ACROSS THE WEEKEND
TOOTSMAS STREET FOOD TAKEOVER
Tuck into winter-warming street food served up by some of London’s tastiest traders Raclette Brothers, Get Wurst, Gyoza Guys, Sticky Beaks, Barnyard Birds and Salvador Souvlaki alongside Christmassy tunes and DJ’s until late.
12pm-9pm Sat & 12pm-6pm Sun. Free entry
Graveney & Meadow, 40 Mitcham Road, SW17 9NA
SANTA’S GROTTO
Santa makes a pit-stop at The Castle before he gets busy delivering presents – come and see him before he’s off again!
1pm-3pm Fri & Sat Free
The Castle, 38 Tooting High St, SW17 0RG
POP-UP CHRISTMAS TREE SHOP
Have a rummage for your favourite Nordmann Fir or Norway Spruce, Christmas wreaths and garlands born in Perthshire, Scotland.
From 12pm Sat & Sun. Free entry
Graveney & Meadow, 40 Mitcham Road SW17 9NA
RICK’S SHRIMP FESTIVAL
All weekend you’ll have a chance to delve in to an exciting one-off menu consisting of Shrimps cooked in more than seven different ways. The perfect way to warm your cockles this Tootsmas!
From 6pm Fri, 12pm Sat & 11am Sun
122 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9NH
GORRINGE PARK FESTIVE FAMILY FILM WEEKENDER
Stop by the famous Gorringe Park and settle down with the little ones for a festive afternoon full of Children’s Christmas classics showing all weekend.
‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Fri 11am & 2pm.
‘A Christmas Carol’ Sat 11am, 2pm & 4pm.
‘Jingle All The Way’ Sun 11am, 2pm & 4pm.
Free
The Gorringe Park, 29 London Rd, London SW17 9JR
UNWINED ‘SECRET RECIPE’ MULLED WINE DEMOS
1pm & 3pm Sat & Sun. Free
Tooting Market 21-23 Tooting High St, SW17 0SN
FRIDAY 1ST DECEMBER
12:30PM-2:30PM GRAVENEY CANTEEN TOOTSMAS LUNCHEON
Join this bustling community kitchen for a hot, healthy, donation-based lunch with your Tooting neighbours. Plus, create your very own Christmas Card to take home!
Free/donation
Tooting URC 2 Rookstone Rd, SW17 9NQ
8PM RACE NIGHT
Place your bets and cheer on your fave horse!
Free.
Tooting Progressive Club 227 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9JG
8PM-2AM TOOTSMAS 2017 LAUNCH GIG: WABE + DJ’s
Tootsmas kicks off with a party featuring Italian electronic music duo, WABE plus DJ’s through the night.
Free before 10pm, £3 thereafter
Tooting Tram & Social 46-48 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9NA
SATURDAY 2ND DECEMBER
10:30AM-11:15AM JOIN IN & JIGGLE
Start off Tootsmas at this active class for toddlers and small children with busy bodies and lively minds
£5 per child Siblings over one £2 (under 1’s free)
The Castle, 38 Tooting High St, SW17 0RG
1AM-5PM ETSY MADE LOCAL CHRISTMAS MARKET
40 of Etsy’s best London makers and creators pitch up for all your festive gift-shopping needs and their first destination market in South London! Mulled drinks and bites for when you get peckish.
Free entry
Tooting Tram & Social 46-48 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9NA
11AM-5PM SPROUT ARTS ‘ARTISTS PROOF’ EXHIBITION & SHOP
See and shop a diverse collection of limited edition prints by over 30 local artists, including Quaggy Printers. Buy framed or unframed.
Free entry
74 Moyser Rd, London SW16 6SQ
1PM-6PM TOOTSMAS KIDS AFTERNOON
Bring the kids for drop-in Tootsmas activities: print on wrapping paper or make a card at a crafty workshop with artist Gina (1pm-4pm) or have your face-painted (4pm-6pm).
Free
The Antelope, 76 Mitcham Road, SW17 9NA
FURNITURE, FESTIVITIES & FIZZ
Join Tooting’s landmark department store for an afternoon of fizz and food tastings, all from the comfort of their new, stylish sofa department. Special offers throughout the store.
