Whistleblast's Night Before Christmas

Whistleblast’s Night Before Christmas comes to Mermaid Arts Centre in Bray on Saturday 19 December 2026, listed by the venue as a family Christmas music show. It slots into the arts centre’s December programme as one of the season’s dedicated children’s and family shows, timed for the final stretch before Christmas Day itself.

What to expect

The show is categorised by the venue as both a children’s and a family show built around music, which points to an interactive, sing-along style performance aimed squarely at younger audiences and their families rather than an adult panto or concert. Full details of the running time, cast and exact content of the performance were not published at the time of writing, and the venue directs enquiries about pricing and showtimes to its box office. Booking is available through the Mermaid Arts Centre’s own ticketing system, in keeping with how the venue handles its other family and children’s programming through the year.

Mid to late December is one of the busier stretches on the Mermaid Arts Centre’s calendar, since it is the point in the year when families are actively looking for things to do together in the run-up to Christmas. A dedicated music show fits that slot well, offering an alternative to a traditional panto for younger children in particular. The venue’s box office can confirm whether the show is suitable for very young audiences or better suited to primary-school-age children once fuller details are published.

Good to know

• Date: Saturday, 19 December 2026
• Venue: Mermaid Arts Centre, Main Street, Bray
• Price and start time: not yet published; contact the box office on 01 272 4030 or check the venue’s what’s-on page nearer the date
• Audience: billed as a children’s and family show
• Recurrence: a one-off date within the Mermaid Arts Centre’s wider December family programme, which also includes other children’s and Christmas-themed shows through the month

Getting there

Mermaid Arts Centre is on Main Street in Bray town centre, a short walk from Bray DART and railway station on the Dublin to Rosslare line. Public car parks and on-street parking are available around the town centre.

While you’re in Bray

Bray’s Christmas-lit Main Street and seafront promenade make for an easy add-on either side of the show. There is more to see in Bray and across Co. Wicklow.