If you have missed our region’s big town and city switch-on events, you can still get involved in local village “switch-on” events, including entertainment, fair rides and Christmas markets.
Thurnscoe
Big Local Thurnscoe’s Christmas Light Switch is on in Thurnscoe tonight, Thursday, 30th November, from 3 pm to 5 pm.
There are festive drinks and local stalls in the library. Lights switched on at 4.30 pm.
Mexborough Light switch on
Thursday 30th November, 4 pm til 7 pm
Meet Santa and his elves
Entertainents include The Grinch, choirs, dancers, rides, and stalls.
Tickhill
Thursday 30th November, 6 pm
Lots of people enjoy a trip over to Tickhill during the Christmas period.
There is a late-night shopping event alongside the Christmas light switch-on—entertainment including Santa’s Grotto, stalls and singing.
Tickhill Town Council have advised, “Once again, we are holding our annual Christmas light switch on in conjunction with the Tickhill Together Late Night Shopping event on Thursday, 30th November. We will ask a group of local children to count us down to the big light switch on, so we hope you will help us by counting down with them.
For the safety of the children, we kindly ask members of the public not to step onto the Buttercross but remain on the pavements on Sunderland Street and Market Place.”
Watch for the window displays as Tickhill Town Council has run a “BEST DRESSED CHRISTMAS WINDOW 2023!” competition. The winner will be announced on 30th November during the Christmas light switch-on.
Thorne Light Switch on
Finkle Street, Thorne. Friday 1st December, 5-8 pm
Thorne-Moorends Town Council have said, “The Christmas Light Switch-On is back for 2023, and it’s going to be better than ever.”
Accessible Grotto, meet Santa’s reindeer, biggest ever Christmas market & lots more free entertainment.
Saturday 10 am-4 pm – The Christmas market continues
Parking for the event
Specsavers car park will be open late. The road is closed, but there is still access to the car park.
Bridge Street car park will be open.
Entertainment timetable for the stage (to be located on Horse Fair Green) is shown in the following image.
Wath Christmas Festival
Friday 1st December 4pm. Lights switched on at 5pm.
This event is taking place in the centre of Wath near the library. There will be lots of stalls, fairground rides, face painting, and Father Christmas, plus lots of shops will open late.
Owlerton, Sheffield
Owlerton Stadium Car Park. Friday 1st December, from 4:30 pm for the light switch
There is also Christmas Trail tonight Thursday 30th November.
Christmas Market from 4:30 pm. Light Switch On around 6:30 pm
With unique ‘switch on’ guest John Richardson.
There’ll be a range of festive stalls, food and drink stalls, activities for kids, music from Oughtibridge Brass Band, the Steel City Choristers Owlerton Stadium car park, and inside the church from 4:30 pm onwards.