Thousands attended the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Switch On. Picture: Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimediaplaceholder image
Thousands attended the Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Switch On. Picture: Steven McAuley/McAuley Multimedia

Lisburn lights up for Christmas

Thousands of people gathered in the city centre on Thursday November 20 for this year’s Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council Christmas Lights Switch On.

It was a cold evening, but the crowd enjoyed the music and the singing by local SEN group - Live Life Wellbeing Centre and Chloe from Orchardville.

Everyone joined in the countdown for the start of the festive season and the Lisburn Light Festival and Light Trail.

It was a fun-filled, family friendly event with plenty of crowd participation.

There will be light shows at the Light Canopy on Bow Street and the Lisburn Light Trail at Castle Gardens, the festive car in Bow Street Mall and the giant bauble in Lisburn Square.

Don’t forget if you’re in the Castlereagh area to visit the illuminated Arctic Fox in Carryduff and spectacular Reindeer in Dundonald.

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