Christmas Lights Switch On
High Street
30 Nov 24 - 15:00 to 18:00
The most wonderful time of year!
Mark the start of the festive season and join Princes Risborough Town Council on Saturday 30th November for Princes Risborough's annual Christmas Lights Switch On event!
Princes Risborough High Street will once again come alive with Christmas festivities on Saturday 30th November for their annual Christmas Lights Switch On event. The event organised by Princes Risborough Town Council spans three hours, running from 3:00PM to 6:00PM and will see the local community and visitors come together in joyous harmony for the return of the Ice Rink, Santa’s Grotto, and festive live entertainment. Additional entertainment for this year includes an elf academy workshop where children will be guided by a senior elf to graduate as honorary Christmas elves, mastering essential elf skills like crafts, singing, telling silly jokes, and determining who's naughty or nice!
A main stage located in front of the historic Market House will provide entertainment throughout the afternoon, with performances from local primary and secondary schools, and four-piece covers band ‘The Dons’. Additional music from the Ellesborough Silver Band and Princes Risborough Ukulele Group will appear along the High Street throughout the afternoon. Additional music from the Ellesborough Silver Band and Princes Risborough Ukulele Group will appear along the High Street throughout the afternoon.
Food and refreshments from local vendors will have a vast array to keep you well-fed, including gourmet burgers from Really Good Sausages, Burgers, & BBQ Bites, delicious crepes from local retailer La Crepe Escape, Afro-Caribbean food from Divine Meals, festive foods from Smokey Jim's BBQ (see menu below), refreshements from Copper Penny Box and more.
The festive afternoon is the perfect opportunity for High Street retailers and hospitality, local businesses, organisations, and charities to build their own profiles and raise much-needed funds for their own projects.
Within the final hour of the event, the Princes Risborough Christmas Lights will be switched on by Pantomime Star Maeve Byrne who is playing Emily Darling at Aylesbury Waterside Theatres ‘The Further Adventures of Peter Pan: The Return of Captain Hook’.
Bucks Bear will be visiting Princes Risborough Christmas Lights Switch On between 3:00 PM and 3:45 PM.
Pettigrove Fairgrounds will have an array of rides at the 2024 Christmas Lights Switch On and will also be selling a limited number of real Christmas Trees. Perfect timing to start decorating on 1st December!
A big thank you to all the local businesses who have kindly sponsored the 2024 Christmas Lights Switch On:
- Santa's Grotto has been kindly sponsored by Lightfoots Solicitors
- The Elf Academy Workshop has been kindly sponsored by Hazlemere Window Company Ltd
- The North West Chilterns Community Board have kindly supported Princes Risborough Town Council with the cost of the Christmas Lights infrastructure
- The Ice Rink has been sponsored by:
Ben E Morgan Building Ltd, Briants of Risborough, BWK Solicitors, Caloo, Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway, Delta T Heating, Dukes Wine Bar, Hazlemere Windows Company, Lightfoots Solicitors, P.A. Spittles Landscapes, Princes Centre, Risborough Springs Swim and Fitness Centre, and The Cat Butler. - The Ellesborough Silver Band has been kindly sponsored by Wainwrights
Christmas Lights Switch On 2024 Poster
UPDATED: Stage Running Order 2024
Smokey Jim's BBQ Menu
Road Closure
Please be aware that Duke Street, Market Square, High Street, and part of Church Street will be closed on Saturday, 30th November from 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM for the Christmas Lights Switch On event.
Roads will reopen once it's safe, as determined by event organisers.
Toilets
The Buckinghamshire Council Public Toilets (next to Horns Lane car park) will be OPEN throughout the Risborough Christmas Lights Switch On until 8:00 PM on Saturday 30th November. Puffin Cove (14 Duke St) have got a baby change and toilet with toddler seat which they are going to have free to use by anyone at the Christmas Lights Switch On as needed.
Interested in a pitch space?
We are now fully booked.