Upcoming Events — Chabad of Epping
Ongar Softplay & Menorah Lighting 2025
- Thursday, December 18, 2025
- 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 16:00 18:00
- Krazy Kids Cafe (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Celebrate Chanukah at the Ongar Softplay & Menorah Lighting!
Date: Thursday, 18th December Time: 4:00 PM Softplay & Party | 5:30 PM Menorah Lighting Location: Krazy Kids Café, Ongar
Add some Chanukah sparkle to your week with a fun-filled afternoon at Krazy Kids Café! After such a wonderful event last year, we’ve hired the entire venue again so everyone can enjoy a warm, welcoming Chanukah space. Whether you’re coming on your own or with the family, it’s a chance to relax, connect, and enjoy engaging activities for every age.
Kids’ Softplay : Dive into fun in our vibrant softplay zone!
Menorah Lighting : Join us outside Krazy Kids Café at 5:30 PM for the lighting ceremony that brings warmth and light to our community.
Holiday Cheer : A fantastic opportunity to meet, mingle, and celebrate with other families.
Admission: Free entry! Donations are welcome and appreciated, helping us continue these wonderful community events.
Please RSVP below to help us plan for catering and activities, ensuring a memorable experience for all.
Don’t miss this chance to play, party, and participate in a beautiful Chanukah tradition. We can’t wait to see you and your little ones there!
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Spectacular Epping Chanukah Party
- Sunday, December 14, 2025
- 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 15:00 18:00
- Epping Hall (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Experience the magic of Chanukah with Epping’s biggest celebration yet — including a remarkable new project where you become part of a community mural telling our shared story.
📅 Sunday, 14 December ⏰ Party starts at 3:00 PM 🕎 Menorah Lighting at 5:30 PM 📍 Epping Hall, St John’s Road
Hyped up & ready to book? Click here to go straight to the RSVP →
This year’s Chanukah party brings the joy, light and unity of the festival to life with an unforgettable afternoon full of entertainment, meaning and creativity - celebrating our beautiful community.
✨ NEW FOR THIS YEAR: The Epping Community Mural
This Chanukah invites you and your children to roll up your sleeves at the party and help bring a giant community mural to life - adding your own marks, colours and creativity to a vibrant artwork that shines with Jewish hope, light and pride. Every family becomes part of the story.
We’ve partnered with our friends at MurWalls , a world-class mural company, whose talented artists will be painting a giant 6-metre-wide mural , based on a powerful design created by a gifted Israeli artist .
The mural celebrates Jewish resilience and pride, our unity and love and that light always wins over darkness. Come join us for this unique afternoon as we show - together - that the heartbeat of Essex Jewry is alive, strong and flourishing.
At the event, children, teens and adults will all have the chance to add their own creativity: colours, symbols, words and personal touches. Your contribution becomes part of a collective artwork expressing your voice as a British Jew in 2025 , our shared hopes, and the light we bring to the world.
Local - and possibly national - media will be invited to document the process, capturing this moment of unity and sharing a message of love and light.
🎉 Other Party Highlights
Children’s Entertainer & Activities — magic and fun for the little ones
Fire Show — an exciting outdoor spectacle
Festive Fun — disco, music, dancing, magic shows, balloons, bubbles
Gourmet Treats — donuts, latkes and a warming soup bar
🕎 Menorah Lighting
Join the community at 5:30 PM outside M&S on Epping High Street for our public Menorah lighting — a moment of warmth, light and Jewish pride for all.
💙 Admission
The entire celebration is free , with opportunities for suggested donations and sponsorships to help support this vibrant community event.
We keep the event free so that anyone — especially first-timers or those going through financial challenges — can join without hesitation. But the event costs thousands of pounds to run, and we have no major sponsors . We rely on your generosity to make this possible, so please give what you can, and give generously. You are bringing the event to life!
Please RSVP below for security and catering purposes, ensuring everyone has a fantastic experience.
We can’t wait to celebrate Chanukah together, create something beautiful as a community, and fill Epping with light, joy, and hope for the future.
Happy Chanukah — see you at the party!
For any questions or additional information, please contact our party organisers at admin@jewishepping.com.
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Ongar Softplay & Menorah Lighting
- Monday, December 30, 2024
- 4:00 PM 6:00 PM 16:00 18:00
- Krazy Kids Cafe (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Celebrate Chanukah at the Ongar Softplay & Menorah Lighting!
Date: Monday, December 30th Time: 4:00 PM Softplay & Party | 5:30 PM Menorah Lighting Location: Krazy Kids Café, Ongar
Escape the holiday lull and light up your Chanukah with an afternoon of fun and festivities at Krazy Kids Café! This year, we have exclusively hired the entire venue to welcome individuals and families from all walks of life. Whether you're looking to re-energize during the school break or connect with other Jews in the village, our event promises engaging activities for every age.
