Witness Charles Dickens’ timeless Christmas classic come to life in the night sky for a captivating new 45-minute animated drone light show display, narrated by Matt Lucas.
A Christmas Carol, the drone light show, presents the latest creative entertainment with a magical celebration of the Christmas spirit. In this 45-minute aerial display, witness famous characters brought to life in the sky, as you’re taken on a heart-warming narrated journey through the immortal tale of miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on Christmas Eve and his ghostly visitors who lead him to profound transformation.
Have an unforgettable time with your friends and family. Enjoy magic in the sky, festive favourites in the food village and a world-class stadium experience where every seat is a front row view to the world’s biggest stage – the sky.
Show timings:
Early show:
Late show:
A Christmas Carol, the drone light show will take place at The 1st Central County Ground, Hove. Doors will open 90 minutes before the show so that you can enjoy the food and preshow build up!
What to expect:
Premium seating & Hospitality:
Want to make your evening more special? Treat yourself to premium seating or a hospitality package at the show. More on what's included can be found on our FAQs page.
Please see A Christmas Carol FAQs. for information on accessibility, weather-related rescheduling and more frequently asked questions.
Standard seated | |
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Adult
(aged 18+)
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£24
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Adult + child under 3
(under 3s go free, sat on adult’s lap)
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£24
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Child
(aged 3 and over )
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£19
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Concession
(Student | Over 65 | Armed forces | Bluelight card holder (ID required))
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£19
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Concession + child under 3
(under 3s go free, sat on adult’s lap)
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£19
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Companion | Carer
(registered carer ID required, please refer to FAQs)
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Free
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Standing | |
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Adult
(aged 18+)
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£15
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Adult + child under 3
(under 3s go free)
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£15
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Child
(aged 3 and over )
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£10
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Concession
(Student | Over 65 | Armed forces | Bluelight card holder (ID required))
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£10
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Concession + child under 3
(under 3s go free)
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£10
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Companion | Carer
(registered carer ID required, please refer to FAQs)
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Free
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Wheelchair | |
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Wheelchair user adult
(aged 18+)
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£15
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Wheelchair user child
(aged 3 and over)
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£10
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Wheelchair companion | |
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Companion | Carer
(registered carer ID required, please refer to FAQs)
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Free
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Premium seated | |
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Premium adult
(aged 18+)
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£35
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Premium adult + child under 3
(under 3s go free)
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£35
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Premium child
(aged 3 and over )
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£27.50
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Premium concession
(Student | Over 65 | Armed forces | Bluelight card holder (ID required))
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£27.50
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Premium concession + child under 3
(under 3s go free)
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£27.50
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Companion | Carer
(registered ID required, please refer to FAQs)
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Free
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Hospitality | |
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Hospitality adult
(aged 18+)
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£44
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Hospitality child over 3
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£29
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Hospitality child under 3
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£10
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Companion | Carer
(registered ID required, please refer to FAQs)
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£20
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A Christmas Carol by drone was a great experience. My friend and I enjoyed every minute.
What a magical and creative experience, we all loved it.
Great experience, my little one was in awe of the lights!
Good for the whole family
For our first experience the show was spellbinding! We are definitely converts and will be attend...
A Christmas Carol by drone was a great experience. My friend and I enjoyed every minute.
A really different experience. The drones were so good at creating the images from the story.
Great experience, my little one was in awe of the lights!
Good for the whole family
It was beautiful and lovely, waiting for next show
What a magical and creative experience, we all loved it.
For our first experience the show was spellbinding! We are definitely converts and will be attending in the future, well done yuup for a great evening…
Stunning
Really enjoyed it
Something we've never seen before, a great first for us
Loved it, would come again
Excellent show
Amazing evening, enjoyed every minute of it. Loved the show and everyone I showed on social media , said it looked amazing too .
It was a truly magical experience, filled with wonder for adults and children of the meaning of Christmas.
We loved the experience, it was so magical and enjoyable for all the different ages
Such an awesome drone display, it all comes together to look like magic lighting up the sky. Great enthusiastic host too, entertaining us while we waited.
