All the Christmas lights switch-on events in Oxfordshire in 2019

All the Christmas lights switch-on events in Oxfordshire in 2019

All the Christmas lights switch-on events in Oxfordshire in 2019

Here are all the Christmas lights switch-on events in Oxfordshire in 2019 that you need to know about. Big thanks to the town councils, chambers of commerce, associations, charities, groups and businesses who organise and support these events.

Abingdon

Abingdon Christmas Extravaganza 2019

Abingdon Christmas Extravaganza

Saturday 30th November

A Christmas extravaganza that runs all-day around High Street and the Market Place. It includes a parade, family-friendly entertainment and activities, switching on of the lights, fireworks and much more.

Banbury

Banbury Christmas Lights Switch On & Festive Market 2019

Banbury Christmas Lights Switch On & Festive Market

Sunday 24th November

Live stage music, song & dance marquee, festive market, fairground, children’s activities and of course Santa in his grotto. The light switch on is at 6:00 pm around the tree outside Banbury Town Hall followed by fireworks.

Bicester

Bicester Christmas Light Switch-on 2019

Bicester Christmas Light Switch-on

Saturday 30th November

This year the Bicester Christmas Lights switch-on will take place in Market Square again. There will be a Christmas market, entertainment, live performances, music, food, and craft from 10.00am onwards, with the lights switch-on at 6.00 pm.

Burford

Burford for Christmas 2019

Burford for Christmas

Saturday 30th November

Burford's Christmas lights switch-on, and a day of festive fun (from 2:00 pm to 6:oopm) with Santa's grotto, family entertainment, food and drink, carol singing and Christmas shopping. The lights switch-on is at 4:30 pm.

Carterton

Carterton Christmas Lights Switch-on

Carterton Christmas Lights Switch-on

Friday 22nd November from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm

The annual switch-on of the Christmas lights in Carterton will be preceded by the Lantern Parade from the Community College to the Market Square. The evening will also include Father Christmas in his grotto, refreshments and carol singing.

Didcot

Didcot Christmas Street Fair

Didcot Christmas Street Fair

Thursday 28th November from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm

All the fun of the fair, with sideshows, rides, parades and food stalls, the Didcot Christmas Street Fair, at Broadway and Orchard Centre, is an entertaining evening for all. The theme this year is 12 days of Christmas.

Faringdon

Christmas Lights On Festive Faringdon

Christmas Lights On Festive Faringdon

Saturday 30 November from 2:00 pm at Market Square

Santa arrival 2:30 pm, lights-on at 5:30 pm. Father Christmas in his grotto, Thomas the Tank Engine, Wantage Silver Band, street entertainers, Fairground all rides £1, Punch & Judy, craft stalls, Christmas Fayre in the Corn Exchange. Organised by The Rotary Club of Faringdon & District and supported by Faringdon Town Council.

Henley-on-Thames

Henley Christmas Festival 2019 in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

Henley Christmas Festival 2019

Friday 29th November from 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm

Father Christmas in his grotto, Reindeer led Childrens' Lantern Parade, carol singing, and Christmas attractions for a magical evening, and a chance to do some Christmas shopping, as well as sample the delights of mulled wine, mince pies, street food, arts and crafts and so much more, and switch on of the large Christmas tree lights in Market Place at 7:00 pm.

Kidlington

Kidlington Christmas Lights Switch-on

Kidlington Christmas Lights Switch-on

Thursday 28th November from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm in the High Street

Local school choirs, local Kidlington stalls, Santa's grotto, funfair rides, animal petting corner, concert brass band, hot and cold refreshments and lots more. The lights will be switched on by Santa at 6:30 pm.

Thame

Thame’s Christmas Lights Switch-On

Thame’s Christmas Lights Switch-On

Friday 6th December from 4:00 pm to 7:30 pm

There will be Santa’s Grotto and Reindeer as well as all the family favourites including the lantern parade, entertainment, children’s characters, refreshments and gift stalls, plus more. Look out for the Steam Train offering rides throughout the evening.

Wantage

Wantage Dickensian Evening

Wantage Dickensian Evening

Friday 6th December from 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Wantage Market Place

Dress up in period costume for this Christmas festival held in and around Wantage Market Place on the first Friday of December every year. Enjoy Christmas attractions and start your holiday shopping. Christmas activities for children, switch-on of the Christmas Lights by the Mayor of Wantage, Christmas Carols with Wantage Silver Band and the Parish Church Choir, holiday shopping, and more. It is the night to celebrate the best of Wantage.

Witney

Witney Christmas Lights Switch-on Event

Witney Christmas Lights Switch-on Event

Friday 29th November from 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm at Witney Marketplace

The Witney Christmas lights switch-on event is a family event with live music, stalls, Santa’s Grotto, food and funfair. Lights go on at 6pm. It is jointly organised by Witney Rotary Club, Witney Lions and Witney Round Table, and supported by Witney Town Council.

Woodstock

Woodstock Festive Fayre and A Night of a Thousand Candles

Woodstock Festive Fayre and A Night of a Thousand Candles

Saturday 30th November from 5:00 pm

See the Christmas lights switched on and enjoy a great family event to start the Festive season. Expect a special guest from the North Pole, mystery performance on stage, great Christmas crepes, seasonal mulled wine, entertainment from Woodstock schools, as well as live music. See Woodstock at it's best with late shopping, great restaurants and pubs, the new Woodstock Festive Fayre and Christmas fun in the Square.

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