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A Canny Christmas at Eldon Square

It’s Beginning to Feel Like a Canny Christmas

Whether you’re getting ahead of the shopping, picking up those last-minute stocking fillers, refreshing your party-season wardrobe, or making memories with the kids, Eldon Square has everything you need to make it a Canny Christmas this year.

Whatever your mission this Christmas, you can tick off your checklist with ease thanks to our hundreds of retailers and restaurants under one roof.

From high-street favourites to premium brands, you’ll discover endless inspiration across fashion, beauty, and homeware, making present shopping easy – even for the trickiest person to buy for!

From festive catch-ups to family traditions or spontaneous days out with friends, at Christmas it’s all about bringing people together. With delicious dining and festive activities for all ages, Eldon Square is the place to be.

If your favourite part of the festive season is finding the perfect outfit for the big day, your work night out, or a festive bottomless brunch with friends, Eldon Square has every occasion covered.

Make Christmas Memories at our Festive Event

On Sat 14 Nov & Sun 15 Nov, Eldon Square will be transformed into a Christmas wonderland, with Santa and his Elves, the Naughty Grinch, spectacular Spark! illuminated drummers, festive stilt walkers, face painting, music, prizes and plenty of Christmas cheer. And the best bit? It’s free to attend!

Read more about what to expect when Christmas Comes to Eldon Square here!

Build your party season wardrobe

Christmas Party season has officially arrived, and each rail in Eldon Square is adorned for the occasion!

Rich velvets, sequins on sequins, and every shade of satin await in River Island, H&M, AllSaints, John Lewis, Mango, Next and more.

From your knee high boots to your fur coat, you’ll find everything you need for your festive wardrobe right here in the centre of Newcastle.

Explore this years’ Christmas partywear favourites here.

Indulge in festive feasts

Catching up over a bite to eat or a cocktail is a non-negotiable at Christmas and Eldon Square is stacked with options to suit everyone.

At Chaophraya, 1 person in every group of 4 dines for free from their festive menus from 1 Nov to 30 Dec.

Frankie & Benny’s, is bringing the good times to the table this Christmas with their Celebration Menu, offering two courses from £21.50 or three courses from £25.50.

Sip, savour, and celebrate your way into Christmas with a 3‑course festive dining experience from £42.50 at The Alchemist.

Start planning your festive feasts with our Christmas Menu guide here.

Get everyone together to celebrate

This Christmas, at Flight Club get an hour of Social Darts, with bottomless pizza, a bottle of Prosecco or four beers each, and a DJ on the Christmas classics.

Your options are endless at Freight Island this year. From private takeovers for The Big Do and cosy Xmas Dinners, to flexible get-togethers where you can top up a group card to spend across their epic kitchens and bars with Party Your Way.

Get ready to party at The Alchemist which offers bowl food and canapé menus crafted specially for private bashes and work-parties! Their dedicated event planners are standing by to help you throw an absolutely unforgettable celebration.

Find the perfect gift for everyone on your list

Whether you finish shopping in November, or just get started on December 23rd, getting it done has never been easier.

Get your hands on the latest tech at John Lewis and Menkind, or pick up trending beauty bits from Sephora, Lush, Rituals, and Boots.

For the little ones, Pop Mart and MINISO have all the trending toys and collectables to help you tick off everything on their Santa Wishlist!

Ernest Jones, Pandora, and Beaverbrooks have exactly what you need for that special someone. To top it all off Hotel Chocolat, and Krispy Kreme have delicious treats and gift cards to tuck under the tree.

And for those exceptionally hard to buy for friends and family, pick up an Eldon Square Gift Card at Customer Service or online here.

Don’t know where to start? Scan our Christmas Gift Guide for inspiration here.

Have your gifts wrapped for you

To make it even easier, we’ve even got the wrapping down! Once you’ve finished your fun-filled day Christmas shopping at Eldon Square, why not swing by our Christmas gift wrap stand?

Have all your presents personally gift-wrapped by our volunteers from the Children’s Foundation Charity in return for a small donation.

This Christmas, shop, dine, play and make it a Canny Christmas at Eldon Square.