Santa’s favourite Christmas dive bar HUMBUG returns for 2024
Photo credit: Grant Walker
Santa’s back, baby! This November, London’s magical immersive Christmas dive bar, HUMBUG, is back in town and this time, it promises to be even bigger, even better and even more raucous than before.
Shaking things up for the festive season, the team at HUMBUG will be firing up the snow machines and sprinkling a little mischief into the magic at the Old Truman Brewery in Brick Lane from 14 November – 31 December, after a fully sold-out season last year.
Revellers are invited to step into Christmas and Santa’s cherished watering hole where an unbelievable world of live performance, sing-a-long's, games, immersive storytelling and festivities awaits, along with an increasingly weary Santa who needs cheering up … and fast!
Santa’s been working overtime for centuries and he’s hit breaking point so, of course, he’s back at his favourite dive bar where Christmas cheer (and booze) is available on tap. Along with some of Santa’s closest friends, guests will be tasked with bringing their Christmas A-game, ready to help the big man get his groove back and, as long as they do, everyone will be rewarded with an epic party complete with confetti canons, merriment and festive surprises.
Double the size for this year, guests will be able to enjoy brand-new rooms and spaces including a hectic mailroom, Santa’s ‘Grotto’, a shrine dedicated to Queen of Christmas, Mariah Carey, and a festive themed beer can bowling alley. Along the way, guests will encounter a line-up of the finest cabaret from HUMBUG regulars including Daphne the waitress, Rudy the landlord, Howard the mailman and the big man himself. With space for over 200 guests per night, it’s the ultimate festive knees up with the greatest holiday tunes of all time (step up Mariah), live on-stage entertainment, a massive hit of nostalgia and an epic house band playing every night, all set against a backdrop of colourful Christmas lights, dazzling neon’s, mistletoe and festive memorabilia – too much tinsel? There’s no such thing at HUMBUG!
Throughout the night, guests can sip on festive tipples from HUMBUG’s ‘Naughty or Nice’ cocktail menu including the ‘Bah F*****g Humbug’ – rum, chocolate liqueur, oat milk, crushed Oreos & whipped cream, topped with a mince pie – before refuelling in the spacious outdoor courtyard where they can tuck into a full menu of festive-themed street food from Bang Bang Burger including an epic Christmas burger, festive bites and desserts with plenty of vegetarian and vegan options.
Those booking the VIP Package will get the best seats in the house as well as a welcome drink, table service and an exclusive meeting with the big man himself in the ‘Grotto’. Santa will be propping up the bar throughout the night so all guests will have their chance to cheer him up and save Christmas!
The brainchild of immersive production company, Speakeasy Project, HUMBUG delivers a Christmas experience like no other, promising a fantastic festive night out, a riot of great drinks, enchanting encounters and an evening that is indecently merry. It’s the perfect venue for groups of friends, office parties, or those looking for a guaranteed good time. A visit to HUMBUG is a fully immersive experience where being naughty or nice is equally rewarded.
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