Get your tickets for Beamish, The Living Museum of the North’s magical Christmas Evenings from midday on Monday, 22nd June 2026.
Step back in time during Christmas Evenings at Beamish on 3rd, 4th, 10th, 11th, 17th and 18th December, from 5pm to 9.30pm.
Subscribers to the museum’s e-newsletter will be given early access to ticket sales (sign up via the museum’s website), with tickets available for general sale from midday on Monday, 22nd June 2026. As this is a special evening event, Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid.
Enjoy merry music across the museum site, delightful decorations and delicious festive treats and make marvellous Christmas memories with your loved ones as you experience the County Durham open air museum at night.
Discover the delights of the Edwardian town street, explore traditionally decorated homes and shops, be entertained by musicians playing festive tunes, enjoy Christmas crafts, take a whimsical wander through Elf Wood, and don’t forget to browse The 1900s Town stalls, 1950s toy shop and museum gift shop for those perfect presents.
Add an extra festive experience to your evening with a trip to the Grand cinema where you can enjoy a Christmas film before the evening event begins. See Nightmare Before Christmas on the 3rd and 4th December, Home Alone on 10th and 11th December and Arthur Christmas on the 17th and 18th December.
There’s also the opportunity to meet Father Christmas in his festive Grotto at Rowley Station Goods Yard (£10 per child, 0-16 years, includes a small, traditional gift. Two adults per child, additional adult tickets £2.50 per adult.). Grotto tickets must be pre-booked prior to your visit (subject to availability). Grotto tickets will not be available to buy at the museum.
Paul Foster, Events Manager at Beamish Museum, said: “Our annual Christmas Evenings are the perfect way to get into the Christmas spirit. Experience the museum at night, listen to the marvellous musicians, wander through Elf Wood to toast a marshmallow and meet Father Christmas in his grotto.
“These evenings are always very popular, having become a family tradition for many across the North East and beyond, so make sure you get your tickets when they go on general sale onMonday, 22nd June 2026.”
Tickets for Beamish Museum’s Christmas Evenings will go on general sale at midday on Monday, 22nd June 2026, must be pre-booked online (subject to availability) and will not be available to buy at the museum. Subscribers to the museum’s e-newsletter will be given early access to ticket sales, sign up via the museum’s website. Beamish Unlimited Passes and Friends of Beamish memberships are not valid for evening events.
Visitors to Beamish Museum can also enjoy a festive journey through time during Christmas Daytimes at Beamish which run daily from 21st November to 24th December. The daytime event is included in museum admission and is free for Beamish Unlimited Pass holders and Friends of Beamish members. Tickets for daytime Grotto visits, Breakfast with Father Christmas and, new for 2026, Paws with Claus, will be available from the museum’s website from 9am on Monday, 29th June 2026.
Beamish Museum, Beamish, County Durham, DH9 0RG. Tel. 0191 370 4000 or email [email protected] www.beamish.org.uk.
About Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, which was founded in 1970, brings the region’s history to life at 1820s Pockerley, 1900s Town, 1900s Pit Village, 1940s Farm, 1950s Town and 1950s Spain’s Field Farm.
The museum is the North East’s most visited attraction. Visitors to the award-winning open air museum, in County Durham, meet costumed staff and volunteers and discover fascinating stories of everyday life in the North East through time.
Beamish was named as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025, the world’s largest museum prize. Art Fund, the national charity for museums and galleries, annually shortlists five outstanding museums for Museum of the Year.
Beamish is a self-reliant charity and independent museum, and income from its much-valued visitors and supporters helps to maintain the museum, develop new and exciting exhibits and support its work to preserve North East heritage for future generations, while supporting today’s communities, including through our health and wellbeing and education work.
For latest information about visiting the museum, please go to www.beamish.org.uk.
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