Festive Friday - Truro's Christmas Lights Switch-on

Johnny Cowling and Lucy Start will be back hosting the event which takes place on the stage in Boscawen Street. In the run up to the Christmas Lights being switched-on there will be special entertainment on the stage from 5pm organised by the Hall for Cornwall.

At 7pm the lights will be switched-on by Johnny Cowling, Lucy Start and Truro BID, along with special guests including cast members from Hall for Cornwall’s Christmas Show Jack and the Beanstalk, and the event sponsor, Coodes Solicitors.

Following the big switch-on there will be a celebratory live music in Boscawen St until 8.15pm.

As well as the Lights Switch-on, the Truro Christmas Market hosted by Truro Farmers Market starts on Lemon Quay. Open from 9am until 9pm on Festive Friday, the Truro Christmas Market showcases local food, drink, arts and crafts from traders across Cornwall in Festive wooden cabins.

For Festive Friday the city’s main shopping streets will be traffic-free all day.

As with previous years, there will be two large viewing screens displaying the live on-stage entertainment. This year, the accessible viewing area for the event will be outside Hall for Cornwall so to the right if you are facing the stage.

With lots going on, there will be security staff to help you and our local police will be present too. The Truro Park & Ride will be operating a later service on Festive Friday, with the last service leaving the city at 9.30pm.

Due to the diversions in place to create traffic-free shopping, the Park and Ride services towards Tregurra Park will use the bus stop at River Street. Park and Ride services towards Langarth Park will use the stop at Victoria Square.

Following Festive Friday, celebrations in Truro will continue with the Father Christmas Parade taking place Wednesday 27 November at 6.30pm which coincides with the first Late Night Shopping. The parade will feature Father Christmas in his sleigh, elves, local community dance groups, musicians, and circus performers.

Truro’s City Centre Christmas Lights are funded and installed by Truro Businesses Improvement District (BID) each year, thanks to the BID levy contributions from around 375 Truro Businesses.

Festive Friday is being brought to the city by Truro BID, in partnership with the Hall for Cornwall who have arranged the entertainment and supplied some staffing, and Truro City Council who have kindly provided and put up the stage. The event is being sponsored by Coodes Solicitors.