Morriston Victorian Day 2024, a Christmas-themed event, will take place on Saturday November 23 from 10am to 3pm, with most activities free for all to enjoy.
The day will be packed with entertainment, including Santa’s grotto, a Christmas trail, a brass band, and circus workshops. Visitors can also enjoy Christmas carols, history talks, and stilt walkers dressed in Victorian costumes.
Confirmed venues hosting free activities include the Tabernacle Morriston Centre, St David’s Church, Aenon Baptist Church, Morriston Library, the Sacred Heart Centre, as well as 65 and 91 Woodfield Street. No road closures will be in place during the event.
Organised by Swansea Council, Morriston Victorian Day is funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
The event follows Morriston’s Christmas lights switch-on and parade, taking place the night before.
Cllr Robert Francis-Davies, Swansea Council’s Cabinet Member for Investment, Regeneration and Tourism, said:
“Morriston has a proud Victorian heritage, so this event is aimed at celebrating the town’s history while providing festive entertainment for local people and generating footfall for local businesses.
“It’s one of many projects in Swansea being funded through our allocation of the UK Government’s UK Shared Prosperity Fund as we look to benefit as many communities as possible.
“The Morriston Victorian Day 2024 follows-on from the success of similar events in recent years to bring the local community and people of all ages together for a fun, family-friendly occasion.”
Morriston Victorian Day 2024 Programme
10:00 AM
Santa’s Grotto (10:00 – 11:30) – Tabernacle Morriston Centre
Dr. Jekyll Science Show (ages 5 – 11) – CentrePoint, 31 Market Street
Baggy Cringle Victorian Singers – St. David’s Church
Talk by Annie Pelleschi: History of Nursery Rhymes – Aenon Baptist Church
Morriston Ladies Choir and Tabernacle Morriston Choir – Tabernacle Chapel
Victorian Themed Christmas Children’s Craft Session (10:00 – 11:30) – Morriston Library
10:30 AM
Organ Recital (10:30) – Tabernacle Chapel
Circus Eruption Workshops (10:30 – 14:30) – Tabernacle Morriston Centre
11:00 AM
Autumn Fayre (11:00 – 14:30) – Sacred Heart Centre
Morriston Ladies Choir and Tabernacle Morriston Choir – Tabernacle Chapel
Penclawdd Brass Band – St. David’s Church
Talk by Jeff Stewart: Death in Victorian Swansea – Aenon Baptist Church
Baggy Cringle Victorian Singers (11:30) – Sacred Heart Centre
11:45 AM
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony with Sir Bryn Terfel – Tabernacle Morriston Centre
12:00 PM
Santa’s Grotto (12:00 – 13:30) – Tabernacle Morriston Centre
Morriston Ladies Choir and Tabernacle Morriston Choir – Tabernacle Chapel
Men of Sweyn’s Ey Morris and Sword Dancers – St. David’s Church
Judging of Shop Window Displays by Glantawe Lions – Woodfield Street
Talk by Gwilym Games: Tinplate, Tabernacle, Libraries, and Mumbles Pier: The Life of John Jones Jenkins, Lord Glantawe – Aenon Baptist Church
12:30 PM
Morriston RFC Male Choir – Tabernacle Chapel
Baggy Cringle Victorian Singers – Morriston Library
1:00 PM
Mari Lwyd – St. David’s Church
Talk by John Ashley, Buffalo Bill in Swansea (1903) – Aenon Baptist Church
1:30 PM
Organ Recital – Tabernacle Chapel
Create Your Own Christmas Card – Adult & Families Craft Session (1:30 PM – 3:00 PM) – Morriston Library
2:00 PM
Baggy Cringle Victorian Singers – St. David’s Church
Performance of Amy Dillwyn by Debra John – Aenon Baptist Church
Talk by Steffan Phillips: The Secrets of Morriston’s War Memorial Windows – Tabernacle Morriston Centre
3:00 PM
Organ Recital – Closing the Day’s Activities – Tabernacle Chapel
Throughout The Day (Various Venues)
[Lead image: Swansea Council]
