Thursday, December 3

Castle Cary Victorian Evening, Christmas lights switched on at 5.30pm, carol singers, entertainment, Father Christmas.

West Country Craft Fair, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, 01458 831197. To December 19.

Wells Cathedral Primary Schools' Concert, 7pm, Wells Cathedral. Admission free.

That's Entertainment – An Evening of Music and Mirth, Ditcheat Players, 7.30pm, Jubilee Hall, Ditcheat. Tickets £7, £5, including ploughman's supper, from 01749 860352. To Saturday.

Cinderella, Ashcott pantomime, 7.30pm (plus 2.30pm on Saturday), Ashcott Village Hall. To Saturday.

Mendip Society talk, Kate Lawrence: The Work of Somerset Wildlife Trust at Chancellor's Farm, 7.30pm, Catholic Church Hall, Tweentown, Cheddar.

Elmhurst Junior School Christmas Bingo, eyes down 6.45pm, at the school, Street. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Christmas Remembrance Service, Friends of Shepton Mallet cemetery, 2pm, chapel, Shepton Mallet cemetery.

Wells Evening Society meeting, Colin Booth: Bach – Christmas in Leipzig, 7.30pm, Wells Town Hall. Visitors welcome, £6. For details visit www.wellseveningsociety.co.uk or call 01749 670019.

Thursday Club, first Thursday of the month, 2pm, St Thomas's Church Hall, St Thomas Street, Wells. Admission £1.50, including light refreshments.

Irish Set Dancing, 8.30pm to 10.30pm, Dinder Village Hall. For details call 01458 210051.

Natural Selection, art exhibition, Atkinson Gallery, Millfield School, Street, 01458 444187. To December 12.

Alex Sherman exhibition, Bishop's Palace, Wells. To December 20.

Bronze Age Mendip and A Brush with the Past exhibitions, Wells and Mendip Museum, Cathedral Green, Wells. To February.

Spirited, Somerset Guild of Craftsmen Christmas exhibition, Courthouse Gallery, Somerton, 01458 274653. To January 9.

Jenny Graham: Home Ground art exhibition, Strode Theatre, Street, 01458 442846. To December 12.

Heads, Hands and Other Obsessions, art exhibition by Ray Hopley, Sidcot Arts Centre, Sidcot School. For details call 01934 845228 or email alexis.butt@sidcot.org.uk. To Sunday.

Lord of the Dance, Bristol Hippodrome, 0844 847 2325, www.bristolhippodrome.org.uk. To Sunday.

Beauty and the Beast, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 448844. To Saturday.

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, 7.30pm, Colston Hall, Bristol, 0117 922 3686.

Moonfleet, Rondo Theatre, Bath, 01225 463362. Also tomorrow.

Street Country Market, Thursdays, 9.30am to 11.30am, Crispin Hall, Street.

Wessex Badminton Club, Thursdays, 7pm to 9pm, Glastonbury Leisure Centre. For details call 01458 446154.

Burtle Silver Band practice, Thursdays, 8pm, Burtle Village Hall. For details call 01934 712323 or 01278 722298.

Sequence Dancing, Thursdays, 8pm to 10pm, Glastonbury Conservative Club, High Street, Glastonbury, £1.50 admission.

Friday, December 4

Cheddar Festive Night, events from 5.30pm, Cheddar Village and Gorge. Bands, carols, entertainment, Billie Bear, Santa.

A Christmas Concert, Centre of Somerset Music Club, 7.30pm, Strode Theatre, Street, 01458 442846. Tickets £5, £4.

Carols in the Kitchen, with St Benedict's School Choir, 6pm, Abbot's Kitchen, Glastonbury Abbey, 01458 832267.

A Dickens of a Christmas, mulled wine and musical evening with Encore, 7pm for 7.30pm, Henton Village Hall. Tickets £7 from 01749 677502 or hall committee members.

Grand Prize Christmas Bingo, doors open 6.45pm, eyes down 7.30pm, Evercreech Village Hall. Refreshments, raffle.

Friends of Coxley School Christmas Fair, 2.30pm to 5.30pm, school hall, Coxley. Santa's Grotto open at 3.30pm.

Christmas tree sale, all day from 9am, Scout Hall, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet. For details call 01749 342490. Also tomorrow (9am to after lunch).

Mark First School Parents, Teachers and Friends Association Bingo, 6.30pm, eyes down 7pm, Mark Church Hall. Prizes, children welcome.

St John's C of E Infant School Christmas Fair, with a special visitor, 2.30pm to 4.30pm, in the school hall, Glastonbury.

Christmas Craft Fair, 6pm to 8pm, Meare Village Primary School. Santa's Grotto, crafts, children's workshop.