Very well done
I thought the story was too complicated for little kids but the teens loved it
Excellent and very professional show
This show was so amazing, so clever , Matt Lucas was amazing too, he has such a magical story telling voice, really well done and worth the money , defo booking next time xx
Great event, really enjoyed our evening
Excellent show, something different, family really enjoyed 5-14 year olds
Very clever and enjoyable
Great show!
A wonderful experience especially for the children and a clear sky which was an extra bonus thank you
Everyone really enjoyed it
So impressive what they pulled off, can't even imagine the organisation! Really creative and well executed
Very good and engaging
Very enjoyable, amazing drones
Amazing
It was amazing and I would come again 🙂
me and my husband loved it, a very different way of experiencing Christmas Carol but we really enjoyed it :)
A great evening, spectacular show. Looking forward to next year!
A great evening out.
Really enjoyed the show. Was very cold though ☃️❄️ Food vans very good as well. Was organised brilliantly and was a lovely experience.
A lovely evening spent with family. Maybe a few more stalls.
For advice for the future take a blanket but the organisation and the event was amazing
Great show and well thought out
Absolutely stunning show.
Absolutely fantastic. I hope this is on next year.
Amazing
Good seats, well organised and so much fun! Amazing display will go again. I'm hooked who needs fireworks when you can drone story!
Have never seen a drone show before and it took my breath away, thank you
It was amazing! Great Entertainment for children and adults!
The show was fantastic. My grandson and I had a great time. Thank you
Family fun
A lovely family experience. Something really different for Christmas!
Really enjoyed it.would go again
Fascinating experience, using drones for an amazing show. The modern day fireworks experience.
Great ticketing experience, well looked after and terrific venue.
Very good experience but would have preferred 1.5 hours instead of .45 minutes.
Wet enjoyable evening
Clever and effective, lots of wows
Brilliant my Granddaughter loved it xx
Enjoyable. Well done
Absolutely brilliant
Really enjoyed it and will definitely be going to a drone show again
Excellent show, something a bit different and suitable for all of the family.
Fantastic show. Our three generations of family looked it. Very well done.
Unbelievable drone show! Superb narrative from Mr Lucas. Took my breath away and would recommend the show to friends and family. Hope it’s repeated next year.
A little underwhelmed...perhaps expected too much. Drones do good shapes and twinkles but are slow and too big when doing really rough outline of very big characters.The window spirit ball coming in was the most impressive shape framed. Voices could have been by different people. Pleased to have seen the show but would not go again.
Just spectacular! As a parent to a disabled child going to events can be so daunting but this was fantastic! Thank you so much!!
Very impressive. Would be good to know a bit more about number of drones used, height reached, number in the air at any one time (dad stats!) - and also know in advance that it was aimed at very young kids. Absolutely brilliant, though!
Enjoyed the show very much, slightly put off by very young childen/ babies crying
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It was an innovative way of telling the story of Mr Scrooge
It would have been great idea to suggest to bring blankets to keep ourselves warm during the performance.
Enjoyed an innovative and creative activity which was well hosted in excellent facilities.
Really fantastic show. Just the right length. Matt Lucus's narration was brilliant and the drones were awesome. Nice to see something a bit different.
Wonderful experience fom start to finish. Very creative and enthralling!
This was absolutely magical. Me and my daughter had a wonderful evening
Great show hope you will be doing more looking forward to seeing more thanks for a great show
Great night with a fabulous drone show.
My only moan would be the limited amount of food outlets which led to very long queues and then they were closed 10 mins before show which meant many, children, went without.
Something different and we didn't know what to expect but were very impressed and thoroughly enjoyed our evening. We had suggested it to friends who took children to the afternoon show and also really enjoyed the show.
Was really good
A brilliant experience, never thought such imagery could be created by drones.
The story, the music, and the light show went together so well and cheerily created a long-told story. Would definitely recommend, would definitely watch again.
An enjoyable evening out with family.
Amazing! Our one year old son was mesmerised!!
Very well done, clever. Would have been nice too have more Christmas music first before it started.
A very well-put together production that constantly surprised and presented a very different way of telling a well known tale.
