Henley’s chief Christmas Elf Richard Rodway of THP Solicitors has been making his venues list and checking it twice for this year’s Henley Living Advent Calendar line up and yes there are only 43 sleeps to go.

An amazing £10, 452.61 was raised for good causes last year breaking the £10,000 barrier for the first time, and that’s what the Henley Living Advent Calendar is all about.

Richard said, “we are delighted and humbled once again by peoples support and enthusiasm for the event. We’re pretty excited about this year’s line up – delighted to be taking the event to Hart Street Tavern and Robinson Sherston estate agents for the first time and with no fewer than 8 new performers in the schedule.”

The Henley Living Advent Calendar is based on an original idea from Stockholm and began here in 2011.

One of the first events of it’s kind in the UK, and certainly the first locally, it runs every evening from December 1^st to 24^th. Like a children’s Advent Calendar, a different window or door is opened at 6:15pm promptly each evening and a 30 minute performance is given to the audience assembled.

This can include songs, carols, music, poetry, book excerpts, notes from local history or folklore, sketches, dance etc, all with a Christmas or winter focus to them.

Each Venue is matched, with a local performer or group of performers. A collection is made, and Raffle tickets sold, every evening for selected local Charities.

EXPERIENCE HENLEY APP

The Living Advent Calendar will be on the Experience Henley App Tours & Trails for 2024.

Don’t miss a date by downloading the app for free to follow where the next Henley advent calendar is going to open with a surprise performance.

Founder Philippa Ratcliffe said, “We supported the Henley Living Advent Calendar on the Experience Henley App Trails for the first time last year and we were delighted by the number of people who downloaded and used the app.

“You need never to miss a performance with the Henley Living Advent Calendar in your pocket on the app.

“It’s really simple to use, just click on the trails icon and follow the venues around town in the run-up to Christmas. It’s a real privilege for Experience Henley to support the community and local charities this way.”

PLUS Experience Henley will donate £250 to the nominated charity at the venue that get’s the most check-ins on the app, and who knows there may even be a prize or two for those who check in on the app too.

The Henley Living Advent Calendar Trail is live on the Experience Henley app – download the app which links to everything that you need to know that’s going on in Henley and our brilliant Experience Henley Card for loads of savings and discounts. Just search ‘Experience Henley’ in your app store or click the relevant link below.