Christmas Cash Bingo, doors open 7pm, eyes down 7.45pm, St John Ambulance Headquarters, Charter Way, Wells.

Shepton Mallet Active Living Group, 10.30am to 2.30pm, Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre. Christmas crafts; talk on the history of Shepton Mallet prison. For details call 01749 344404 or 01749 342763.

Wells University of the Third Age Strollers' Group walk, Wells, 2pm, meet in Ash Lane, Wells.

Vienna Ballet, 7.30pm, Frome Memorial Theatre, 01373 462795.

Wells and Wookey Scottish Dancers, Fridays, 7.30pm to 9.45pm, Wookey Village Hall. All welcome. For details call 01749 672672, 01749 677548 or 01749 672805.

Street Badminton Club, Fridays, 7pm to 10pm, St Dunstan's Leisure Centre, Glastonbury. For details call 01458 447483 or 01458 210342.

Golden Oldies, Fridays, 2.30pm to 3.30pm, Pullen Court, Shepton Mallet. For details call 01761 470006 or visit www.golden-oldies.org.uk.

Wells Country Market, Fridays, 10am to 11am, Seager Hall, Union Street, Wells.

Wedmore Art Group, Fridays, 2pm to 5pm, Wedmore Masonic Hall, 01934 713129.

Saturday, December 5

Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society, J S Bach Mass in B Minor, 7pm, Wells Cathedral. Tickets £10 to £18 from Wells Cathedral Box Office, 01749 672773, Wells Tourist Information Centre, 01749 672552 and at the door.

Christmas Concert – Partsong, 7pm, Bishop's Palace, Wells, 01749 988111. Tickets £15 including mulled wine and a mince pie.

An Evening with Pam Ayres, 7.30pm, Strode Theatre, Street, 01458 442846. Also tomorrow and Monday. Sold out.

East Somerset Railway Santa Specials, trains run from 10.30am, East Somerset Railway, Cranmore, 01749 880417. Also tomorrow, December 12, 13, 19, 20, 23 and 24.

Christmas Fair, 11am to 3pm, Wells Town Hall. Santa, stalls, raffle. In aid of the Children's Hospice South West.

Festive arts and crafts, 11am to 4pm, Bishop's Palace, Wells, 01749 988111. Every Saturday and Sunday in December.

Martha Care Christmas Party, 7pm, Glastonbury Town Hall. Tickets £25 from 01458 833131 or 01458 833323.

Christmas in Queen Street, Wells, 3.30pm, Santa arrives, Christmas tree lit.Shopping, mince pies, sweets and balloons.

Christmas coffee and mince pies morning, with stalls, Epilepsy Action in Street, 10am to noon, Leigh Road Methodist Church, Street.

Lighting of Easton Christmas tree, with Father Christmas, 5pm, The Green, Easton.

Charity Coffee Morning, 10.30am to noon, Vineyard Centre, 97 Burcott Road, Wells. In aid of Age Concern.

Mendip String Band, see Gig Guide.

Chestnut Farm Studios art exhibition, 10.30am to 4.30pm, at the studios, Kent Street, Cheddar. Contribution from sales to SightSavers charity. Also tomorrow.

Christmas Bingo, with draw and refreshments, eyes down 7pm, Butleigh Pavilion. In aid of the Butleigh Playing Fields Association.

Mini Christmas Market, 10am to 2pm, St John Ambulance Headquarters, Park Road, Street. Stalls, look round the ambulance.

Field House Christmas Bazaar, 2.30pm, Field House, Shepton Mallet. Stalls, crafts, cakes.

Evercreech Christmas Market, 9am to noon, Evercreech Village Hall. Tables £4.50. For details call 01749 831106.

Christmas Fair, 9am to 3pm, Seager Hall, Wells. Homemade produce, books, crafts. Free entry.

Crispin School Christmas Market, 2pm to 5pm, at the school, Street. Stalls and entertainment.

Art exhibition, by 12 new artists, 10.30am to 4pm, Edington School Room, Church Road, Edington. Also tomorrow.

Coffee Morning and Thrift Shop, 10am to noon, Street United Reformed Church (next door to Living Homes), Street. Cakes, nearly-new books, plants.

Christmas Exotic Gifts From Around the World, 2pm to 5pm, Manor House Barn, West Compton. Also December 13 and 14.

Canine Design Christmas Open Day, 10am to 3pm, Canine Design, Evercreech. Proceeds to International Wildlife Coalition Trust. For details call 01749 830723.

Charity Craft Fair, Sanders GardenWorld, Brent Knoll. In aid of Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service. Also tomorrow.

Fashion designers' pre-Christmas sale, Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet. Entry £3 (proceeds to charity). For tickets call 01749 340410 or visit www.kilvercourt.com. Also tomorrow.

