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Christmas by Candlelight

11 December 2026 7:30pm to 9:30pm
Category Music, Christmas
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Christmas By Candlelight comes to Coventry Cathedral!

Fri 11th Dec at 19:30

The ultimate Christmas concert is here! Join a spectacular cast of West End singers and incredible live band, as they perform your favourite Christmas Hits, as you have never heard them before!

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, just in time for a magical evening of best loved festive music, performed live at the beautiful Coventry Cathedral, by candlelight.

Featuring sing-along classics White Christmas, Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!, Santa Baby, O Holy Night, Winter Wonderland and many more, this uplifting concert is the perfect way to celebrate a Holly Jolly Christmas with the whole family!

This venue has a fully licensed bar.

Doors open at 6.45pm.

TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-EXCHANGEABLE

**Access Ticket + Essential Companion - Anyone who needs support because of a disability or health condition can purchase an access ticket. This allows a complimentary ticket for an accompanying registered carer. See below for eligibility criteria.*

*Access Ticket Eligibility Criteria

Proof of eligibility documents we can accept (upon entry) include:

  • The Access Card from Nimbus Disability   
  • Hynt Card   
  • CEA Card  
  • UK Disabled ID Card / DID Card
  • National Rail Disabled Persons Railcard  
  • Disabled Person’s Freedom Pass  
  • Local travel pass for disabled customers  
  • Blue Badge (both sides)
  • Certificate of Visual Impairment or Dual Sensory Impairment  
  • Official confirmation in writing that you are Deaf or use a hearing aid, such as a battery prescription
  • Assistance Dog ID Book
  • Evidence of receipt of government benefits for reasons of disability, which could include:
  • Front page of Disability Living Allowance at any rate  
  • Front page of Personal Independence Payments (PIP) at any rate 
  • War Disablement Pension or War Pensioner’s Mobility Allowance  
  • AFIP (Armed Forces Independence Payment)  
  • Continuing Healthcare Package letter
  • Employment and Support Allowance or Severe Disablement Allowance letter
  • Attendance Allowance letter  
  • Direct Payments award for reasons of disability  
  • Social Care Package award for reasons of disability  
  • An official, signed document or letter from a GP, social worker, nurse or other medical professional confirming a disability as defined by the Equality Act (2010)
  • An equivalent international document or ID card.

Essential Companion Criteria

Please note this is not a buy one get one free scheme but a reasonable adjustment to enable you to attend events you would otherwise not be able to.

The support needed must be due to disability-related needs, significant and in excess of what could be reasonably expected of family or friends already accompanying you.

To book Essential Companion tickets you must provide (upon entry):

  • Nimbus Disability / CredAbility Access Card with the +1 symbol

Wheelchairs can be accommodated in access seating. Chairs can be provided for those who are ambulant or who are able to transfer.


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