Free
Morley’s of Tooting, 103 – 133 Mitcham Road, SW17 9PF
2PM-4:30PM WALKIN IN A TOOTSMAS WONDERLAND
Join local historian Geoff Simmons on this exciting seasonal follow-up to The Greatest Tooting Tour In History!
Free
Meet at Edward VII statue, Tooting Broadway station
3PM-6PM FIRCROFT PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR
Christmassy fun stalls, entertainment for kids and hot food and mulled drinks.
Free
Fircroft Primary School, Fircroft Road, SW17 7PP
4PM-6PM GIN INFUSIONS WORKSHOPS
Take home your own personalised bottle of gin at Tooting’s very own Himalayan-inspired cocktail bar.
£10 Book enquiries@thehillstationtooting.com
Broadway Market, 29 Tooting High Street, SW17 0RJ
7PM-3AM WOLF CLUB PRESENTS… + SPECIAL GUESTS
The Tootsmas parties continue!
Free before 10, £3 thereafter
Tooting Tram & Social 46-48 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9NA
FROM 7PM BROADWAY MARKET TOOTSMAS PARTY
After a cracking Tootopia, the DJs are back at to reignite the party!
Free
Broadway Market, 29 Tooting High Street, SW17 0RJ
8PM SALACIOUS SIRENS BURLESQUE
Salacious Sirens are back with a festive spin on their heart-racing burlesque show. DJ Will from 9pm.
Free
The Antelope, 76 Mitcham Road, SW17 9NA
8PM LIVE MUSIC: SPACE COWBOYS
Covers, classics and everything in between. It’s gonna be rockin’.
Free
Rose & Crown, 140 Tooting Bec Rd, London SW17 8BH
8PM TOOTSMAS KARAOKE
Be the star of the show and take the mic! Hosted by Jim Barry the Karaoke King
Free
Tooting Progressive Club 227 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9JG
SUNDAY 3RD DECEMBER
11AM-12PM POOCH PARADE
Tooting’s cutest pups are back for a festive version of Tootopia’s popular dog show! Who will win the golden bone?
Free
Graveney & Meadow, 40 Mitcham Road SW17 9NA
1PM & 3PM WINE & WREATH-MAKING
The perfect winter afternoon activity – make your own wreath whilst enjoying a complimentary glass of wine. Cosy!
£30 in advance – See the links below
The Antelope, 76 Mitcham Road, SW17 9NA
12PM-4PM TOOTSMAS PHOTOBOOTH
Local photographer Laura Shimili Mears pops up to take those all-important festive group photographs. Décor kindly donated by Morleys of Tooting.
Free to take, pay on purchase from £13
Graveney & Meadow, 40 Mitcham Road SW17 9NA
4PM-6PM RUM TASTING MASTERCLASSES
Spend a chilled Sunday afternoon discovering the tastes and ingredients behind some of your favourite rum cocktails.
Free. Book here: tooting@eckovision.com
Ekcovision, 1 Salvador Lane, SW17 9NA
6PM-9PM FOXY & FRIENDS IRISH TRAD SESSION
Join this bustling Irish pub as they welcome their regular toe-tapping musicians as they close Tootsmas 2017.
Free
The Ramble Inn 223 Mitcham Rd, London SW17 9JG
6PM LIVE: MISS SAMMY
Having appeared on ‘Stars in their Eyes’ as Kylie, Sammy J takes the stage in Tooting singing a mixed genre set from 60’s to present day
Free
Tooting Progressive Club 227 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9JG
6:30PM-11:30PM RETRO SUNDAY
Live out your childhood gaming dreams!
Free
Tooting Tram & Social 46-48 Mitcham Rd, SW17 9NA
7:00PM ROSE & CROWN CHRISTMAS QUIZ
Join in this fun Christmas Quiz at this cosy Tooting Bec pub. Up for grabs is a £550 rolling jackpot, £50 bar tab or a bottle of wine.
£2 per person. Sign up 7pm, 7:30pm start
140 Tooting Bec Rd, SW17 8BH
TICKETED EVENTS
Most events are free. Wreath & Wine Workshop, The Christmas Quiz and late entry to events at Tooting Tram will require a small fee.
You can purchase tickets here for the Wine & Wreath-making Workshop just choose whether you would like to attend the:
1pm session or the 3pm session
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