Panto 2026: running times and finish times
Of the 55 pantos below, 7 have published a running time: from 2 hours to 2 hours 30 minutes, each from the theatre's own page.
| Theatre | Panto | Runs | Running time | Evening finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| His Majesty's TheatreAberdeen | Goldilocks and the Three Bears | Sat 28 Nov – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Waterside TheatreAylesbury | Sleeping Beauty | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| The AnvilBasingstoke | Beauty and the Beast | Thu 10 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Grand Opera HouseBelfast | The Little Mermaid | Sat 28 Nov – Sun 10 Jan | 2 hours | 19:00–21:00 |
| Birmingham HippodromeBirmingham | Sleeping Beauty | Sat 19 Dec – Sun 31 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Blackpool Grand TheatreBlackpool | Jack and the Beanstalk | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Bournemouth Pavilion TheatreBournemouth | Aladdin | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Alhambra TheatreBradford | The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 17 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Bristol HippodromeBristol | Sleeping Beauty | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Buxton Opera HouseBuxton | Sleeping Beauty | Fri 4 Dec – Sat 2 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Marlowe TheatreCanterbury | The All-New Adventures of Peter Pan | Fri 27 Nov – Sun 10 Jan | 2 hours 30 minutes | — |
| New Theatre CardiffCardiff | Beauty and the Beast | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Darlington HippodromeDarlington | Beauty and the Beast | Fri 11 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Orchard TheatreDartford | Cinderella | Sat 12 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Millennium ForumDerry~Londonderry | Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs | Fri 27 Nov – Thu 31 Dec | not yet published | — |
| Alhambra TheatreDunfermline | The Further Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook | Tue 8 Dec – Tue 29 Dec | not yet published | — |
| Devonshire Park TheatreEastbourne | Cinderella | Fri 11 Dec – Sun 17 Jan | not yet published | — |
| King's TheatreEdinburgh | The Adventures of Pinocchio | Sat 28 Nov – Sun 17 Jan | not yet published | — |
| King's TheatreGlasgow | Aladdin | Sat 21 Nov – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Pavilion TheatreGlasgow | Goldilocks and the Three Bonnie Bears | Thu 26 Nov – Sun 10 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Grimsby AuditoriumGrimsby | Cinderella | Thu 10 Dec – Wed 30 Dec | not yet published | — |
| Victoria TheatreHalifax | Aladdin | Fri 11 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | 2 hours 20 minutes | — |
| White Rock TheatreHastings | Snow White | Sat 12 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | 2 hours | — |
| Wycombe SwanHigh Wycombe | Peter Pan | Fri 11 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Hull New TheatreHull | The Pantomime Adventures of Peter Pan | Thu 10 Dec – Thu 31 Dec | not yet published | — |
| Ipswich Regent TheatreIpswich | Snow White | Sat 12 Dec – Thu 31 Dec | not yet published | — |
| De Montfort HallLeicester | Beauty and the Beast | Sat 12 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Venue CymruLlandudno | Sleeping Beauty | Sat 12 Dec – Sat 2 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Hackney EmpireLondon | Jack and the Beanstalk | Sat 21 Nov – Thu 31 Dec | not yet published | — |
| New Wimbledon TheatreLondon | Peter Pan | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| The London PalladiumLondon | Cinderella | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 10 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Opera House ManchesterManchester | Dick Whittington | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Milton Keynes TheatreMilton Keynes | Sleeping Beauty | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 10 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Theatre RoyalNewcastle upon Tyne | Jack and the Beanstalk | Tue 24 Nov – Sun 17 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Tyne Theatre & Opera HouseNewcastle upon Tyne | Aladdin | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Royal & DerngateNorthampton | Beauty And The Beast | Fri 4 Dec – Thu 31 Dec | not yet published | — |
| Norwich Theatre RoyalNorwich | The All New Adventures of Peter Pan | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Theatre Royal NottinghamNottingham | Jack and the Beanstalk | Sat 28 Nov – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| New TheatrePeterborough | Cinderella | Sat 12 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Theatre Royal PlymouthPlymouth | Cinderella | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | 2 hours | — |
| Kings TheatrePortsmouth | Jack and the Beanstalk | Sat 5 Dec – Thu 31 Dec | not yet published | — |
| The HexagonReading | Aladdin | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| The Baths HallScunthorpe | Robin Hood | Thu 3 Dec – Thu 31 Dec | not yet published | — |
| Lyceum TheatreSheffield | Cinderella | Sat 28 Nov – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Mayflower TheatreSouthampton | Robin Hood | Sat 12 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | 2 hours | — |
| Cliffs PavilionSouthend-on-Sea | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Sat 12 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Stockport PlazaStockport | Jack And The Beanstalk | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Regent TheatreStoke-on-Trent | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs | Fri 11 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Sunderland EmpireSunderland | The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook | Fri 11 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Swansea Grand TheatreSwansea | Snow White | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Princess TheatreTorquay | Snow White | Fri 11 Dec – Sat 2 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Hall for CornwallTruro | Dick Whittington & his Mousehole Cat | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | 2 hours | 19:00–21:00 |
| New Victoria TheatreWoking | Goldilocks and The Three Bears | Fri 4 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Grand TheatreWolverhampton | Treasure Island | Sat 28 Nov – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
| Grand Opera HouseYork | The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook | Sat 5 Dec – Sun 3 Jan | not yet published | — |
Pantos at UK theatres with 900 or more seats. Finish times are the theatre's start time plus its published running time.