Saltash Christmas Festival

31/10/2026

The Santa Fun Run, co-ordinated by our friends at Tamar Trotters Running Club Saltash, returns as part of the Saltash Christmas Festival on Saturday 5th December 2026.

Setting off from Fore Street at 2.30pm, the route takes you across the Tamar Bridge, around a small loop in Plymouth and back to finish at the top of Saltash Fore Street. That’s just under 3km of festive fun across two counties!

🎄 Open to everyone aged 4 and over.
Children under 9 must be accompanied by an adult.

🎅 Entry is £10 per person.
(Includes a Santa suit and a Santa medal for every finisher.)

This is all about enjoying the occasion: there are no results or prizes based on finishing position. The biggest race is to secure your place as numbers are limited to 200 runners. Make sure you enter early!

Follow this link to secure your place: https://www.tamartrotters.co.uk/saltash-santa-fun-run/

30/10/2026

🎄 A huge thank you to Saltash Town Council for their generous grant of £2,500 towards this year’s Saltash Christmas Festival!

Their support helps us sprinkle Christmas magic, from the Santa Fun Run and bustling street market to carols in the open air and Santas on Bikes.

Join us on Fore Street on Saturday 5th December. We’d love to see you there! 🌟

25/10/2026

A little early Christmas cheer:: Saltash Scrapstore has generously granted £2,000, once again funding the Lantern Parade at the Christmas Festival!

THANK YOU to everyone who volunteers, donates or picks up a creative bargain at Saltash Scrapstore. Your support means we can keep the lantern workshops FREE for schools, giving children the chance to get creative and help light up Saltash.

Looking forward to seeing their creations in the Lantern Parade on Saturday 5th December!

Feeling very merry indeed! 🎅🏻

21/10/2026

✨ It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… 🎄✨

The festive season is fast approaching, and our event calendars are nearly packed! If you're a trader, maker, or food vendor looking to showcase your goods this winter, we still have a handful of stallholder spaces remaining across select dates.

🎄 Warm up to Christmas 2026
7th November 2026
10:00 - 16:00
Tavistock Town Hall, PL19 0AE

🎄 Lanterns, Lights, & 'luminations 2026
20th & 21st November 2026
Brixham, TQ5 8AW
https://www.diverse-events.com/events/lanterns-lights-luminations-2026/

🎄 Light Up Midsomer Norton 2026
26th November 2026
16:30 - 19:30
Midsomer Norton, BA3 2DA
https://www.diverse-events.com/events/light-up-midsomer-norton-2026/

🎄 Candlelit Dartmouth 2026
27th & 28th November 2026
Royal Avenue Gardens, TQ6 9YY
https://www.diverse-events.com/events/candlelit-dartmouth-2026/

🎄 LightupPlympton 2026
29th November 2026
12:00 - 18:00
The Ridgeway, PL7 2AW
https://www.diverse-events.com/events/light-up-plympton-2026/

🎄 Saltash Christmas Festival 2026
5th December 2026
13:00 - 19:00
Fore Street, PL12 6JW
https://www.diverse-events.com/events/saltash-christmas-festival-2026/

11/10/2026

Have Your Say: Shaping Saltash’s Future Together 📢

Whether you live, work, visit or simply care about Saltash’s future, Saltash Town Council want to hear your views to help shape Saltash's future.

The Town Council is asking what matters most to the community and the priorities that should guide future planning decisions.

Share your views on housing, employment, transport, community facilities, green spaces and infrastructure. 🏘️

🌐 To find out more about the Town Council’s public engagement and how to take part, you can visit the dedicated website: www.saltashplan.co.uk

The deadline to complete the survey is 5pm 31 October, so don’t miss your chance to get involved!

05/03/2026

Great news- venue allowed an extension for sales thru Sunday so it’s not too late. 🚨Last Chance for a Ticket 🚨(Final day Sun March 8)

Huge Thank you to our raffle prize donators-Stars of Saltash!
Ivory Studios Nicky's Glow Beads & Boutique Essentially Balanced The Ploughboy Gallery 53 Westcountry Embroidery LTD The New Brunel Inn Newells Travel MamaLouscrafts Tropic with Becky @bombshell

If you’re unable to join but would like to join the raffle, please pop Ansom Events a message.

09/12/2025

🎄✨ Window Dressing Competition: Results Are In! ✨🎄

Huge congratulations to Eclectic Interiors, winners of this year’s Chamber Cup, and West Country Embroidery, who were crowned Children’s Champion.

The children of Brunel Primary took their judging duties to heart: clipboards out, sharp eyes on everything. They loved the attention to detail in Eclectic’s display, and the snowy magic at West Country Embroidery was a big hit.

The decision was a close one as the whole town’s sparkle made judging a real challenge. Don’t miss:

🎅 the original painting brightening the window at Kernow Pet Supplies
✨ the handmade bead decorations on the tree at Nicky’s Glow Beads and Boutique
🎅 the Christmas gnomes in Lovingly Local with names like Natasha Saltasha, TaMAr and TaPAr
✨the Nativity Scene in Piglets
🎅the cardboard gingerbread house in Saltash Scrapstore Too

06/12/2025

06/12/2025

🚨 CRITICAL FESTIVAL UPDATE & ROAD CLOSURE CHANGES 🚨

Due to high gusts (predicted 38-48mph), which exceed the 28mph limit stipulated by our event insurance for outdoor market structures, we are safely cancelling the street market aspect of tomorrow's festival.

SAFETY IS OUR PRIORITY, THE FUN IS STILL ON!

We've moved the main activities to sheltered areas, which means a change to the road closures:
❌ Fore Street will NOT have an all-day closure (it will be open for traffic).
🚧 Wesley Road will now be closed ALL DAY to host the Stage, Carols, and Dog Show.
✅ Please continue to support our fantastic Fore Street shops and businesses—they are open as usual all day!
🚦 Brief, rolling closures will be in place for the Santa Fun Run (14:45) and the Lantern Parade (18:00). Please expect short delays in the town centre during these times.
🎫 Raffle tickets available from Carol's Corner, Nicky's Glow Beads & Boutique, and The Bookshelf

ADJUSTED SCHEDULE & KEY LOCATIONS:
10:00 - Saltash Chronicles @ Saltash Guildhall 🖼️
10:00 - Festive Opening @ Heritage Museum & Elliott's Shop 🎭
10:00 - Christmas Tree Festival @ St Nicholas and St Faith 🎄
13:00 - Santas on Bikes 🏍️
13:00 - Indoor Market @ Saltash Studios 🛍️
13:00 - Photo backdrop opportunity @ Wesley Road
14:30 - Santa Fun Run starting @ Victoria Gardens🏃
15:30 - Festive Fancy Dress Competition for Dog @ Wesley Road 🐕
16:30 - Carol Service @ Wesley Road 🎤
18:00 - Lantern Parade (New Waterside Route!) 🏮
18:15-18:30 - Fireworks Display @ Saltash Waterside ✨

06/12/2025

NEW LOCATION FOR THE CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL FIREWORKS !
PIER BY ASHTORRE ROCK at 6:15