The STEAM Christmas extravaganza will be returning this winter!

Enjoy plenty of sparkles as you step into a wonderland of over 50 Christmas market stalls, set amidst STEAM’s award-winning museum displays and iconic GWR locomotives.

Find that unique gift at one of our specially selected market stalls. From hand crafted silver jewellery, photographic prints, glass artworks and home furnishings, to Christmas tree decorations, wooden toys, traditional games, Christmas tree decorations, chutneys and luxury confectionery.

Saturday 6th – Sunday 7th December 2025
10am – 5pm

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Santa’s Storytime

To complete the Christmas magic, Santa will be here on both days with his Storytime sessions.

Santa’s Storytime sessions cost £10.50 per child, in addition to Christmas at STEAM admission.

Children will enjoy a festive story, plus a wrapped gift in the Museum’s specially staged, Hawksworth Hall.

Santa’s Storytime lasts approximately 20 minutes.

Children must be accompanied by an responsible adult at all times (to help us to manage numbers in the space, we respectfully request a maximum of two adults per child).

To book a place, please visit our Christmas at STEAM online ticketing page and select your admission tickets. You will be prompted to select Santa’s Storytime on the next page.