South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture

 

Studio 32 brings the classic family pantomime Little Red Riding Hood to East Kilbride this festive season. Join Little Red as she makes her daily venture through the forest to visit her granny. Except this particular day her journey takes an unexpected turn when the cunning Mr Wolf sets his mischievous plans in motion. With a lively cast of colourful characters, plenty of adventure, and a touch of moonlit mischief, this heartwarming tale promises fun, laughter, and festive cheer for all ages. 

Available to book online or by calling East Kilbride Arts Centre on 01355 261000.

Times: Evenings 7.30pm / Saturday 11.30am, 3.00pm, 7.30pm / Sunday 11.30am, 3.00pm 

Cost: Wednesday 3 Dec - £10.50 / Thursday 4 Dec at 7.30pm / Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 Dec at 11.30am - £12.00 £10.50 (concession) / all other tickets £14.00 / £12.50 (concession) (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Cost: Wednesday 3 Dec - £10.50 / Thursday 4 Dec at 7.30pm / Saturday 6 & Sunday 7 Dec at 11.30am - £12.00 £10.50 (concession) / all other tickets £14.00 / £12.50 (concession) (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)

Lanark Panto Club pantomime stars local adults and children from Lanark and the surrounding areas, dedicated to putting on a great show every Christmas. The cast rehearse weekly in the Memorial Hall on a Tuesday evening. Budding actors of all ages can join either juniors or seniors by contacting the club directly.

This year we welcome them back with their production of Cinderella.

Available to book online or by calling Lanark Memorial Hall on 01555 673199.

Cost: £14.50 / £12.50 conc / £42.00 family (x4) (subj to £1.50 transaction fee)

 

Santa has taken some time away from the North Pole to set up his workshop within our magical winter wonderland! Take a walk through the magical forest and take a photograph in Santa’s sleigh before you meet him as he works away making lots of toys! If Santa decides you’ve been good, he’ll let you pick a toy of your choice from his toy shelves!

Cost: £11.00 per child (includes a gift from Santa)

Santa is very busy, so booking is essential. To book, please call reception on 01698 426213.

Cost: £11 per child (inc gift)

 

Bookings are now live to visit Santa at Calderglen Country Park!

Our wonderful, highly rated Grotto has all the Christmas spirit you'll need to make some magical memories.

Meet the jolly man himself and have a chat, take some photos. Children receive a gift, small hot chocolate voucher for the Courtyard Café and reindeer dust to help the reindeer land on Christmas Eve.

You can book for the following dates:

• Sat 6th Dec (10am - 5pm)
• Sun 7th Dec (10am - 5pm)
• Fri 12th Dec (3pm - 7pm)
• Sat 13th Dec (10am - 5pm)
• Sun 14th Dec (10am - 5pm)
• Fri 19th Dec (3pm - 7pm)
• Sat 20th Dec (10am - 5pm)
• Sun 21st Dec (10am - 5pm)
• Tue 23rd Dec (10am - 3pm)
• Wed 24th Dec (10am - 3pm)

** Please note that we expect our phone lines to be extremely busy over the next few days.** Please be patient as we try to take all of your bookings.

We also don't have an answering / queue system on our phone so it may sound like the phone is ringing out, this just means that our team are engaged and we would ask you to try again.

To book, please call 01355 236644 between 10:00am and 3:30pm.

Tickets are £11.00 per child, prepayment required.

Please arrive at the time you are allocated as there is a very small waiting area. You are welcome to visit the zoo before your visit - open from 10:00am until 3:30pm during December, zoo admission required.

Cost: £11.00 per child

 

South Lanarkshire Leisure and Culture SCIO and New College Lanarkshire proudly present Jack and the Beanstalk.

Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum… to our panto, you must come!

Welcome to a mystical magical fairytale pantomime kingdom… somewhere in the deepest, darkest depths of South Lanarkshire… where the locals are under threat from the gruesome Giant Greedyguts and his loathsome enforcer, Fleshcreep.

The Giant has gobbled up all the animals in town… except Moomoo: the disco dancing coo-coo of Dame Trot and her two kids… Jack and Jessie.

Jack loves Princess Lulu - Lulu loves Jack. But he’s just a commoner and surely they can never be wed. Or can they?

Trainee Fairy Farquhar loves Jessie - Jessie has her head in the clouds. And even if she realised, fairies can’t marry mortals. Or can they?

When Princess Lulu is kidnapped by the Giant, and Fleshcreep tricks Jessie into selling Moomoo for a bag of beans, is all hope lost? Or will Fairy Farquhar be able to use the explosive power of beans to get Jack and his friends up to the Giant’s castle in Cloudland before his lunch is served?

Find out in this year’s magical family panto, as we climb the magic beanstalk for a roller-coaster journey of adventure, laughter, thrills and spills.

Available to book online or by calling The Town House Hamilton on 01698 452299.

Dates and times:
Saturday 29 November 2025, 100pm / 5.30pm
Sunday 30 November 2025, 1.00pm / 5.30pm
Tuesday 02 December 2025, 10.00am / 1.00pm (schools shows)
Wednesday 03 December 2025, 10.00am / 1.00pm (schools shows)
Thursday 04 December 2025, 7.00pm
Friday 05 December 2025, 7.00pm
Saturday 06 December 2025, 1.00pm / 5.30pm - BSL Signed Performance
Sunday 07 December 2025, 11.00am / 3.30pm

Cost: £18 / £16 conc / £52.00 family / £11.50 group 20+ (subject to £1.50 transaction fee)