From a pantomime with an all-star cast to a huge festive market, these major Christmas events are running in December 2022. 

Eastern Daily Press: Cromer Pier Christmas Show 2021. Picture: Openwide CoastalCromer Pier Christmas Show 2021. Picture: Openwide Coastal (Image: Openwide Coastal)

1. The Cromer Pier Christmas Show, Cromer

Where: Cromer Pier Pavilion Theatre, Promenade, Cromer, NR27 9HE

When: November 26-December 30 

Price: Adults: £24-£28, aged 16 and under: £15, buy on the Cromer Pier website or call 01263 512495

A Norfolk Christmas tradition, this show features specialty acts, powerhouse vocals and spellbinding dance routines. 

Olly Day returns for his 13th year as the host and there will also be special effects on an eight-metre video wall. 

Eastern Daily Press: The cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at Norwich Theatre Royal. The cast of Jack and the Beanstalk at Norwich Theatre Royal. (Image: Richard Jarmy Photography)

2. Jack and the Beanstalk, Norwich 

Where: Norwich Theatre Royal, Theatre Street, Norwich, NR2 1RL

When: December 10-January 7

Price: £10-£32.50, buy on the Norwich Theatre website or call 01603 630000

Rehearsals are now in full swing for this fee, fi, fo, fabulous pantomime, which tells the story of hero Jack who swaps his family cow for a bag of magic beans.

There is an all-star cast including actor and social media sensation Joe Tracini in the title role, comedian Rufus Hound, EastEnders' Dayle Hudson and Casualty's Amanda Henderson.

Eastern Daily Press: The Christmas market at the Holkham Estate. The Christmas market at the Holkham Estate. (Image: Holkham)

3. Christmas Food, Drink and Gift Market, Holkham

Where: Lady Elizabeth Wing, Holkham Hall, Holkham Road, Wells-next-the-Sea, NR23 1AB

When: December 10-11, 10am-4pm

Price: Free entry, parking £5

This is one of Norfolk's biggest Christmas markets and new for 2022 there will be live music from the Fakenham Town Band and Nelson's Shantymen. 

There will be a whole host of local stalls, including Stokes Sauces, Simply Cake Co, Duration Brewing, Pickled Prints and Driftwood Glass. 

Eastern Daily Press: The Thursford Christmas Spectacular. The Thursford Christmas Spectacular. (Image: Thursford)

4. Thursford Christmas Spectacular, Thursford

Where: Thursford Collection, Thursford, Fakenham, NR21 0AS

When: Running now until December 23

Price: From £41, buy on the Thursford Christmas Spectacular website or call 01328 878477

The Thursford Christmas Spectacular returns for its 45th year and audiences can expect dancing, singing and humour in this top-notch variety show. 

It is the biggest festive show of its kind in Europe, with a cast of 130, and you can also book now for the Enchanted Journey of Light and Santa's Magical Journey experiences.

Eastern Daily Press: Bounce into Christmas is returning to Sprowston. Bounce into Christmas is returning to Sprowston. (Image: Archant 2021)

5. Bounce into Christmas

Where: The Space, Roundtree Way, Sprowston, NR7 8SQ

When: December 17-22, slots 11.30am-2.30pm or 3.30pm-6.30pm, quiet sessions available on Monday and Tuesday morning 

Price: Children (4-13): £22.95, under 4s: £16.45, under 1s: free, ages 14+: £5.95, buy at events.mhtickets.com/browse

Get Christmas off to a flying start as Bounce into Christmas returns for 2022 with unlimited access to 10 inflatables.

Also included in the price is a soft play area for under 5s, a Santa's grotto with a gift bag for children, a snowball fight with the naughty elves, live music, storytelling and Christmas crafts.

Eastern Daily Press: Head to the Hippodrome Circus this Christmas. Head to the Hippodrome Circus this Christmas. (Image: Archant)

6. Christmas Spectacular Circus and Water Show, Great Yarmouth

Where: Hippodrome Circus, St George's Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 2EU

When: December 10-January 8

Price: £14-£40, buy tickets on Hippodrome Circus website or call 01493 738877

Fresh from the success of its Halloween Spooktacular, the Hippodrome Circus is back with its festive show. 

It will feature Jack Jay and and Britain's Got Talent star Ben Langley alongside an international cast, combining the magic of Christmas and circus. 

Eastern Daily Press: Operation Save Santa comes to The Garage in Norwich. Operation Save Santa comes to The Garage in Norwich. (Image: Ashley Cashfield)

7. My First: Into the Snowglobe/Operation: Save Santa

Where: The Garage, 14 Chapel Field North, Norwich, NR2 1NY

When: December 15-31/December 9-January 8 

Price: Adults: £10.50, children: £5.50 (for ages up to 5)/adults: £15.50, children: £8.50, under 1s free (for ages 5-10), buy on The Garage website or call 01603 283382

The Garage and All-In Productions invite you to make memories at its mini-festival The Imagitorium this Christmas, with a whole host of family activities planned. 

There will be two interactive shows, with Into the Snowglobe for under 5s where your little ones will sling snowballs and dance with a yeti to help explorer Lucy look for the lost world of the snow globe. 

In Operation: Save Santa, Father Christmas is in peril and only naughty and nice twins Seb and Flick can save him.

Into the Snowglobe will also be at The Workshop in King's Lynn from January 3 to 7.