Great fun for all the family
We had a great time. The kids really enjoyed the show and the seats were easy to find
Fantastic show
Absolutely fantastic!!
Loved it! Amazing to see a well known story told in a fresh way. Very well organised. Would love to have this as our new family tradition al xmas outing.
Very clever
A thoroughly enjoyable evening - very well organised and excellent, helpful and friendly stewarding
Brilliant!
I really enjoyed it and was very impressed
Excellent show interesting that the patterns were clearer when looked through camera
Excellent
Amazing
Excellent experience very clever the pictures made by the drones. We really enjoyed it.
Great show.
Enjoyed very much as a first drone show.
Didn't always get the images at first, although most were very good. Not sure Matt Lucas has sufficient 'range' for the number of characters.
Hot chocolate was disappointing, brown hot water with almost no flavour. Mulled cider had sold out when we tried to buy some on arrival. £6.80 for a can of Guinness was steep.
Amazing highly recommend
Love the story of scrooge..great experience loved it...👍👍😊😊❤
Great experience magical narration excellence lovely xmas treat
It was OK. We were lucky with the weather. I wouldn't go again but it was alright. Expensive for what it is but some of the light displays were great. The story was a twist on the original and was a bit naff I thought. It wasn't the 'wow' we hoped for.
Fabulous
Great show and enjoyed by all ages in our group
I loved the drone show.
id like to see more maybe set to classical music would be gorgeous😊
It was the first drone light show I have been to. It was technically very impressive but slightly uninvolving
Amazing show, given the cold weather a perfect length!
An amazing show from start to finish. It was brilliant just seeing the drones rise up and and back down again
Overall it was a magical and very atmospheric experience enhanced by the perfect weather. Our only tiny criticism is that some of the gaps (presumably whilst the drones were repositioning?) could have done with filling with narration, music, lights.
We loved it and would definitely go again.
Very well put together excellent efforts and great narration
The evening was very enjoyable and the venue was ideal. Leading up to the evening Yuup sent friendly messages reminding that it was coming soon. Just before the day I l lost the e-tickets online but it was easy to contact Yuup and they replied quickly and I recovered my tickets. Look forward to future events put on by Yuup.
Excellent show
A briiliant show. Not seen anything like it before except on the telly! Friendly staff, great view and sound system. The drones were amazing.
My grandsons aged 8 and 10 and I all really loved every minute!
Only complaint is that the food stalls were expensive
Amazing display and great voice over from Matt Lucas.
Absolutely brilliant and well organised Thank you!!
Fantastic show! Unique and mesmerising. Well done!
What a wonderful night!!! We thoroughly enjoyed it and were enthralled by the drones. Also, the staff were just amazing! We got stuck behind an accident and we missed our show and the staff did everything to get us into the later show, so we didn’t all miss out. Brilliant staff and a total credit. Lovely to experience in this day and age!
Thank you so much to all staff and the team with the drones!
Happy Christmas to you! 🥰 PS if you do it again, please keep the hot drink stall open after 👍
Amazing show would definitely come back did think that the food selection was a bit limited. Nice to see some waffles. Pancakes pulled pork tacos dirty fries that sort of thin was very cold could do with some patio heaters or some fire pits so that you can toast marshmallows on before the show to keep warm. .
This was a very well organised and great event. Amazing story telling and just amazing ‘wow’ moments throughout. Would definitely go again
A great mix of a very old well known story using modern day technology, focusing on the key elements of the tale.
This was such an amazing show. It gave me that feeling of childlike awe that we don't often get to experience as adults! My two children (10 and 5) both loved it too. So clever, so pretty.
I went with my partner and had a fantastic evening! All the staff were amazing, the food and drink options before the show were great, and the show itself was absolutely fantastic! The amount of hard work that must have gone into pulling that off was astounding, a really unique, creative and wonderful evening I would definitely recommend. Thank you so much! X
Was an amazing evening although very cold!
much more interesting and magical experience than any fireworks display. The size of the illuminations is enormous and can be seen by all. The audio was not very easy to hear since many people were talking over it.
