# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Leicester Christmas Lights Switch On
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm – Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Leicester's Christmascelebrations start officially on Wednesday 19 November when the annual switch-on celebrations will light up the city centre.

This year’s event runs from 5pm until 8pm and features a packed Christmas cracker of a programme with musical performances in Town Hall Square all evening long, street entertainment from entertainers including The Living Snowglobe and Polar Pip the Polar Bear, the Billy Bates fun fair and no less than four separate light switch-ons.

The fun starts at 6.30pm with the main lights switch, Gathered round the Clock Tower, the stars of the De Montfort Hall panto flick the switch, joined by Father Christmas and LCFC’s Filbert Fox with BBC Radio Leicester’s Ady Dayman leading the ceremonies from the Haymarket balcony.

Then it’s to the Haymarket Shopping Centre, with Father Christmas doing the honours at 6.45pm; followed by a slam dunk at the Highcross as the Leicester Riders turn the lights on in St Peter’s Square at 7pm.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/leicester/leicester-christmas-lights-switch-on/200029089301325
- **Event Categories**: christmas-lights, christmas, funfairs, live-music, shopping
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029089301325?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=leicester-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Leicester
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Leicester Clock Tower
- **lat**: 52.636085127567
- **long**: -1.1329051371042
- **full address**: Leicester Clock Tower, Leicester, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Visit Leicester (https://allevents.in/org/visit-leicester/26055755)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 19 Nov, 2025 at 05:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Leicester Clock Tower, Leicester, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Visit Leicester
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** christmas-lights, christmas, funfairs, live-music, shopping
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Leicester Christmas Lights Switch On ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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