Chew Valley Choral Society, Christmas Celebration concert, 7.30pm, St Andrew's Church, Chew Magna. Tickets from 01275 333014 or on the door.

Christmas Oratorio, Sherborne Chamber Choir, 7.30pm, Sherborne Abbey. Tickets from 01935 816332 or 01935 815341.

The Revenge of Rumpelstiltskin, Merlin Theatre, Bath Road, Frome, 01373 465949.

Wells City Soccer School, Saturdays, 9am to 10.30am, Wells City Football Club, Rowdens Road, Wells. Boys and girls, ages five to 10. For details call 01749 673206.

Whitstone Community Concert Band, Saturdays, 10am to 11.30am, 01749 343852.

Westridge Singers, Saturdays, 10.30am to noon, Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre. For details call 01749 344627.

Axbridge Farmers' Market, first Saturday of the month, 9am to 1pm, The Square, Axbridge.

Sunday, December 6

Wells Rotary Reindeer Parade, Events from 11.30am, parade at 1pm, lights switched on at 4.15pm, Wells city centre. Santa's Grotto, music and entertainment.

Table-top sale and café, 1pm to 4pm (sellers from noon), Edington Village Hall. For details call 01278 722085 or 0787 5842333.

St Cuthbert's Church Christmas Tree Festival, 20 decorated trees, 10am to 4pm daily, in the church, St Cuthbert Street, Wells. To December 19.

Wells Cathedral School Advent Carol Service, 6.30pm, Wells Cathedral.

Gift Service for "Mo and Jo" parcels, 10.30am, Street United Reformed Church. Bring contributions for parcels to soldiers in Afghanistan. For details call 01458 442927.

Quiz Night, 7pm for 7.30pm, Britannia Inn, Wells. Teams of up to four, £1.50 per person. In aid of 1955 (City of Wells) Air Cadets.

Somerset Wildlife Trust Mendip Hills Area walk, Winter Wildfowl at Blagdon Lake with Nigel Milbourne, 2pm to 4pm, Blagdon. For details call 01934 743160.

Quiz Night, 8pm, Bull Terrier, Croscombe. Teams of up to four, £2 per person. In aid of Dinder and Croscombe Cricket Club.

Glastonbury Methodist Church, Rev Colin Anderton, 10.45am, Lambrook Street, Glastonbury.

East Brent Church of England First School Christmas Fair, 1pm to 3pm, at the school, East Brent. Father Christmas, food, stalls.

Ramblers' Association Mendip Group walk, 10am, Harptree Combe. For details call 01278 641552.

Irish Set Dancing monthly workshop and ceili, workshop, 10.45am, ceili, 2.15pm, Dinder Village Hall. For details call 01458 210051.

Sunday Night Quiz, Sundays in winter, 8pm, Red Cow, Brent Knoll. Teams of up to five, £2.50 per person. In aid of the village hall.

Just Church UK, Sundays, 10.30am, Scout Hall, West Shepton Playing Fields, Old Wells Road, Shepton Mallet. All welcome. For details call 01749 346287.

Mendip Mallards Health and Mobility Swimming Club, Sundays, 12.30pm to 1.30pm, Strode Pool, Street. New members and non-swimmers welcome. For details call 01963 240439.

Monday, December 7

Somerset County Council Christmas Celebration, with Somerset County Youth Choir and Orchestra, 7pm, Wells Cathedral. Admission free.

Christmas Bingo, doors open 6.30pm, eyes down 7.30pm, Priddy Village Hall.

Turnip Prize, 6.30pm, New Inn, Wedmore.

The Wells Film Society Born Yesterday (PG), Wells Film Centre. Also tomorrow. For details visit www.twfs.org.uk or pick up an application form from the film centre.

Candace Bahouth exhibition, mosaic artist, daily all day except Sunday evenings, The Chapel, High Street, Bruton. To Christmas.

Pride and Prejudice, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal, Bath, 01225 448844. To December 12.

Crispin Community Focus coffee mornings, 10am to noon, every morning, Monday to Friday, Leigh Road, Street, 01458 447248.

Wells City Badminton Club, Mondays, 7pm to 10pm, Bishop's Barn, Silver Street, Wells. For details call 01749 678264 or visit http://wellscitybadmintonclub.fortunecity.co.uk.

Street Young People's Centre, for people aged 11 to 18, Mondays and Wednesdays, 7pm to 9.15pm, Strode Road, Street (next door to the indoor swimming pool). For details call 01458 442452.

Over-50s short tennis, indoors and daytimes, Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, Shepton Mallet Leisure Centre. For details call 01749 860599 or 01749 899069.

Shepton Mallet Big Band rehearsals, alternate Mondays, 01749 342440.

