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Events
Light Up Leigh
- Sat 14 Nov 2026Sat from 12pm; lantern parade leaves Leigh Miners Welfare Institute from 5.15pmAdd to calendar
- Leigh town centreAbout 35 min drive from TimperleyDirections
- Free
- Good for most agesOutdoors
Leigh switches on its Christmas lights with a lantern parade. From midday the town centre has Christmas artisan markets, a funfair and a community stage with live music and craft workshops. At 5.15pm the parade, made up of local schools and community groups carrying lanterns, sets off from Leigh Miners Welfare Institute and lights up the town's Christmas lights as it passes, ending with a finale performance. Free, run by Down to Earth, Wigan Council and Spirix Collective.
On the night
- Times
- 12pm
- Switched on by
- Not announced yet: towns usually name their guest a week or two before.
- What's on
- Lantern parade · Christmas market · Fairground rides · Live music on stage · Crafts
- Getting there
- The parade starts at Leigh Miners Welfare Institute on Twist Lane; the 2026 route hasn't been published (last year it ended at Spinning Gate).
From 12pm: Christmas artisan markets, a funfair and a community stage with live music and craft workshops. The lantern parade leaves Leigh Miners Welfare Institute, Twist Lane, from 5.15pm and lights up the town as it goes, ending with a finale performance.
From themarketco.co.uk, checked Tue 27 Oct 2026. Times can change on the night. Every Christmas lights switch-on near Timperley
Last checked Tue 27 Oct 2026. Things change, so check with the organiser before you travel. Source: themarketco.co.uk. Report a problem
