What's On in Lichfield
Things to do in and around Lichfield: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Lichfield Cathedral light show: 15 to 21 Dec, from £8.50
Lichfield Cathedral's Follow the Star light show runs 15 to 21 December, entry 5.15pm to 8.45pm. Cheapest after 6.45pm midweek: £12 adult, £36 family.
Dates for the diary
- On now to 31 Oct Pumpkin picking at Lichfield Maize Maze
- On now to 31 Oct Rymans Pumpkins, Manor Farm, Wall
- On now to 31 Oct Pumpkin Fest at Manor Farm Fruits
- Mon 5 Oct Walking for Health at the National Remembrance Gardens
- Tue 6 Oct Lichfield general market
- Tue 6 Oct Poppy Stitch Club
- 7 Oct to 28 Nov Designing Terry Pratchett's Discworld: 30 Years of Paul Kidby's Illustrations
- Wed 7 Oct Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman
- Thu 8 Oct An Evening with Danny McNamara, from Embrace
- Fri 9 Oct Pumpkin picking after dark at Rymans
- Fri 9 Oct Concerts by Candlelight: The Music of Fleetwood Mac
- Sat 10 Oct Beacon parkrun
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Pubs
Chase Line Ale Trail: 20 Pubs by Train, Rugeley to Walsall
A new Chase Line Ale Trail links 20 real ale pubs by train from Rugeley to Walsall, with a bus extension to Aldridge, about seven miles from Lichfield.
Halloween
Lichfield Halloween 2026: 3 pumpkin farms, a scare train
Halloween near Lichfield: pumpkin picking at Wall, Hints and the Maize Maze from 3 October, Beacon Park trails, and Chasewater's £11.95 scare train on the 31st.
Christmas
Santa's grotto near Lichfield 2026: Wall and Hints dates
Two farm grottos near Lichfield for 2026: Manor Farm Fruits at Hints is on sale for 6 to 24 December, and Rymans at Wall is £22 a child, tickets due soon.
Events
What's On in Lichfield: Pumpkin Picking, Halloween Trails and Two Fireworks Nights
Beacon Park's Halloween trail starts 10 October, three pumpkin farms are open and two fireworks displays fall on 6 November, plus 40 more dated listings.
Christmas
National Memorial Arboretum Illuminated: 4 to 22 December
Illuminated runs 4 to 22 December at the Arboretum, Alrewas. Adults £20 to £22 if booked by 30 October, £25 to £27 after. No tickets on 7 and 14 December.
New Year
New Year's Eve in Lichfield: no public fireworks, what's on
Neither Lichfield council runs a New Year's Eve event or fireworks. The panto has matinees at 11am and 3pm, pubs take bookings, and last trains end early.
Lichfield Garrick
Sheila McMahon's 11th mental health show: Garrick, 10 Oct
Sheila McMahon's 11th mental health show, Identity, is at the Lichfield Garrick at 7.45pm on Saturday 10 October. Tickets £18.50, one night only, rated PG.
Lichfield Garrick
The Void at Lichfield Garrick: one night, from £26
Sci-fi horror The Void plays the Lichfield Garrick for one night, 7.30pm on Wednesday 14 October. Tickets from £26, recommended for ages 13 and over.
Christmas
Lichfield Christmas lights: 5pm, Sunday 22 November
Lichfield Christmas market 2026: the Fayre is Sunday 15 November, 10am to 4pm, and the lights go on 22 November at 5pm. No Victorian Market date yet.
Remembrance
Lichfield Remembrance Sunday: parade times, 8 November
Lichfield's parade leaves the Guildhall at 9.40am for a 10am Cathedral service. At Alrewas the Arboretum service starts 10.40am and parking must be booked.
Christmas
Lichfield panto 2026: Robin Hood, 62 public shows
Robin Hood runs at the Garrick from 20 November to 10 January. Six dates start at £15, the rest at £20, and there is no performance at all on Friday 18 December.
Bonfire Night
Lichfield fireworks: two displays on Friday 6 November
Lichfield Rugby Club's fireworks night is back on Friday 6 November, 6pm to 10.30pm, the same night as the golf club's £32-a-car display. No council show.