Christmas isn’t cancelled. We’ve put together a list of the best things to do this festive season, from boozy brunches to movies in the snow, we’ve done all the hard work so you can just enjoy the fun. We miss getting dressed up, and we bet you do too, so this is your perfect excuse.

Hackney Christmas Market

Each weekend leading up to Christmas, Hackney Christmas Market will be happening at Bohemia Place. With a wide selection of street food, drinks and independent businesses’ selling Christmas decorations and gifts, it’s the perfect place to spend your afternoon. Find out more here.

Cinema in the Snow

This is just as it sounds, you enter through a magical wardrobe to a snowy festive cinema. Grab a hot chocolate and sit back and watch a festive favourite. They’ve got the lot, The Holiday, Love Actually, The Grinch, Home Alone and its running up until 20th December. Find out more here.

Neverland’s Winterland

Escape to a magical Alpine paradise with a food, drinks, a DJ… they even do a festive bottomless brunch.  Depending on your group size you can book different areas to sit from igloos to forest cabins. The perfect place to get in the Christmas spirt whilst enjoying a mulled wine round the firepit. Find out more here. Find out more here.

Bad Santa's Sing The F*Ck Along

What screams Christmas more than a bottomless brunch singing Christmas classics and playing tasteless games with the main man himself. Find out more here.

Skylight at Tobacco Dock

With outdoor tables for mixed household and indoor areas and igloos for households and bubbles Skylight offers festive fun. Chicken Schnitzel, Slow Cooked Beef, Bean Cassoulet or Poutine there will definitely be a substantial meal you will enjoy alongside cocktails and mulled wine. They also have a Christmas cinema with your favourite films, festive cocktails, luxurious seating and gourmet snacks. Find out more here.

We hope you enjoy some of our suggestions and get you feeling all festive

Love Chopstick xxx