A HOST of festive entertainment is coming to Bromsgrove when the town's Christmas lights switch-on and market returns later this month.
The event returns to the High Street for the first time since 2019 on Saturday November 20, with food, music, street theatre and a visit from Santa.
Food and music at will be on at BirdBox between 12pm and 6pm and offering burgers, pizza, waffles, jerk chicken, candyfloss, hot drinks and more.
Street theatre performances will take place throughout the afternoon, with appearances from a Fairy, Christmas Pudding, Fairy Godmother and Jack Frost.
Santa will be visiting on his sleigh with his Round Table helpers at 4.30pm, when the main lights being switched on.
This year the switch-on will can be viewed from anywhere on the High Street as there will be no central stage to avoid overcrowding in line with Covid guidance.
The lights will be counted down by Chairman Cllr Rod Laight at Birdbox.
The switch-on will be followed by the popular Primrose Hospice Tree of Lights switch-on and blessing by Reverend Khan at 5pm outside Asda.
A Christmas Market, run in partnership with Friends of St Johns, will also be returning on November 19 and 20, where craft stalls hosted by local traders will showcase gifts and decorations, festive food and drinks and entertainment.
The market will run from 9am to 4pm on the Friday and 10am to 6pm on Saturday.
Leisure Portfolio Holder, Cllr Phil Thomas, said: “The switch-on event was greatly missed by everyone last year so I’m glad that we’ve been able to put covid safe measures in place to bring it back for 2021. Although it might not be quite the same format as we’ve been used to, it is guaranteed to be a fun, family-friendly event to welcome the start of the festive season.”
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