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Events
Congleton Christmas Lights Switch-On
- Fri 27 Nov 2026Lights on at about 6pm · full timingsAdd to calendar
- Congleton town centreAbout 40 min drive from TimperleyDirections
- Free; Santa's grotto is free, with optional fast-track tickets
- Good for most agesOutdoors
- Checked Fri 6 NovAgainst congleton-tc.gov.uk. Things change, so check before you travel
Congleton Christmas Lights Switch-On at Congleton town centre is on Friday 27 November 2026, about 40 minutes' drive from Timperley. Free, no need to book, good for most ages, outdoors.
Congleton's switch-on moves to Lawton Street and High Street this year, with an evening of stages, local school and community performers, Rode Hall Silver Band, reindeer, a lantern parade and more than 30 food and craft stalls. Inside the Town Hall there's a free children's zone with crafts, face painting and SEN-friendly entertainment, a quiet zone, and Santa's grotto, which is free but worth booking ahead. Roads in the centre close from midday.
On the night
- Times
- 4pm–8pm
- Lights on
- About 6pm
- Switched on by
- Not announced yet: towns usually name their guest a week or two before.
- What's on
- Santa's grotto · Live music on stage · Christmas market · Crafts · Street food
- Getting there
- Road closures in the town centre from 12pm to 10pm. Quiet zone, accessible toilets and a livestream of the main stage in the Town Hall.
New layout this year on Lawton Street and High Street: community stage with local schools and groups, main stage with Rode Hall Silver Band, reindeer, 30+ food, craft and community stalls, free children's zone and Santa's grotto in the Town Hall.
From congleton-tc.gov.uk, checked Fri 6 Nov 2026. Times can change on the night. Every Christmas lights switch-on near Timperley
Drive from Timperley 40 min · Altrincham 40 min · Hale 40 min · Wythenshawe 40 min · Sale 45 min · Stretford 45 min · Urmston 45 min · Partington 45 min
Things change, so check with the organiser before you travel. Source: congleton-tc.gov.uk. Report a problem
