. Marlow’s lights follow on Thursday 19 November, switched on by Atul Kochhar at 6.30pm. The Hellfire Caves’ grotto opens on the 22nd, the first Santa steam trains leave Princes Risborough on the 28th, and the Swan’s pantomime, Peter Pan, opens on Friday 11 December.

Updated 9 November: last week’s fireworks and Remembrance listings removed and every remaining listing re-checked against its organiser. Ceilidh the Musical (18 to 22 November) has disappeared from the Swan’s listings and its page no longer loads, so we have taken it off. Alice Roberts on 19 November is back on sale with few seats left. Added Eden’s festive parades and Odds Farm’s princess and pirate weekends, a museum baby session on 20 November, and December dates to the 20th: Carols on The Causeway, the All Saints Tree Festival, a drag cabaret, two Swan party nights and snow globe making.

Every entry below links to its source so you can check before you set off. For places that are open whatever the month, see our guide to things to do in High Wycombe.

This week

  • Wycombe Community Arts Exhibition, until Saturday 21 November, 11am to 3pm Tuesday to Saturday, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU, and other venues. Work by local artists shown at the arts centre, We Make Wycombe in the Cornmarket, Wycombe Museum, Patch, Wycombe Library and Hughenden Manor. Free; the museum is closed on Saturdays. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • Art for Wellbeing Club, Wednesday 11 November, 10am to 12pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. A relaxed monthly morning of making art at your own pace, with no pressure and no expectations; held on the second Wednesday of each month. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • Ben Portsmouth: This is Elvis, Thursday 12 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The tribute artist crowned Worldwide Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist by Elvis Presley Enterprises in 2012. £37. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Hellfire Comedy Club, Thursday 12 November, doors 7pm, show 8pm, Old Town Hall. The Swan’s comedy club night with up-and-coming circuit comedians. Ages 18 and over, £14. (Wycombe Swan)
  • The Nutcracker, Imperial Classical Ballet, Friday 13 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The Nutcracker, performed by the Imperial Classical Ballet. From £43.75. (Wycombe Swan)
  • The Dung Beatles: Friars Returns to Wycombe Town Hall, Friday 13 November, 7.30pm, Old Town Hall. The Aylesbury promoters Friars put on a gig in the town hall for the first time in 43 years, with a Beatles band that has twice sold out the Waterside in Aylesbury. Under 16s must sit with an adult. £19.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Open Mic Night, Friday 13 November, 7.30pm to 10.30pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. Held on the second Friday of every month, for ages 16 and over. Music, comedy, poetry and dance are all welcome, and performers sign up on the night. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • High Wycombe Christmas Lights Switch-On, Saturday 14 November, 12 noon to 7pm, High Street, Church Street and White Hart Street. A free all-day event with live music, street entertainment, children’s rides, food trucks and Father Christmas. High Street, Church Street, Queens Square, Bull Lane and Pauls Row are closed from 6am to 11.59pm. Our switch-on page has the detail. (MyWycombe)
  • Live Next To The Apollo On Tour, Saturday 14 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The London comedy club’s touring bill: Jen Brister, Jeff Innocent, Esther Manito and Eli Hart. Ages 16 and over, £19.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Public Service Announcement and Hest, Saturday 14 November, doors 7pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. Punk rock’n’roll from Public Service Announcement, a Wycombe band with roots in the early 1980s touring its new album, with Cheltenham’s Hest. £5 including fees, or a donation on the door. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • Princess and Pirate Weekends at Odds Farm Park, Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 November, then 21 and 22 November, shows at 11am and 2pm, Odds Farm Park, Wooburn Common, HP10 0LX. Captain Bubbles and Princess Amara’s live treasure-hunt show in the Showbarn, a chance to meet them afterwards and a family silent disco at 4.30pm, all with farm admission. From £14.95 booked online; under 1s and annual members free. (Odds Farm Park)
  • Eden Festive Parade, Saturday 14 November, 11.30am, 1pm and 3pm, starting outside Boots in Eden. Three parades of about 30 minutes each, with a band, ribbon twirlers and some of the centre’s retailers, to launch Tiny Twinkle Town on the same day as the lights switch-on. (Eden)
  • Peterley Manor Farm Christmas Market, Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 November, 10am to 5pm (Sunday 10am to 4pm), Peterley Manor Farm, Prestwood, HP16 0HH. A ticketed four-day market, with VIP shopping evenings from 6pm to 10pm on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday. The farm’s market page still showed no ticket prices on 9 November. More on our Christmas markets page. (Peterley Manor Farm)
  • Lino Print Workshop, Sunday 15 November, 12.30pm to 3pm, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. An afternoon of lino printing in the Stable Block with the museum’s artist in residence, Jane Peacock; wear old clothes. £38, booking essential. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Take The Stage, Sunday 15 November, 6.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. More than 350 young performers in a dance and musical theatre showcase, now in its tenth year. £32.50. (Wycombe Swan)

