There are a range of Norwegian Christmas trees around the UK every year with accompanying Lighting Ceremonies.
The annual gift of a Christmas tree has come to symbolize the warm and close relationship between the people of Norway and the people of Britain. We enjoy the close historical and cultural links, and the cultural affinity between the two countries has developed over the centuries and continues to grow today.
Join us in lighting up the dark months before Christmas in Sunderland, Grimsby, Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Newcastle, London and the Orkney Islands.
CHRISTMAS TREE LIGHTING CEREMONIES
Sunderland
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Stavanger tree
Thursday 14 November
Sunderland Civic Centre
Grimsby
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Sortland tree
Thursday 21 November
Grimsby Minster Church
Edinburgh
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Hordaland tree
Sunday 24 November, 3 - 4.50pm
Main Stage, George Street
Advent Concert
Monday 25 November, 7pm
St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Aberdeen
Christmas tree Lighting Ceremony – Stavanger tree
Thursday 28 November
Union Street, Aberdeen
Newcastle
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Bergen tree
Thursday 28 November
Newcastle Civic Centre
London
Christmas tree Lighting Ceremony – Oslo tree
Thursday 5 December, 6pm
Trafalgar Square, London
Royal Norwegian Annual Christmas Concert
Friday 6 December, 7.30pm
St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square
Orkney Islands
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Hordaland tree
Saturday 7 December, 5pm
Orkney Islands Council
– will be lit by fylkesordførar Mr Tom-Christer Nilsen
Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony – Grimstad tree
Sunday 8 December, 11.15am (will be lit during the usual Church of Scotland morning service)
St Magnus Cathedral, Kirkwall
NORWEGIAN CHRISTMAS MARKETS
Glasgow
Norwegian Christmas Fair
Saturday 16 November, 11.30am - 1.30pm
Renfield St. Stephen’s Church Centre
260 Bath Street, Glasgow
Juletrefest
Sunday 1 December, 5.30-8pm (doors open at 5pm)
The High School of Glasgow Pavilion
637 Crow Road, Jordanhill, Glasgow G13 1PL
London
The Scandinavian Christmas Market
22 - 24 November
The Norwegian Church
Albion Street, London SE16 7JB