# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Blackburn Christmas Lights Switch On
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Event Description**: ?✨ Blackburn’s BIG Christmas Lights Switch-On is back – and it’s a cracker! ✨?

The full line-up for this year’s festive spectacular has been revealed — and you won’t want to miss it!

? Friday 21st & Saturday 22nd November 2025
? Blackburn Town Centre

Get ready for more than 12 hours of festive fun over two magical days, brought to you by Blackburn BID & @Blackburn with Darwen Council with @Crafty Vintage, and @BBC Radio Lancashire.

? What’s on:
? Brand-new Christmas Market under a marquee on King William Street (opens Friday & runs all day Saturday)
? Fire dancers, stilt walkers & a spectacular Ice Glitz show
? @Darrell Smith of BBC Proms fame
⚽ @Blackburn Rovers legend David Dunn switching on the lights!
? A special visit from Father Christmas himself (with jokes included!)
? Live performances from @Bernese Theatre School, Katrina’s Dance Academy, @Blackburn Musical Theatre Company, @Lancashire Dance Academy, @Ella Shaw Academy of Arts, @Begin2Sing & @Made for Stage
? Free festive face painting, a magical yule goat & funfair rides – including a helter skelter!
? Plus, a light projection on Blackburn Town Hall to officially start the countdown to Christmas!
Hosted by BBC Radio Lancashire’s @Sharon Hartley, this year’s event promises festive markets, live entertainment, shopping, food, and family fun – whatever the weather!
? Come and make a day of it, soak up the Christmas cheer, and discover something new in Blackburn.
? For full details and updates, see link in the comments.
? Follow @DiscoverBlackburn on Facebook, Instagram & TikTok for all the latest news!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/blackburn/blackburn-christmas-lights-switch-on/200029126552533
- **Event Categories**: christmas-lights, christmas, art, theatre, fine-arts, live-music, shopping, christmas-markets-and-fairs, funfairs
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 577

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029126552533?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=blackburn-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Blackburn
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Blackburn Town Hall
- **lat**: 53.749700489639
- **long**: -2.4842941761017
- **full address**: Blackburn Town Hall, Mad Hatters Cupcakes & Tea Room, 15 Town Hall Street, Blackburn, BB2 1AG, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Discover Blackburn (https://allevents.in/org/discover-blackburn/24909810)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 22 Nov, 2025 at 11:00 am
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Blackburn Town Hall, Mad Hatters Cupcakes & Tea Room, 15 Town Hall Street, Blackburn, BB2 1AG, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Discover Blackburn
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** christmas-lights, christmas, art, theatre, fine-arts, live-music, shopping, christmas-markets-and-fairs, funfairs
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Blackburn Christmas Lights Switch On ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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