Everywhere you can catch Santa’s Christmas float in Bristol this year

By Charlie Watts
Published 3rd Nov 2023, 16:02 BST
Santa's Christmas float will be touring across the citySanta's Christmas float will be touring across the city
Santa's Christmas float will be touring across the city

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Two Christmas floats are set to make appearances across the city

The countdown to Christmas has officially begun, with the Bristol Christmas Market launched in Broadmead.        

And through December, children and families will be able to see Santa Claus up close and personal, as he passes through the city’s streets on a festive float.      

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There are two floats which come through Bristol - the Original Santa Float (raising funds for Wallace & Gromit's Grand Appeal and Time is Precious) and Santa’s Christmas float 2023 (raising funds for Suicide Prevention Bristol).    

While this year’s floats are yet to be unveiled, they are are set to feature flashing lights, smoke and, of course, snow.         

Santa’s Christmas float has already revealed when and where it will be appearing this year:     

  • December 2: Corsham/Box/Bathford/Batheaston/Lower Swainswick

  • December 4: Knowle

  • December 5: Chippenham

  • December 6: Lyde Green/Emersons Green

  • December 7: Whitchurch 

  • December 9: Longwell Green/Barrs Court/Cadbury Heath/Oldland Common

  • December 10: Hartcliffe

  • December 12: Keynsham

  • December 14: Bath Route 2

  • December 15: Bedminster Down/Withywood/Bishopsworth/Headley Park

  • December 16: Brislington

  • December 17: Stockwood

  • December 19: Kingswood

  • December 20: Bath Route 1 Foxhill/Odd Down/Southdown/Twerton

The route maps for the float are being revealed on its Facebook page, with additional locations yet to be announced for the dates of December 8, 11, 13, and 18.    

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The Original Santa Float has also announced the locations it is visiting, with the dates and routes to be revealed in due course.  

For further updates about both floats, follow Original Santa Float and Santa’s Christmas Float 2023 on Facebook.     

The locations are:  

  • Badminton

  • Bradley Stoke/Willow Brook Centre

  • Bristol Downs

  • Chipping Sodbury (December 3)

  • Cadbury Heath

  • Colerne

  • Downend

  • Emersons Green

  • Hanham

  • Kingswood

  • Keynsham

  • Lyde Green

  • Marshfield

  • Mangotsfield

  • Oldland Common

  • Pucklechurch

  • Patchway

  • Staple Hill

  • Thornbury

  • Tormarton

  • Warmley

  • Whitchurch

  • Wickwar

  • Wick

  • Yate 

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