Cheltenham Christmas Lights Switch-On 2008

22 November 2008, Imperial Gardens

Cheltenham Christmas Lights Switch On will take place on 22 November in Imperial Gardens. Helping with the switch on will this year be the RnB girl band The Honeyz who will perform live some of their hits.

From 3pm onwards there will be live entertainment throughout the town centre. Shoppers will be entertained by an array of street performers including jugglers, stiltwalkers The Dapper Chaps, musician Wynndebagge with his one-man street show and Victorian style characters Lady Margot and Artful Dodger.

Other activities on the day will include Christmas Lantern Making Workshops from 10.30am – 2.15pm at YMCA (free tickets are available from the Town Hall). From 12pm to 4pm there will be a Christmas Grotto and a real live reindeer in The Brewery shopping centre. From 5pm – 6.30pm the All-Star Christmas Party bursts onto the stage in the Imperial Gardens. Star 107.5FM DJs play all your favourite festive tunes alongside live entertainment.

SWITCH ON SCHEDULE
5.15pm - Christmas lights will be switched on in Regent Arcade
5.30pm - Christmas lights will be switched on in Beechwood Shopping Centre
5.35pm - 6pm Catch the Dhol Blasters as they join Santa in the Christmas parade from the Beechwood Shopping Centre along the High Street and up the Promenade to Imperial Gardens. Santa will be travelling aboard Trigger the Train, joined by SpongeBob SquarePants & Patrick, in the parade of colour and sound.
6.30pm Live on stage in the Imperial Gardens, assisted by the Mayor of Cheltenham and panto characters, Santa will switch on Cheltenham Christmas lights

For information about this and other Cheltenham events please visit our Cheltenham events guide.