This years Christmas lights will have a celebrity switch on at 6pm on Thursday 16th November at a glittering event at the Clock tower. Children’s TV presenter Holly Willoughby will be our celebrity – why not come along and join in the fun.   

After the switch on, the princess, reindeer and elves will proceed down North Street, turn into North Laine at Bond Street, carry on along Gardner Street, Kensington Gardens and end up in Sydney Street. This years lights will be spectacular and have been designed by the same team that light up the Eiffel Tower in Paris! They will then retrace their steps to cross North Street and enter the Lanes.

Many North Laine shops will open that evening for the first of our Thursday late night shopping extravaganzas. As well as the procession we have invited carol singers and other street entertainers to make your Christmas shopping fun and we are sure that you will find an amazing array of exciting gifts in our unique North Laine shops.

Remember many shops in North Laine will be open late every Thursday evening right up to Christmas.