Round-up of all the Christmas shows at Birmingham Town Hall for the festive season into New Year 2026.
B:Music, which runs Birmingham Town Hall at Victoria Square, has a series of festive delights for the run up to Christmas and New Year – and it all kicks off with Wallace and Gromit.
The Cory Band presents Wallace and Gromit: The Wrong Trousers on Saturday November 29 at 3pm, getting everyone into the festive mood. The brass band will accompany a screening of the comedy film in the Town Hall.
The B:Festive programme also includes top comedians bringing joy to the Town Hall on December 10 as Taskmaster champion Sam Campbell, Traitors contestant Lucy Beaumont, Tom Rosenthal, and Amy Gledhill perform Live At Christmas at 7.30pm.
More emotive is a reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol with renowned Wolf Hall actor Anton Lesser and the Orchestra of the Swan on Monday December 15.
Birmingham Town Hall was the historic venue where Dickens made his first ever reading of the timeless tale, so the event starring one of Britain’s finest actors will be a moment to treasure. A blue plaque commemorating Dickens’ reading will also be unveiled on the night at the venue.
Anton, who also starred in Game Of Thrones, has read Dickens’ classic for Audible, so he is well versed in delivering a masterful performance.
For an alternative version of Dickens, there’s Count Arthur Strong in A Christmas Carol on December 12 at 8pm as Steve Delaney does his own version of the festive ghost story.
From Rod Campbell, the author of the much-loved children’s book Dear Zoo, comes Dear Santa on December 14. It’s an ideal introduction to theatre for little ones aged one and up. After the show, children will have the chance to meet Santa in his grotto and receive a gift.
Here are other Birmingham Town Hall Christmas and New Year events:
Step into Christmas is a feel-good show on December 5 at 7.30pm, featuring Christmas classics, heartwarming ballads and lively festive anthems
Something Magical: Wrapping Up Charity Christmas Concert by The People’s Orchestra and People’s Show Choir on Saturday December 6, from 4pm to 6pm.
On Sunday December 7 at 4pm, Ex Cathedra performs the Bach Christmas Oratorio including all six cantatas with a blaze of virtuosic Baroque trumpets, drums, winds and strings
You can Sing Carols with the City Organist and Lichfield Cathedral Choir on Monday December 8. The event is hosted by Jeremy Nicholas from 1pm.
On December 9 at 7pm, enjoy Christmas with Anna Lapwood. The famed organist of the Royal Albert Hall has performed with the world’s great orchestras along with music stars from RAYE to Florence and the Machine and even Benedict Cumberbatch. This time she is enthralling on her own.
A Festive Happening with AMC Gospel Choir & Manchester Camerata is on December 13 at 7pm. Celebrate the season with the sounds of Gospel in historic surroundings.
TV vocal coach James B Partridge and his The Big Christmas Assembly 2025 show comes to Birmingham on December 17 at 7.30pm. Expect plenty of singalongs.
Watch The Snowman Film with Live Orchestra for an unparalled Christmas experience at Birmingham Town Hall on December 18.
Midlands Hospitals Choir & Phoenix Singers: ‘Sing Noel, Alleluia!’ on December 21 at 4pm for a joyous concert.
Brainiac Live! runs over two days on December 28 and 29 following its Olivier Award win as Best Family Show. It is set to be mischievous, thrilling, and full of science-fuelled mayhem at the Town Hall.
To see the full programme and to book tickets, visit www.bmusic.co.uk/bfestive