A Festive Family Day Out at Teesside Park

Head to Teesside Park for a festive days out to remember with our dazzling Christmas market, meet Santa Claus at the Arriva Festive Fun Day on 23rd November, incredible shopping, Christmas menus for all ages, fun days out at Ninja Warrior and Hollywood Bowl, big family movies, easy bus links and more, we’ve got endless possibilities for delight this Christmas – all in one place.

Find your festive glow at our Christmas market, from 22nd November to 5th January.

Unique and handmade gift stalls, delicious hot food including loaded fries and churros and a traditional swing grill to warm you on the coldest of days, take a stroll through our Christmas Village Market and transport yourself into the magic of Christmas. 

Don’t miss the Arriva Festive Fun Day, Saturday 23rd November

Hohoho! Is that the sound of a sleigh we can hear? Wait no, it’s Arriva’s X12 bus! Pop down to Teesside Park for Arriva’s Festive Fun Day where little ones can meet Father Christmas and enjoy Christmas crafts free of charge. Don’t forget your phone to snap a treasured selfie with Santa!

Eat, drink and be merry with family-friendly festive menus

Image provided by Pizza Express

Come together for sitdown celebrations with everyone you love. Pizza Express has a kids’ menu of dough Balls, pizza, pasta or salad, a dessert, a Bambinoccino and Piccolo Activity Pack, all for £7.95 with special festive cocktails, Dough Balls in Blankets and more for grown-ups or for warming ramen, rice and noodles, gather together at wagamama. 

TGI Fridays have a Christmas menu filled with Cajun Claus mac’n’cheese, Santa’s Smashed Burger and kids eat free with their Stripes Rewards. 

Enjoy must-see Christmas movies at Showcase Cinema De Lux

This year is set to be one of the most exciting times for family movies with Wicked (22 November), Moana 2 (27th November) and Mufasa: The Lion King (20th December) all coming to the big screen at Showcase Cinema De Lux. They’re also showing event cinema including The Royal Ballet’s Cinderella on 3rd December. Make sure you book in for a great day out.

Make some treasured memories with fun places to play together

Delight and entertain them with fun days out over the Christmas holidays. Hollywood Bowl is the perfect place for family games, mini golf, VIP lanes and an American-style diner while the brand new Ninja Warrior adventure park brings the ITV show to life. Climb, balance, swing and bounce across inflatables; tuck into pizza and fries and make it a day to remember. 

Gifts for under the tree

Find a gift for everyone you love this Christmas with Teesside Park’s amazing stores including Rituals, Primark, Nike Unite and Lush plus great toy and stocking filler finds at Asda Living, Hotel Chocolat, Boots, Hobbycraft, WHSmith, The Works, Poundland and Marks & Spencer.  

Do some relaxed late-night shopping and travel stress-free

Teesside Park is open late on weekdays until 9am-9pm from 2 December. Christmas Eve, close at 8pm*; Boxing Day, 9am-6pm; New Year’s Eve, close at 8pm*.

It’s super easy for families to get here. The 36, 37 and 38 Stagecoach bus services connect with Billingham, Norton and Hartlepool while Arriva’s 16 bus runs between Middlesborough, Teesside Park, Thornaby and Ingleby Barwick (find out more here). There are over 4,000 parking spaces at Teesside Park, including dedicated disabled and parent-and-child parking bays. Customers can enjoy up to four hours of free parking in the main retail car park (find out more here). 

Don’t forget you can Click & Collect; share your brilliant finds at @teesside_park; sign up for the latest menus and offers here  

*please check with individual retailers to avoid disappointment.