SANTA VISIT: Father Christmas will call at Preston Park Museum and Grounds on Saturday. Visits to him will cost £4 per child, including a gift. He will be there from 11am-3pm.
OPEN MIC: Festive music, carols, a brass band and an open mic session are on offer at mima in Middlesbrough on Thursday. Entry is free before 7.30pm and £2 after.
FESTIVE GIG: Teesside favourites The Chapman Family will play a free gig at Stockton’s Sound It Out Records on Christmas Eve. The band is due to appear at 4pm.
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