It was fabulous, Matt Lucas did a great job and the drone manipulation was amazing. My only rider would be to tell people to bring blankets as it was freezing!!
Loved it! Such festive joy!
We loved this show, the only negative to say was that's house lights in the backdrop took away some of the effects of the amazing drones.
An excellent night out will be there next year 👍
Fantastic! Thoroughly enjoyed the experience. From booking to the day of the show we received regular updates via email & even the small mix up with food order was rectified without any fuss. Everyone at the event was extremely helpful.
Loved it
Wonderful!!!!
Great eve, would do it all again
It was a great experience
Great evening 🤩
What an amazing experience this has been. Truly impressed with the creativity of the drones and excellent narration. But the whole experience was very well organised too. I just didn’t want it to end. Well done everyone involved, and hope you’ll be back next year
Went with my three grandchildren age 16 to 7 we all had a great experience loved it thank you
First class through apart from the price of alcohol
Could be longer with more of a Christmas feel / build up before. Otherwise, great, location, creativity, story telling loved it.
Good length of show, well done. Would definitely recommend
Very Good
Very nice show! All family enjoyed it very much!
Light/ drone show was amazing…so clever… whole family thoroughly enjoyed…( youngest wanted to know what Scrooge died of!…we’re working on that!)… also encouraged grandchildren to read the story and watch the film. So thank you
We all have the best time the kids loved it thanku
This was the best light show I have seen. Well done all.
Unique Experience
Amazing experience great story telling and drone show that left us mesmerised highly recommend it
Absolutely brilliant, very festive experience
Amazing, so enjoyable and different
It was a lovely way to get into the Christmas spirit. The staff were really friendly & helpful. The options for food & drink were spot on - especially the mulled wine/cider. Having got into the mood, the drone show was fantastic. Whilst some of the images took a while become clear, it was all incredibly clever. We were really lucky to have a dry, clear night and the bonus of a full moon. Thank you.
Had a wonderful albeit cold time
Stunning experience! Matt Lucas' narration was beautiful and the actual display was magnificent. The entertainment leading up to it was top quality too
Well organised with plenty of staff to help out
A great show
Brilliant experience
As mature adults, we felt the narration became a little tedious and panto-like. That latter might of course have been the aim!
But the wonderful opening sequence and perfect music raised our anticipation levels. Orchestrated to the right music would have been beyond brilliant.
It was amazing to watch and listen to the show. It was the first time to attend a show at the cricket ground. It was very well organised and having regular email contact, made it more enjoyable.
Thank you for arranging this show for us to see locally
Absolutely amazing show
Absolutely brilliant performance ! well done and thank you !
Fantastic unique show. Sound was a bit distorted and also there was a distinct echo that make the narration less clear than it could have been. However overall it was a fabulous show.
Amazed by the technology involved
Fabulous evening ✨️ Thank you
It was great show and an experience. Amazing work snd very festive.
Was very magical & very much loved this take on an old Christmas tale.
Fantastic show, easy to get to, friendly staff, nice food.
Amazing! Got us all in the Christmas spirit.
Ensure you bring your QR code ticket and allow plenty of time to get through the gates.
The main public entrance gate is located via Gate 1.
There is no public or blue badge parking at the venue. Please refer to our FAQs about drop off points for customers with mobility issues. We encourage use of public transport to reach the venue or to use nearby parking alternatives.
A Christmas Carol is brought to you in Brighton by a collaboration between Celestial, Yuup and Sussex County Cricket Club.
About Celestial
Celestial has a reputation as one of the top drone show companies in the world and has consistently delivered super-premium shows for some of the biggest names, including Eurovision, Amazon Prime’s Lord of the Rings, London New Year’s Eve, Manchester City Football Club and many more.
About Yuup
Yuup, the local experiences company, helps people find and book exciting things to do in their community. Yuup has earned a reputation for curating unique experiences for everyone to enjoy, building a place where people follow their passions, create memories, and discover things that make life awesome.
About The 1st Central County Ground
Sussex County Cricket Club is the oldest professional sports club in the world and one of the eighteen first-class county clubs within the domestic cricket structure of England and Wales.
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