# Event Details

- **Event Name**: The Father Christmas Parade
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Returning on Wednesday 26th November, the Parade inspired by Aladdin, Hall for Cornwall’s Christmas Show, will feature Father Christmas in his sleigh, elves, local dance groups, musicians, lanterns and circus performers.

Organised by Truro BID, the Father Christmas Parade starts at 6.30pm from Boscawen Street with Rock Choir Cornwall singing at 6pm in Boscawen Street.

City of Lights have been invited to be represented at the Father Christmas Parade and will be delivering a full day of bookable workshops at the Hall for Cornwall for families on Sunday 16th November. 

These families will then be invited to parade their small lanterns as part of the Father Christmas Parade.  Tickets are now on sale: https://www.hallforcornwall.co.uk/whats-on/city-of-lights-lantern-making-workshop

?????? ?????: from Boscawen St, the parade will go along St Nicholas St, Kenywn St, right at Little Castle St and on to River St. Then back along St Nicholas St, onto Boscawen St, Princes St, Green St and finishing at Back Quay.

Security staff will be on hand, and our local police will be present.

The parade marks the start of the first of four Wednesday Late Night Shopping evenings, and a final, extra late-night shopping on Monday 22nd December.

Many shops will be open until 21.00 and both The Truro Christmas Market & Boscawen Street Christmas Market will also be open until 21.00.

The main shopping streets will be traffic-free all day, with the Boscawen Street Christmas Markets hosted by Truro Farmers Market, Cornwall Shop Small and Truro BID.

The Truro Park and Ride runs later with the last service leaving the city at 21:30. Services towards Tregurra Park will use the River St bus stop and services towards Langarth Park will use the Victoria Square stop.

The Father Christmas Parade is being brought to the city by Truro BID and sponsored by Coodes Solicitors.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/truro/the-father-christmas-parade/200029178222240
- **Event Categories**: christmas-parades, christmas, parades, music, entertainment, shopping, workshops, christmas-markets-and-fairs, performances, farmers-markets
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 555

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.hallforcornwall.co.uk/whats-on/city-of-lights-lantern-making-workshop?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=truro-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Truro
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Truro City Centre X
- **lat**: 50.264685722492
- **long**: -5.0533776259306
- **full address**: Truro City Centre X, 13 Pydar Street, Truro, TR1 2AX, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Truro BID (https://allevents.in/org/truro-bid/26041991)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 26 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Truro City Centre X, 13 Pydar Street, Truro, TR1 2AX, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Truro BID
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** christmas-parades, christmas, parades, music, entertainment, shopping, workshops, christmas-markets-and-fairs, performances, farmers-markets
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about The Father Christmas Parade ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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