Santa, camels and Alaskan dogs are on their way!

Santa is coming to Ringwood in style this year.

He is arriving on Friday December 5 at 6pm on a sleigh drawn by Storm and Jadis, two large dogs called Malamutes from Alaska.

Santa and his wolf-like dogs will be flanked by the three wise men on real camels, Mary and Joseph on donkeys, and shepherds. 

Many of the Ringwood shops will be staying open late for this spectacular occasion. And to get everyone into the Christmas mood, the Market Place will be swirling with snow settling on the heads of the Ringwood Pipe Band who will be playing around the jubilee lamp.

Before all the excitement begins, a bustling continental market will be trading throughout the day and into the evening, many of the shops will be offering mulled wine and mince pies. The Plonkers band will also be playing in the town.

The event starts in the Furlong at 6 o’clock and Santa’s parade will make its way from the Furlong down into the Market Place at about 6.30pm.

At the end of the evening Santa will leave to go to his Gingerbread House in the Furlong Centre where he will be found every weekend in December leading up to Christmas from 10am–4pm. He will give his young visitors a gingerbread man baked fresh every day by the Aga shop and receive their Christmas wish lists.

The Ringwood Chamber of Commerce are grateful to the main sponsors of this event who are Letchers, The Furlong, Keystone Motors and Ringwood Brewery.