Come Along to the Christmas Lights Switch On!
We’re counting down the days until this year’s Christmas Lights Switch On!
The popular event takes place on Thursday 21st November with the fun starting from 4.30pm and the switch on at the Bandstand at 6pm.
Enjoy a Christmas Market with more than 20 stalls offering a range of food and drink including German sausages and chicken and halloumi wraps, hot chocolate, pastries, pies, cakes, preserves, candyfloss and popcorn. There will be floristry and Christmas gift ideas, charity tombolas and The Berry Theatre. Free arts and craft activities for children and face painting run by the Co-op. And of course, Santa himself will be there accompanied by the Hedge End Rotary.
The market takes place at the Co-op car park off Freegrounds Avenue.
There will also be a funfair ride on the village green.
Please Note: The section of Freegrounds Avenue leading to the Co-op car park will be ACCESS ONLY during the event.
The Christmas Lights Switch On will take place at 6pm at the Bandstand with the Chair of Hedge End Town Council Cllr. James Mitchell and the Mayor of Eastleigh Cllr. Dave Pragnell who will be joined this year by Snow White, The Evil Queen and the Prince from the Performing Arts Company’s production of Snow White.
People will also be able to enjoy performances by Shamblehurst School Choir, Wildern Community Choir, the barbershop quartet Cabin Crew, Rock Choir and Sing Now Choir. You can find them in the Performance Tent in the Co-op car park, behind the Christmas Market.
| PROGRAMME OF EVENTS | |
| 4.45pm | Shamblehurst School Choir |
| 5.00pm | Wildern Community Choir |
| 5.15pm | Cabin Crew |
| 5.30pm | Rock Choir |
| 5.45pm | Sing Now Choir |
| 6.00pm | Lights Switch on at the Bandstand |
There will also be lantern making at Hedge End Library from 3pm – 6pm. Why not make a lantern and bring it along to the Switch On?
We Ho Ho Hope to see you there!
Confirmed market stalls: Curtis Catering, Five Minute Wonders, Hedge End Methodist Church, Cabana Bakery, Popcorn Candyfloss selling doughnuts, Little Drummers Pre School, Hedge End Village Hall Pre School, Great British Floristry, Floristry by Angelika, Family Favourites, Love of Nature, Sensational Treats, Snack n Wrap, Bee Honey Ltd, Fresh from the Field, St John’s Church, The Berry Theatre, The Co-op free arts and crafts and facepainting, Bonds Catering Co, Dreamstitch, Waterside Glass, Vanda’s pantry, Fernedale Memoral, Wildern Opportunity Group, Performing Arts Company, Nature Comber, Hairy Hounz and Dream Empire Emporium.