Street Keyboard Club, alternate Mondays, Northleaze House, Farm Road, Street. Further details from 01458 442620 or 01458 210402.

Tuesday, December 8

Cutting of the Holy Thorn, 10.30am, St John's Church Yard, Glastonbury. With the infants of St John's School and contributions from other schools in Glastonbury.

Paulo's Circus Americano, Sanders GardenWorld, Brent Knoll. Tickets from Sanders GardenWorld reception. To January 3.

Cheddar Arts @ Kings' Theatre, film showing: Revolutionary Road (16), 7.30pm, King's Theatre, Kings of Wessex School, Cheddar. Tickets £5, £4 from the Box Office, Kings Fitness and Leisure, 01934 744939 ext 6.

Light Up a Life Service, music from Brookside School Choir, 7.30pm, United Reformed Church, Street. Remembering loved ones with St Margaret's Hospice.

Wells Cathedral Junior School Christmas Celebrations, 7pm, Wells Cathedral. Also tomorrow.

Singing for Fun, fundraiser, 1.15pm to 3pm, St Aldhelm's Church, Doulting.

Rob Brydon, 8pm, Colston Hall, Bristol, 0117 922 3686.

Jack and Jill Toddler Group, Tuesdays, 10am to noon, Paul Street Community Centre, Shepton Mallet, 01749 342763.

Mendip Melody Makers choir, Tuesdays, 1.45pm to 3pm, St Aldhelm's Church, Doulting. For details call 01749 880576.

Cheddar Old Time and Modern Sequence Dance Club, Tuesdays, 8pm to 10.15pm, King's of Wessex Middle School, Cheddar. For details call 01934 741523.

Cheddar Valley Country Market, Tuesdays, 10.30am to 11.30am, Church House, Cheddar.

Glastonbury Country Market, Tuesdays, 9.30am to 12.30pm, inside Glastonbury Town Hall. Fresh home baking and handcrafts.

Mid-Somerset Camera Club, Motorsport: Richard Weeks, Keith Robins and Duncan Simey, 7.45pm for 8pm, Tor Leisure, Street Road, Glastonbury, 01458 832393. Meets Tuesdays.

Wells City Band practice night, Tuesdays, 8pm to 10pm, Old Deanery, St Andrew Street, Wells. For details visit www.wellscityband.moonfruit.com.

Wednesday, December 9

Wedmore By Candlelight, with Burtle Silver Band. Events from 5.45pm, The Borough, Wedmore. Crib service in St Mary's Church, lighting of tree, competitions, entertainment.

Strode College Music: A Christmas Carnival, 7.30pm, Strode Theatre, Street, 01458 442846. Tickets £5.50, £3.50, £2.50.

Glastonbury Spinners, 1pm to 4pm, Somerset Rural Life Museum, Chilkwell Street, Glastonbury, 01458 831197.

Victorian waterwheel demonstration, Wednesdays, 2pm to 4pm, Bishop's Palace, Wells, 01749 988111.

Wells Civic Society meeting, Bob Cross: The Chalice Morris Men from Brent Knoll, 7.30pm, Wells and Mendip Museum, Cathedral Green, Wells. New members welcome, 01749 689037.

Age Concern Somerset Carol Service, 11am, Wells Cathedral.

Women's Institute Somerset Carol Service, 2.30pm, Wells Cathedral.

Royal British Legion Street branch annual meeting, 7.30pm, Royal British Legion, Farm Road, Street.

Ashcott Art Group, Wednesdays, 2pm, Ashcott Village Hall. For details call 01458 210402 or 01458 210204.

Wells Farmers' Market, Wednesdays, 9am to 2.30pm, Market Place, Wells.

Knit and Chat, Wednesdays, 10.30am to noon, Haskins Coffee Shop, Shepton Mallet. For details call 01749 344243 or 01749 344404.

Mid-Somerset Flower Club meeting, second Wednesday of each month except January, July and August, 2pm, Evercreech Village Hall.

Thursday, December 10

Mid Somerset News & Media Christmas carol service: A Christmas Carol, 7pm, Wells Cathedral. Tickets, free, from Mid Somerset News & Media, Southover, Wells (call in or send a self-addressed envelope stating number of tickets required) and Wells Cathedral Shop. Maximum of four tickets.

Croscombe Film Society, Is Anybody There? (12A), 7.30pm, Croscombe Village Hall. Tickets £6 from Croscombe Village Stores.

Wells and District Gardening Club, Jennifer Trehane: Camellias Around the World, 7.30pm, Wells Town Hall. Christmas refreshments and raffle. All welcome, non-members £3.

Ramblers' Association Mendip Group Christmas lunch walk, 9.30am, North Wootton. For details call 01458 860751.