Thornton Winter Warmer to return in November
November 11, 2026Free workshops, performances and a lantern parade are planned across the village on 28 November.
Thornton Winter Warmer will take place on Saturday 28 November 2026, with activities scheduled at South Square and Thornton Community Centre. The event is a collaboration between South Square Centre, Sapgate Gardens and Thornton Community Centre.
The programme begins at South Square, on Thornton Road, from 11am to 3.30pm. Activities listed include craft workshops, choir performances and puppet-making. All activities are described as free, with free tickets available and booking requested to help organisers keep track of attendance.
Workshops and performances at South Square
Visitors will be able to make decorations by embossing aluminium sheets, or create a festive badge using a template or their own design. A puppet-making workshop will let participants make shadow puppets to take to the evening activity at the community centre. There will also be an opportunity to make a lantern for the parade.
Thornton Community Choir is due to perform in the South Square courtyard at 2pm. The programme says the choir will perform a mix of songs, including Christmas classics.
Parade and evening activities
A lantern parade is scheduled to run from 4.30pm to 5.15pm. It will set off from Thornton Viaduct and travel through the village to Sapgate Gardens and Thornton Community Centre. Organisers say participants can bring lanterns made during the South Square workshop.
Activities at Thornton Community Centre are listed from 5.30pm onwards. After refreshments, participants will be able to use their puppets in a shadow-play activity and create characters and stories.
The event listing also notes that the Brontë Birthplace will host a supper club that evening. It says 28 November will be the final day of the Thornton Christmas Tree Festival at St James Church, near South Square.
South Square is at South Square, Thornton Road, Bradford, BD13 3LD. Free tickets can be booked through Eventbrite.
