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Johnny & the Raindrops present their now-legendary Christmas gig for children and families!We only do one Christmas gig in each year … and this is it!
Date: Sunday 20 December 2026
Venue: Mapperley Plains Social Club, Nottingham, NG3 5RH
Doors: 13:30
Band: 14:00
Finish: Approx. 16:00
Tickets:
£5 and £6 options available
Free for under 18-month-olds
Free for registered carers of people with disabilities and care needs.
This extra special live festive music event for children and families will lift your spirits and send you smiling into the New Year!
Over 10,000 people have watched the Raindrops’ Christmas gig in the past.
Make this special show part of your family festivities.
Our promise to you:
• Bar open all afternoon!
• Cakes for sale!
• A room full of Christmas decorations!
• Kids invited onstage!
• Wooden guitars!
• Prizes – bike(s) giveaway and more
• Surprises (will Santa make it this year?!)
Enjoy a cracker-popping mix of songs from our ‘Christmas is Happening! (click the link) album plus loads of family favourites including:
• Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Feliz Navidad
• Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Rockin’ around the Christmas Tree
• I wish it could be Christmas every day
• Merry Christmas Everyone and Merry Christmas Everybody!
Click here to watch a short video of our previous Christmas gigs to get you in the mood.
Mapperley Plains Social Club is a fantastic venue:
• Free parking
• Accessible to all throughout
• Loads of room to dance, move around and stand
• Tables and chairs - cabaret-style seating!
• Room to store pushchairs and places to change babies
As with all our shows, this one is perfect for anyone who would benefit from a relaxed performance environment. This includes anyone with an autism spectrum condition or learning disability.
• There will be minimal flashing lights during the gig
• The lights in the audience area will stay on for most of the gig
• Audience members can make noise during the show and come and go as they please. They can run around, sit down, shout, sing, etc. There are quiet areas just outside of the main concert hall.
Get ready to sing, dance and be merry!
Invite your friends and family! Make it a big party!
See you up the front!
Johnny & the Raindrops
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Mapperley Plains social club, Plains Rd, Mapperley, Nottingham NG3 5RH, 221 Plains Road, Nottingham, NG3 5RF, United Kingdom
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