ST JOHN'S NATIVITY FESTIVAL 2025
THIS YEAR WE ARE HOSTING OUR FIRST EVER NATIVITY FESTIVAL!
Friday 12th to Sunday 14th December at St John’s Church, Merrow.
We are going to fill the church with Nativity sets and invite the whole community into church over the weekend, to spend time and enjoying walking around and looking at all the different nativity scenes.
There will be refreshements and a chance to vote for your favourite!
Entries open to everyone; families, individuals, local groups, schools and businesses.
It costs £5 to enter your nativity and to register, all you need to do is click on the link above and fill in the form.
The festival is then FREE for all visitors but there will be a donation point in church if people would like to make a contribution.
Any fund raised during the festival will go towards to continued work of St John's and it's supported charities.
When is it?
The Festival will run from Friday 12th December to Sunday 14th December - with exhibitors setting up on Thur 11th December.
Set Up: Thursday 11th December from 12:00 till 18:00
Festival Open to the Public for voting:
Friday 12th December 9:00-18:00
Saturday 13th December 9:00-14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00 (14:00-16:00 closed for a Wedding)
Sunday 14th December 11:00-16:00
What sort of Nativity can I enter?
Your Nativity can be traditional, maybe one you have had for many years, a set that you bought on holiday that represents another country, or you can make your own interpretation of the nativity scene.They can be made in any material - recyclable, plastic, wood, embroidery, fabric, wool, flowers, cardboard, Lego, metal and more. We encourage you to get crafty and have a go at creating something fun and different- let your imagination run wild! Your nativity scene can be as big or small as you like, as long as they can fit on our display boards which are 40cm deep.
