Santa Clause is coming to Congleton town and the surrounding areas this festive season, with the fun kicking off this weekend.

On Sunday 26 November, the annual Congleton Santa tour will be back for 2023, and Santa will try to visit everyone who'd like to meet him on the listed routes.

Due to 'Elf and Safety', the team cannot stop on main roads, so be sure to read all the way to the end of this article to find out where your closest stop is...

Congleton Santa is an annual event run by a very small team of volunteers, all of whom have regular day jobs, who want to try their best to bring some Christmas magic to the children and charities of Congleton.

As such, the team welcome donations to allow the festive tradition to continue.

The team added: "Please give generously when you see him en route! If you want to free up your purse while earning yourself some good will with Santa, then getting your change ready for when Santa and his Elves come by on route would be the way to go.

"We are not the Round Table, Lions or Rotary Club. We are only a small Congleton charity of only five core local volunteers (all with regular day jobs), who have worked hard to keep Santa going since Congleton Round Table disbanded in 2005. We try to spread festive cheer and help other Congleton Charities raise money in the process, so please help Santa pile on the pounds this Christmas!"

You can consider gifting a small donation to Congleton Santa, because all of Clause's causes benefit the people of Congleton.

Santa Clause is landing in Congleton on Sunday 26 November, and will be paying visits to good children across the area until 17 December - just in time to hand over your Christmas list and make sure that you are on your best behaviour so that he leaves you a gift!

Santa will be visiting:

• Sun 26 November - West Heath Close/Longdown/Somerford Grove/Loachbrook Meadow
• Monday 27 November - Somerford Reach/Black Firs Park/Somerford Gate/Turnstone Grange/Blossom Gate
• Tuesday 28 November - Ullswater/Spen View
• Wednesday 29 November - Solly/Westville/Meadow/Hornby/Birch Road/Melton
• Thursday 30 November - Elmwood/Marsh Farm/Mount/Ennerdale
• Friday 1 December - Bankyfields/Crescent/Astbury St/St James/Ruskin
• Sunday 3 December - Lower Buglawton/Tall Ash/Hudson Meadows
• Monday 4 December - Upper Buglawton
• Tuesday 5 December - Belgrave/Woodlands/Forge Lane
• Wednesday 6 December - Havannah/Eaton Meadow/Lower Heath
• Thursday 7 December - Daisybank/Hillfields/Wellington Close
• Friday 8 December - The Green/Giantswood Grove/Westlow Heath/Cranberry Gardens
• Saturday 9 December - Alderley Gate/Round Hill Gardens
• Sunday 10 December - Henshall Hall/Reade's Lane/Southlands
• Monday 11 December - Grangelands/Derwent/Isis
• Tuesday 12 December - Astbury Lane Ends
• Wednesday 13 December - Canal Road
• Thursday 14 December - Leek Road
• Friday 15 December - Townsend Road/Astbury Place/Brunswick Street/Bromley Road/Shaw Close/Bath Vale
• Sunday 17 December - Bromley Farm

Due to weather, traffic and the lack of flying reindeer, all routes are subject to change – for live updates like our Facebook, have a nosy at the Santa Tracker or simply refresh the online Santa news feed.

Happy Christmas Congleton. Santa will be seeing you soon!