Saltash Christmas Festival

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

06/12/2025

Huge, festive thanks to the service delivery team at Saltash Town Council for picking up lanterns from primary schools and to our valiant volunteers for getting them ready for tonight's parade.

Our theme this year is 'Under the Sea', and Edwina the Angler Fish, designed by Isla in Year 7 in Saltash Community School, will be leading Robin, Snowman and the primary school lanterns past the Guildhall down to the Waterside, where fireworks will be let off from the pier at about 6:20pm.

PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN LOCATION FOR THE FIREWORK DISPLAY!

06/12/2025

Santas getting ready to run down fore street!