Next week

  • The Illegal Eagles: Hotel California Tour, Monday 16 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The Eagles tribute band mark 30 years on the road by playing the Hotel California album in full, then the hits. £46.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Wycombe Life Drawing, Monday 16 November, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. Self-directed drawing from a live model, short poses then longer studies, with a tutor on hand to advise. Held on the first Tuesday and third Monday of each month. Bring your own materials, though charcoal, pencils, paper and boards are available. £15 a session plus booking fee. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • History on our High Street walking tour, Wednesday 18 November, 10am to about 11.30am, Pann Mill. The museum’s volunteer-led walk from Pann Mill along the High Street to the museum. Free, donations welcome; book a place. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Baby Week: Sensory Art for babies and toddlers, Wednesday 18 November, 10am to 12pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. A relaxed morning moving between art and sensory stations at your little one’s pace. Free; booking is encouraged to secure a space. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • My Royal Life: An Audience With Lucy Worsley, Wednesday 18 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The historian on her twenty years as a curator in the royal palaces. Ages 14 and over, £37. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Marlow Christmas Lights Switch On, Thursday 19 November, from 6pm, Marlow High Street. The chef Atul Kochhar switches the lights on at 6.30pm from the double-decker bus at the High Street and Institute Road junction. The High Street is closed and parking suspended from 3.30pm to 8pm. (Marlow Town Council)
  • Babes in the Wood Forest School, Thursday 19 November, 10am to 11.30am, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. The museum’s outdoor toddler session again. £8.90 per child, booking essential. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Prof Alice Roberts: From Cell to Civilisation, Thursday 19 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The scientist’s new stage show on archaeology, genetics and human origins. Back on sale with few seats left when we checked on 9 November; from £45.25. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Swan Singers Taster, Friday 20 November, 10am to 12pm, Old Town Hall (Oak Room). A relaxed community singing morning with tea, coffee and cake, led by Chiltern Music Therapy, ahead of weekly sessions planned for 2027. £3. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Step Into Christmas, Friday 20 November, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. A concert of Christmas classics, back for 2026. £32.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • A Night At The Musicals for Save The Children, Friday 20 November, 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. A charity cabaret of songs from the musicals by young Buckinghamshire performers, joined by West End singer Natalie Gray. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • Baby Week: Sensory Art for Babies and Toddlers at the museum, Friday 20 November, 10am to 12pm, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. A two-hour early years session of colour, texture and mark-making in the step-free Stable Block, with parents and carers joining in; all materials provided. Free, but book a ticket for each child. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Gareth Malone: Sing-A-Long-A-Gareth at the Movies, Saturday 21 November, 4pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The choirmaster leads a singalong of songs from the films. £39.75. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Chair Discovery Centre Open Day, Sunday 22 November, 10am to 4pm, Chair Discovery Centre, HP11 2HE. The museum’s store of chairs not on show at Priory Avenue, in free one-hour entry slots, last entry 3.30pm. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Christmas Craft Fayre and Grotto, Sunday 22 November, 11am to 4pm, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. Stalls from local makers in the step-free Stable Block, mulled wine and mince pies, and Santa in his grotto. Entry is free; the grotto is £3.50 a child, booked through the museum. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Santa’s Grotto in the Hellfire Caves, from Sunday 22 November to Christmas Eve, Hellfire Caves, West Wycombe, HP14 3AH. An elf-led trail through the caves to Father Christmas, with a present and photo booth photos for each child. 22, 28 and 29 November 10am to 4pm; 5, 6, 12 and 13 December 9am to 5pm; 8 to 12 and 15 to 19 December 3.30pm to 7.30pm; 20 to 23 December 9am to 5pm; Christmas Eve 9am to 1pm. Children £20 to £24.50 by date, adults £10. The caves are closed to general visitors while the grotto runs. (Hellfire Caves)
  • Lucy Beaumont: Bad At Quiz Shows, Good With Weirdos, Sunday 22 November, 8pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. Lucy Beaumont’s stand-up tour. Ages 14 and over, £29.50. (Wycombe Swan)

