This year's Christmas festivities will get underway on Friday 21 November 2025 when the Christmas lights in Hinckley will be switched on. The evening will start at 4pm with live stage entertainment run by Fosse 107 DJs, in Market Place followed by the lights being switched on at 6.30pm by the Mayor of Hinckley & Bosworth and consort. The party will continue on stage afterwards, with live music up until 8pm there will be a second live music location at the bandstand in Argents Mead. Local musicians and bands will be on the stages performing songs to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.
There will also be a range of market stalls along Castle Street selling crafts and festive treats as well as a selection of charity and community stalls offering fun tombola's and prizes to take home.
This year Church Walk car park will host the majority of food and drinks stalls including sweets, hot drinks, bar, Greek, Indian, burgers, hog roast and much more.
Lots of Hinckley’s shops will be open for late night shopping. Light-up products will be on sale from street traders, although visitors are advised to only buy from official street vendors who can easily be identified by their green or purple HBBC hi-vis vests. They will be in the event area on Castle Street, Regent Street and Market Place and not on any event perimeters.
The traditional Tin Hat Fair will take place on Regent Street, George Street and the Borough from 4pm until 10pm on the Friday. The fair will continue on Saturday 22 November from 12pm to 10pm. Rides are chargeable, these are set by the fairground company. Additional rides will also be in Trinty East Car Park.
'Lights in the Mead' will also return to Argents Mead which will be adorned with twinkling fairy lights turning on in zones from 5pm on the night of the switch on, with all lights on from 6.30pm until late. 'Lights in the Mead' will then be on every evening thereafter (Sat 22 November) until Tuesday 6 January 2026.
All relevant road closure information will be detailed on the HBBC website, as well as on One Network (one.network.co.uk) The following council car park closures are as follows:
Church Walk Car Park will be closed on Thursday 20 November midnight until 10pm Friday 21 November
trinity East car park will be closed 19 November midnight until 7am 23 November
hinckley hub car park will be closed 9pm 21 November until 8am 24 November
car parking in all council owned car parks will be free from 3pm on 21 November as well as at NWSLC
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