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Santa's Big Night In

Alive Church presents · Free entry · Sunday 20 December, 4–8pm

A free Christmas night out in Norwich for the whole family: Santa, games, live music, hot food, a raffle and a gift for every child.

About This Event

It's showtime! Alive Church presents Santa's Big Night In: four hours of games, music and magic at Alive House on Nelson Street, Norwich. Entry is free and everyone is welcome.

Games ★ Live music ★ Santa ★ Raffle ★ A gift for every child

Power Santa's sleigh with your loudest voice, drop the bauble on our giant Christmas prize board, back your reindeer in the Reindeer Derby, go head to head on the buzzers in the Doorstep Survey and try to beat the Snow Globe. The Alive band plays live Christmas hits between every game, and the night ends with the Grand Raffle Draw and Snow the Pastor!

New this year: Santa's virtual queue

It always gets busy, so this year nobody waits outside in the cold. Here's how it works:

  1. Join the queue. When you arrive, scan the QR code at the door (or ask an elf) and get your Santa Pass number.
  2. Come in and enjoy the show. Grab some food, play the games, sing along. You keep your place while you have fun in the warm.
  3. We'll notify you! When it's your turn, you'll get a message on your phone. Head straight to the grotto and meet Santa!

No queue at the grotto. Our system calls families through a few at a time, so the line stays tiny and nobody's left standing around.

Hungry? We've got you

Hot food all night, served all the way through the show: festive burgers, loaded fries and hot drinks, plus the Sweet Shop.

See you in 2027

New Year's resolution? Why not try church? Join us on Sunday 3 January at 11am, and every Sunday after that. Plan your first visit.

See everything that's on for Christmas at Alive Church →

What to Expect

The night's line-up: four hours of games, music and magic. Times are a guide; Santa is a very busy man.

  • 4:00 Doors open. Join Santa's queue, find a seat and pick up your reindeer sticker.
  • 4:15 Power Santa's Sleigh. Make enough noise and Santa lands. Seriously. Bring your loudest voice. Don't miss!
  • 4:30 Drop the Bauble. Our giant Christmas prize board. Drop it, watch it bounce, win it.
  • 4:50 The Reindeer Derby. Back your reindeer! Dasher, Dancer, Prancer or Comet?
  • 5:05 The Doorstep Survey. "We asked Nelson Street…" Families go head to head on the buzzers.
  • 5:30 Freeze Frame & Name That Tune. Dance, freeze, then shout out the Christmas hits.
  • 5:45 Beat the Snow Globe. 60 seconds. 3 lives. One glowing globe. Can you beat it?
  • 6:20 The Christmas Story. Why we celebrate at all, then a carol together.
  • 6:50 The Great Snowball Fight. The whole room. Indoors. No one gets cold.
  • 7:00 The Grand Finals. Snow Globe, Drop the Bauble and the Reindeer Derby, all to play for.
  • 7:45 Grand Raffle Draw. Every prize drawn. Tickets on sale all night.
  • 7:55 Snow the Pastor! Vote all night for which leader gets snowed. You decide…

Plus live Christmas hits from the Alive band between every game. See the full night on our Christmas page.

Who Is It For?

  • Families with children: there's a gift for every child.
  • Everyone else too. Free entry, all welcome.
  • You don't need to have been to Alive Church before.

What to Bring

  • Your phone, to join Santa's virtual queue (or ask an elf at the door).
  • Your loudest voice: you'll need it to power Santa's sleigh at 4:15.
  • Money for raffle tickets, on sale all night.
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