Later in November

  • SEND Nightclub, Tuesday 24 November, 6pm to 8pm, Old Town Hall. A night out for adults aged 18 and over with learning differences or disabilities, hosted by DJ Dan Blaze, with epilepsy-safe lighting, moderate volume and wheelchair access. £10. (Wycombe Swan)
  • A Tour of the Ercol Factory, Thursday 26 November, 10.30am to 12.30pm, Ercol, Summerleys Road, Princes Risborough, HP27 9PX. A museum-run tour of the furniture maker’s factory. Free, suggested donation £5. Places went by ballot, which closed on 23 October, so the tour is only for those drawn. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Odds Farm Park Christmas Cracker, selected dates from Friday 27 November to Thursday 24 December, Odds Farm Park, Wooburn Common, HP10 0LX. A family visit to Santa’s grotto, a bear to make and a toy from Santa’s Toy Shop, with a full day at the farm. Standard tickets from £35. SEN-only sessions run on 28 November and 6, 11, 13 and 16 December. (Odds Farm Park)
  • The Choir Of Man, Tuesday 24 to Saturday 28 November, first performance 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The Olivier-nominated West End show, nine men in a pub singing everything from Queen to Adele, on its first UK tour. Age guide 10 and over. From £16.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Tiny Twinkle Town at Eden, weekends from Saturday 28 November, then daily from Monday 21 to Thursday 24 December, Eden Shopping Centre, first floor, opposite K1 Barbers. A miniature pretend-play Christmas town for children aged one to eight, in 30 minute sessions from 11am to 3.15pm, with SEN sessions on Sundays at 11am. £5 plus booking fees, all going to Heart of Bucks. (Eden)
  • Princes Risborough Christmas Lights Switch On, Saturday 28 November, 3pm to 6pm, High Street, HP27 0AE. The town council’s switch-on; it says event details are still to be confirmed. (Princes Risborough Town Council)
  • Santa Steam Specials, Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 November, departures 10.30am, 12.30pm and 2.30pm, Princes Risborough station, Platform 4, HP27 9DN. A steam train to Santa’s grotto at Chinnor, about 1 hour 35 minutes, with a present for every child aged 1 to 12. £24.50 a person on this early season weekend, £29.50 on the December dates. Every departure still had a booking link on 9 November. (Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway)
  • Festive Foliage: Wreath Making Workshop, Sunday 29 November, 10am to 1pm, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. Make a door wreath from natural materials with Julie Hopton of Nature’s Jewels; all materials provided. Ages 15 and over, £42, booking essential. (Wycombe Museum)

