A sample of what's on this weekend...

Mullingar Christmas Market opened for business today, and even though Mullingar on Ice is dead cool, the atmosphere in the town park is red hot!

There’s so much to do around the area that you’d hardly be at home if you were to go to them all.

Here’s a list of what’s on... we don’t claim it’s comprehensive – if we’re missing anything, email editor@westmeathexaminer.ie or call the newsroom on 04493 46747.

• Mullingar on Ice, Mullingar Town Park, till January 6.

• Mullingar Christmas Market, Mullingar Town Park, December 6-9.

• Mullingar Arts Centre Panto, till December 22.

• The High Kings, Mullingar Park Hotel, Friday December 7.

• Rod Stewart tribute party night at The Greville Arms Hotel, Friday December 7.

• Camillus Egerton, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Friday December 7.

• The Holly King Fore Abbey, this weekend, and weekends till December 23. 

• Green Santa at Belvedere House and Gardens, till December 18.

• Meet Santa at Fagan Toymaster on Saturday December 8 between noon and 3pm (€3 donation for Good2Talk).

• The Pick Me Ups, party night at The Greville Arms Hotel, Saturday December 8.

• Christmas party night, Bloomfield House Hotel, Saturday December 8.

• New Image, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Saturday December 8.

• Collinstown Christmas Fair and Market is on Sunday December 9, from noon to 4pm. The day includes live music, a heritage display and lighting the Christmas tree, and a visit from Santa, from 6pm

• Gospel Music Concert, Mullingar Arts Centre, Sunday December 9

• Mike Denver Christmas party night at The Greville Arms Hotel, Sunday December 9.

• Annebrook House Hotel Christmas party nights, December 8, 14 and 15.

• Milltownpass senior citizens’ Christmas party, December 11.

• Enda Cassidy, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Tuesday December 11.

• ‘Christmas Angel Breakfast’, the proceeds of which will go to the Morgan family, at Hotel Castlepollard on Wednesday December 12 (9.30-11.30am)

• Kacey D and Band, party night at The Greville Arms Hotel, Friday December 14, and Saturday December 15.

• Matt Leavy, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Friday December 14.

• Kinnegad Christmas Market, December 16.

• Abba forever Christmas show, Mullingar arts Centre, Sunday December 16.

• Ger Long, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Tuesday December 18.

• Sandra Dolan, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Thursday December 20.

• John & Johnny, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Friday December 21.

• Dancing Through the Decades, party night at The Greville Arms Hotel, Friday December 21.

• Babylon, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Saturday December 22.

• Vision, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Sunday December 23.

• Colorado, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Wednesday December 26.

• Shaun O’Dowd, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Thursday December 27.

• Kacey D, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Friday December 28.

• Tara Shamrock, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Saturday December 29.

• Legacy, Ulysses Bar, Greville Arms Hotel, Monday December 31.

• New Year’s Eve Gala Ball, Greville Arms Hotel, December 31.