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Christmas Lights Switch On - Preston City Centre

A group of performers and singers and guests on a stage after turning on Preston City Centre's Christmas Lights

Don your warmest clothes and set out to the Flag Market for music, entertainment, food and drink, and of course, the big party for the lights switch on!

Every year Preston City Centre is lit up with bright lights in the lead up to Christmas to get everyone in a festive mood for the holidays.

And to help with the switch on of the lights, a whole list of celebrity hosts, special guests, and live music play out for you all to enjoy.

Christmas Lights Switch On 2024

You can see more of this year's switch on at Christmas Lights Switch On 2024.

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Santa and his Elf cheer with microphones to an excited crowd at Preston Christmas Lights Switch On 2022
A group of child singers and dancers perform on stage at Preston Christmas Lights Switch On 2023
Crowds of people at the Christmas Lights Switch On 2023
A singer performing a song on stage to a crowd at Preston Christmas Lights Switch On 2022
Christmas lights in the trees on the Flag Market and the Harris lit up for Christmas

Map address for Flag Market

Preston Flag Market, 4 Cheapside, Preston, PR1 2AP.