December

  • That’ll Be Christmas, Tuesday 1 December, 7pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. That’ll Be The Day’s touring Christmas show of festive singalong hits and comedy. £28.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Babes in the Wood Forest School, Thursday 3 December, 10am to 11.30am, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. The museum’s outdoor forest school for toddlers from about 18 months to five years, in all weathers. Booking essential. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Christmas By Candlelight, Thursday 3 December, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. A candlelit Christmas concert in the main theatre. £26.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Christmas Hellfire Comedy Club, Thursday 3 December, 8pm, Old Town Hall. The Swan’s comedy club night in its festive edition. £14. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Comedy Night at the Brushwood Suite, Friday 4 December, doors 7pm, show 8pm, Brushwood Suite, Wades Centre, Stratton Road, HP27 9AX. Johnny Awsum from Britain’s Got Talent, Harry Pettitt, Kathryn Mather and Andy Gleeks, winner of the 2025 Joke of the Fringe. Unallocated seating and a licensed bar. £13 plus booking fee, through The Comedy Crate. (Princes Risborough Town Council)
  • All Saints Christmas Craft Fayre, Saturday 5 December, 10am to 3pm, All Saints Church, High Wycombe. The church’s annual craft fayre with makers’ tables and a craft tombola. Free entry. (All Saints Church)
  • Marlow Santa’s Fun Run, Sunday 6 December, Higginson Park, Marlow. The Rotary Club of Marlow’s 5km run, jog or walk in Santa suits around the streets of Marlow, with about 3,000 taking part. Our Santa’s Fun Run page has the prices, the entry deadline and the road closures. (Marlow Santa’s Fun Run)
  • Chair Discovery Centre Open Day, Thursday 10 December, 10am to 4pm, Chair Discovery Centre, HP11 2HE. The museum’s store of more than 200 chairs not on show at Priory Avenue, in free one-hour entry slots, last entry 3.30pm. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Peter Pan, Friday 11 December to Sunday 3 January, first performance 7pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The Swan’s family pantomime. From £16.50. Our Peter Pan page has the performance times and prices. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Christmas Cracker Party Night, Friday 11 December, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The Swan’s Christmas party night. Sold out. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Christmas With Danny Foster and The Big Soul Corporation, Saturday 12 December, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. A Christmas party night with a welcome drink, a three-course Christmas dinner and soul hits from Danny Foster, with guest Victoria Goddard. £58. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Chiltern Hills Brass presents The Snowman, Sunday 13 December, screenings 2pm and 4pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. The 1982 animated film on the big screen, with the brass band playing the score live; about 25 minutes. Adults £12, children aged 4 to 16 £6, plus booking fees. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • Babes in the Wood Forest School, Thursday 17 December, 10am to 11.30am, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. The last outdoor toddler session before Christmas. £8.90 per child, booking essential. (Wycombe Museum)
  • Carols on The Causeway, Thursday 17 December, The Causeway, Marlow. Marlow Town Council’s carols around the Christmas tree; on 9 November the council still said more details were coming soon. In 2025 it started at 6pm, with singing from 6.30pm and Santa in a grotto. More on our carols page. (Marlow Town Council)
  • All Saints Christmas Tree Festival, Thursday 17 to Wednesday 23 December, All Saints Church, Church Street, HP11 2BN. Thirty Christmas trees decorated by local organisations fill the parish church. The church has not yet published opening hours. (All Saints Church)
  • The Big Christmas Drag Cabaret, Friday 18 December, doors 7.45pm, show 8pm to 10pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. Cairo Iman Ali hosts a festive drag show with Sera Tonin, Alotta Teal, CJ Cabaret and Scarlett Von Kok: live singing, comedy, lip-syncs and dance. Ages 18 and over. Tickets £10, or £8 and £12 on the arts centre’s pay-less and pay-more rates. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • Christmas Party Night With Disco Inferno, Friday 18 December, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. A welcome drink and a three-course Christmas dinner, then Disco Inferno’s show of Bee Gees, Donna Summer and Earth, Wind & Fire hits. Larger parties may be seated on shared tables. £58. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Christmas Cracker Party Night, Saturday 19 December, 7.30pm, Wycombe Swan, HP11 2XE. The second date of the Swan’s party night (the 11 December one is sold out): a two-course festive meal, then a DJ until late. Groups of 10 or more get 10% off. £38.50. (Wycombe Swan)
  • Discover and Make: Snow Globes, Sunday 20 December, 45-minute sessions at 10.30am, 11.45am, 1.15pm and 2.30pm, Wycombe Museum, HP13 6PX. Children make their own snow globe; recommended for ages 4 to 11, and younger ones are welcome with help. £4.50 per child, adults free, booking essential. (Wycombe Museum)

Our bonfire night page and Remembrance Sunday page now look back on this year’s events. All three lights switch-ons are on our switch-on page. The nearest seasonal ice rinks are Reading, open since 7 November, Windsor from 13 November and Stoke Mandeville from 20 November; see our ice skating page. For carols and Christmas concerts, see our carols page. For every Santa visit in the area, see Santa trains and grottos. Looking further ahead, we have pages on the Christmas markets and on Peter Pan at the Wycombe Swan.

Regular events

  • High Wycombe Market, Every Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, 8am to 4pm, High Street, HP11 2BN. The charter market on the High Street, which its operator says has traded for more than 700 years. (Saunders Markets)
  • Arts Café, Every Wednesday, 10am to 4pm, Wycombe Arts Centre, HP11 2PU. The arts centre’s weekly café day, when its exhibition is also open. The current show is Sammy Ward’s Ghoulish, her comics and creatures in ink and watercolour. (Wycombe Arts Centre)
  • Wycombe Rye parkrun, Every Saturday, 9am, The Rye, HP11 1QX. A free, timed 5k on The Rye, off Bassetsbury Lane. Register once with parkrun before your first run and bring your barcode. (parkrun)

Wycombe Museum’s galleries open Tuesday to Friday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm, and are closed on Mondays and Saturdays (Wycombe Museum).

Getting there

The Swan, the Old Town Hall, the Chair Discovery Centre and the High Street market are within a few minutes’ walk of each other. The museum is a short walk north of the High Street, over the railway footbridges. One caution: the museum’s event pages still point drivers to Easton Street car park, which has closed and is being demolished. Our page on parking in High Wycombe has the car parks that are open and what they charge. For rail, see train times to London, and check roadworks and travel before a weekend trip.

This page is rewritten as organisers confirm new dates. Dates and prices can change, so use the links before you travel. More in our What’s On section.

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