WHEN: Saturday 5 December 2026 , 7 PM – 1 AM
WHERE: Ground floor and garden
BOOKING: Booking essential, please book here. Ticket options detailed below.
Uncanny Christmas, Primary’s artist-run weird winter party, is back for another year! You are invited to our annual fundraiser, planned and executed by our resident community. This year’s theme is Apocalypse Noel.
Join us Saturday, 5th December, 7pm – 1 am, to celebrate seasonal strangeness at our indoor festival with special guest DJs, explore themed bars in our artists’ studios, belt out songs for the end-times at Uncanny Karaoke, cast 2026s faux-pas into the bonfire of regret, play art games, seek out tarot readings, dress up in the apocalyptic photo-booth, take a chance on our iconic Uncanny Raffle, and dancing into the night.
We’ll be offering more creative activities and experiences than ever, so book your early-bird tickets now (available until 9 November).
All funds raised through Uncanny Christmas will support us to replace our fire safety system and help keep Primary open to the public and keep our studios affordable and accessible to our resident community.
TICKETS:
Add your tickets and extras to the basket and check out. Be sure to keep your email confirmation for proof of purchase on arrival!
Early bird entry = £10: Book on or before 8 November to grab a bargain.
Standard entry = £13: Book after 9 November online.
Student/ unwaged entry= £10
Group entry (6+) = £10 per person: You can’t party alone, can you? Book for 6+ or more to receive a group discount.
On the door = £15: In case you can’t decide till the night you can still come along!
Pay it forward entry = £13: Gift someone a pay it forward ticket this festive season! Primary will allocate pay it forward tickets within communities based in our neighbourhood.
Anonymous Admirer = £50: This is a fundraiser after all! ;)
Uncanny is a fundraising event. Refunds will only be available in the instance that tickets sell out, and we are then able to reallocate them.
PROGRAMME & ENTERTAINMENT
This year, we’ve got more remarkable music and performances across our bars and dance floors. We’re bringing back our much-loved Uncanny Jukebox!
The lineup includes:
Live performances and DJ sets : Final line-up announced soon!
Karaoke : "In the dark times, Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times." Bring your saddest songs, protest anthems, hopeful ballads and wildcards for the end-times.
The Menagerie Bar: Pure vibes and disco, serving an array of exotic mixes and blends, we have something for everyone.
The Apocalypse Inn will be serving local Blue Monkey beer and builder's snacks.
TG showing photographs and film work with TG grooves and lager.
Bonfire of Regrets: Take of the winter chill with a mulled cider and some Industrial rock and EBM, why not burn your regrets for 2026 at the same time.
Entertainment across the building - Final line-up announced soon!
Hot food served from the Kitchen and Sweet treats.
Chaos Candyfloss: A traditional candyfloss stall - what’s not to like about that!
Apocalyptic photo booth: Classic fancy-dress photobooth with a dedicated photographer
Come early for the food, to pick up a limited edition Uncanny Christmas tote bag, and, of course, our famous Uncanny Raffle.
ACCESS:
Access to Primary is step-free via our new main entrance on Seely Road. From here there is level access to our playground, ground floor gallery space, Reading Room, kitchen and public toilets as well as independent businesses Small Food Bakery and Beam.
Live performances will take place in Gallery 1 on the ground floor, this has step-free access.
There is no step-free access to our first floor gallery space or independent galleries Forth and TG.
Not all themed bars will have level access.
Primary has an accessible toilet. The accessible toilet does not have a hoist.
Please email admin@weareprimary.org with any access inquiries.
