Hay Festival Winter Weekend is an annual mini-festival taking place just before Christmas in Hay-on-Wye. Events take place at venues around the town, and include a wide range of author events, music, comedy and performance, as well as workshops for kids and a Christmas shopping happy hour with mulled wine and mince pies galore. Hay's Christmas lights are turned on during the weekend, and extra fun is provided by the local arts and crafts market and Hay & District Chamber of Commerce. Hang out with friends, laugh fit to burst, and enjoy the finest stories, ideas, food and company. Box Office information: The programme comes out in November – join the mailing list and book tickets online at www.hayfestival.org, or call the Box Office on 01497 822639. Box Office open 9am–5pm, and until late during the Festival at The Drill Hall, 25 Lion Street, Hay-on-Wye HR3 5AD.