Christmas at the Food Museum

Thursday 27 November – Sunday 21 December 

Step into the seasonal wonder of Christmas at the Food Museum!

Join our festive workshops, meet the jolly man in red in a Victorian-inspired decorated fishing lodge, immerse yourself in the spirit of the season with an enchanting Christmas carol performance and much more! Make an afternoon or evening truly magical for the whole family.

Find out what events are happening below!

Stir up Sunday

Sunday 23 November

This members-only event will be a perfect sociable occasion to start off your festive foodie preparation. Meet fellow museum members in the William Bone Building and discover the history of this culinary tradition.

Free for members, must be booked in advance

Traditional Mince Pie Workshop

Thursday 27 November

6-8.30pm

Learn how to make traditional mince pies entirely from scratch at the Food Museum!

Using Suffolk heritage apples and local apple liqueur, learn how to craft your own boozy mince pies for Christmas parties.

You’ll be guided through the steps and stages to making fantastically-crisp-on-the-outside, gooey-in-the-middle mince pies. Following tips for super shortcrust, and the Museum’s very own mincemeat recipe, this workshop will teach you to make grown-up mince pies that will impress this Christmas!

Prices

Tickets include ingredients and museum entry for the day.

Suitable for ages 18+ (as we’ll be using and trying alcohol)

£25 adult (£10 members)

£23 concession (£10 members)

Christmas Chocolate Workshop

Thursday 4 December

6-8.30pm

Using award-winning chocolate from local producers Pump Street, this workshop will guide you through creating delicious festive flavoured truffles. Making the perfect gift, you’ll create a selection of sweets to fill, coat and dust with seasonal extras. All materials are provided, and you’ll leave with a beautiful box of your handcrafted chocolates to take home.

Ages 18+

Prices

£25 adult (£10 members)

£23 concession (£10 members)

Family Mince Pie Workshops

Join us for these fun family workshops where you’ll learn to roll, fill and bake traditional mince pies, as well as a festive flavoured buttercream.

Ages 5+. Booking essential.

Saturday 6 December, 11am-12pm

Saturday 13 December, 11am-12pm

Saturday 20 December, 11am-12pm

Prices (including museum entry)

Adult – £21.50, includes museum entry (Member £6.50)

Child – £16.50, includes museum entry (Member £6.50)

Additional child(ren) – £5 (Member £1.50)

 

Ages 5+. Children under 12 must be accompanied by an adult.

Ticket terms and conditions can be found here

Christmas Fudge Workshop

Thursday 11 December, 6pm

Fill the stockings, secret Santa, or sweet jar this year with a delicious festive treat!

Learn to make delicious traditional fudge with Christmas flavours in our demonstration kitchen along with a special Christmas drink pairing.

Ages 14+. Booking essential.

Prices

Tickets include ingredients and museum entry for the day.

£25 adult (£10 members)

£23 concession (£10 members)

Father Christmas in the Fishing Lodge

Saturday 13 December and Sunday 7 and 21 December

Receive your exclusive invitation to meet the jolly man in red at our enchanting fishing lodge, beautifully transformed with Victorian-era charm!

Enjoy a personalised 15-minute session brimming with festive surprises, including a special gift chosen just for your little one.

£35 including a personalised invitation and gift. Booking essential – please ensure to answer the questions when booking to ensure we can personalise the experience.

Sessions are at:

9am

9:20am

9:40am

10am

10:20am

10:40am

11am

11:20am

11:40am

12 – 1pm Father Christmas has lunch

1pm

1:20pm

1:40pm

2pm

2:20pm

2:40pm

3pm

3:20pm

3:40pm – Father Christmas has a break!

4pm

4:20pm

4:40pm

Ticket terms and conditions can be found here

A Christmas Carol at the Food Museum

CB Jackson brings Dickens’ extraordinary story to life before your eyes. In a remarkable performance, the whole cast is played by one-man. In a faithful recreation of the story the characters interact and scenes twist and turn, Marley’s Ghost, Bob Cratchit, Belle and of course Scrooge himself are there with you.

The tale opens with Scrooge’s Counting House and builds the atmosphere for the dramatic arrival of Marley’s Ghost at Scrooges’ apartment. Before we know it, the Ghost of Christmas Past is upon us and we fly through time to Scrooge’s lonely childhood and the tale unfolds.

CB Jackson has toured this remarkable One-Man show through East Anglia, appearing before audiences in person and on BBC Radio. No other story so perfectly captures our Christmas traditions; no other character tells it like Ebenezer Scrooge; and no other venue is as perfect as the Food Museum for telling it.

Make your Christmas the best Christmas. If the turkey isn’t perfect and shopping for presents is hard work, at least you’ll have seen A Christmas Carol like you’ve never seen it before!

Saturday and Sunday 13 and 14 December and Saturday and Sunday 20 and 21 December.

Four shows each day 75 minutes apart

Times

4.00pm

5.15pm

6.30pm

7.45pm

Tickets

Suitable for children aged 12+

Standard – £10

Museum member – £8

Tickets are non-refundable.

Please get in touch via contact@foodmuseum.org.uk if you have any queries.