Kids’ Softplay : Dive into fun in our vibrant softplay zone!
Menorah Lighting : Join us outside Krazy Kids Café at 5:30 PM for the lighting ceremony that brings warmth and light to our community.
Holiday Cheer : A fantastic opportunity to meet, mingle, and celebrate with other families.
Admission: Free entry! Donations are welcome and appreciated, helping us continue these wonderful community events.
Please RSVP below to help us plan for catering and activities, ensuring a memorable experience for all.
Don’t miss this chance to play, party, and participate in a beautiful Chanukah tradition. We can’t wait to see you and your little ones there!
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Spectacular Epping Chanukah Party
- Sunday, December 29, 2024
- 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 15:00 18:00
- PlayHouse Nightclub (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
Join Us for the Epping Chanukah Party!
Date: Sunday, December 29 Time: Party starts at 3 PM | Menorah Lighting at 5:30 PM Location: PlayHouse Nightclub, Epping
Experience the magic of Chanukah with a spectacular celebration suitable for all ages! This year, our Chanukah party is taking over the PlayHouse Nightclub in Epping, promising an unforgettable afternoon packed with entertainment and joy.
Jelly Jade’s Children's Entertainment : Engaging activities to delight the little ones.
Mobile Gaming Truck & Fire Show : High-energy excitement for teens and adults.
Gourmet Treats : Donuts, latkes, and a soup bar to keep you fueled.
Festive Fun : Disco, music, dancing, magic shows, balloons, and bubbles!
Join us for the Menorah lighting ceremony at 5:30 PM outside M&S on High St ., where we’ll bring light and warmth to the heart of Epping.
Admission: Our Chanukah party is completely free, offering an afternoon packed with entertainment and joy, with opportunities for suggested donations and sponsorships to help cover the costs of our vibrant celebration.
Please RSVP below for security and catering purposes, ensuring everyone has a fantastic experience.
We can’t wait to see you there and celebrate Chanukah together! For any questions or additional information, please contact our party organizers at admin@jewishepping.com or reach out to Hannah Phillips or Jodi Rogers.
Happy Chanukah! See you at the party!
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Harlow Menorah Lighting & Community Party
- Thursday, December 14, 2023
- 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
- Broad Walk (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
- Please join us for a Menorah Lighting ceremony on the Broad Walk at The Harvey Centre in Harlow.
- Live Music & Dancing, delicious donuts and community spirit - we will commemorate the miracle of Hanukkah together, in the centre of town.
- Please share this with friends and family!
- Registering below helps us plan with the catering, thank you!
- NEW THIS YEAR: A Harlow Community Party will follow the Lighting Ceremony at 7pm approx at a local private residence. Please RSVP below for the address details.
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Ongar Inaugural Menorah Lighting!
- Tuesday, December 12, 2023
- 6:00 PM 7:00 PM 18:00 19:00
- High Street Ongar, England, CM5 9JJ United Kingdom (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
- Please join us for the FIRST Menorah Lighting ceremony in Ongar!
- Live Music & Dancing, delicious donuts and community spirit - we will commemorate the miracle of Hanukkah together, in the centre of town!
- Please share this with friends and family!
- Registering below helps us plan with the catering, thank you!
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Blue & White Chanukah Party & High Street Menorah Lighting
- Sunday, December 10, 2023
- 3:00 PM 6:00 PM 15:00 18:00
- Epping High Street (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
You are all invited to celebrate with us an action packed, full of fun Chanukah Menorah Lighting!
The celebrations will start with a Blue & White Chanukah Party (try come dressed in Blue & White!) at Epping Town Hall on St Johns Rd (CM16 5JU) at 3pm followed by the Menorah lighting ceremony in Epping High Street at 5pm. (At 133-135 High St, Epping CM16 4BD).
Between the two events, there will be a whole range of entertainment for all ages including a Spectacular Fire Show, Face Painting, Live Music, A Bubble Show by That Bubble Man, and so much more ( oh, and of course food and drinks).
This party is completely free for all - we just want you to come and celebrate this special festival!
Your donations are more than welcome, and will go towards covering the costs of the event.
Any questions or anything you need please let our party organisers Hannah Phillips & Jodi Rogers know.
Please register and sign up below for security and catering purposes.
See you soon & Happy Chanukah!
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Harlow Menorah Lighting
- Wednesday, December 21, 2022
- 6:00 PM 7:30 PM 18:00 19:30
- Broad Walk (map)
- Google Calendar ICS
- Please join us for a Menorah Lighting ceremony on the Broad Walk at The Harvey Centre in Harlow.
- Live Music & Dancing, delicious donuts and community spirit - we will commemorate the miracle of Hanukkah together, in the centre of town.
