{"id":652658,"date":"2025-12-24T16:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/652658\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T16:05:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T16:05:40","slug":"liverpool-winter-festival-will-be-open-on-christmas-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/652658\/","title":{"rendered":"Liverpool Winter Festival will be open on Christmas Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The event is offering free food, no questions asked<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_Winter-Festival-Village-at-the-Pier-HeadPic-Andrew-Teebay.jpg\" alt=\"The Ice Skating Rink at the Winter Festival Village\" loading=\"eager\"  \/>The Ice Skating Rink at the Winter Festival Village(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The Liverpool Winter Festival will be open on Christmas Day for a special reason &#8211; to offer free hot meals to anyone who may be spending the day alone or going through a difficult time. The magical <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas-events\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas event<\/a> is set against the stunning backdrop of the Three Graces and city&#8217;s waterfront. One of the event&#8217;s biggest attractions is a giant ice rink, which offers a skate with Grinch experience available to book.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In its first year, the festival has transformed Liverpool\u2019s Pier Head into a <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/christmas\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Christmas<\/a> village with rides, street food, themed grottos, tipis, and a Bavarian bar. Entry is free, and the festival runs until Sunday, January 4 2026.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/whats-on\/whats-on-news\/gallery\/15-photos-huge-new-winter-32917889\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool Winter Festival<\/a> has confirmed today (December 24) that from 12pm until 2pm on Christmas day its Yorkshire pudding wrap stand will serve complimentary Christmas dinner wraps, including turkey and all the trimmings.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There is no need to book, and no questions will be asked.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1_Liverpool-Winter-Festival-at-Pier-Head.jpg\" alt=\"Liverpool Winter Festival at Pier Head\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Liverpool Winter Festival at Pier Head(Image: christopher megrath)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alex and Kennedy Crow, Managing Directors of Crow Leisure Group said: &#8220;Christmas can be lonely for some, and we wanted to do something to make the day a little brighter.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We\u2019ve received such a warm welcome from the people of Liverpool, and what stands out most is the community spirit here, which is why we\u2019re giving something back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;Whether it&#8217;s a hot meal, skating on the ice, or just enjoying the festive lights, we hope everyone feels welcome here at Liverpool Winter Festival on Christmas Day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766592340_480_1_Winter-Festival-Village-at-the-Pier-HeadPic-Andrew-Teebay.jpg\" alt=\"Winter Festival Village at the Pier Head\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>Winter Festival Village at the Pier Head(Image: Andrew Teebay Liverpool Echo)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The festival is run by Crow Leisure Group, a family-owned events company behind some of the UK\u2019s largest and most popular seasonal attractions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The ice rink will also be open on Christmas Day, from 12pm to 5pm, with entry pay on the door (\u00a312 per person, card only) and no pre-booking required. Minimum age is four years. It is also expected that the Star Flyer and the Apres Ski Party will be open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Alex and Kennedy added: &#8220;We hope that by opening our doors on Christmas Day, people can enjoy a little festive cheer. Christmas is about togetherness, and we want everyone to feel part of the celebration.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">More information can be found on the Crow Leisure Group website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The event is offering free food, no questions askedThe Ice Skating Rink at the Winter Festival Village(Image: Andrew&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":652659,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,35745,124933,393,4884,179,42748,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-652658","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-christmas","10":"tag-christmas-events","11":"tag-england","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-liverpool-pier-head","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115775402156327901","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652658","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=652658"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/652658\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/652659"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=652658"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=652658"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=652658"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}