Planning your festive countdown? Here’s when and where the lights go on across Cheshire, by area, with the essentials you need to know.
Tip: Always check on the day for last-minute changes. Outdoor timings can shift with weather and parades.
Chester & Cheshire West
- Chester City Centre – City lights on + “12 Days of Christmas” parade | Wed 19 Nov | 👉 Details
- Hoole – Community Switch-On | Sat 15 Nov, from 4pm (switch-on 6pm) | 👉 Details
- Ellesmere Port – Town Centre Switch-On | Fri 28 Nov, 4-6pm | 👉 Details
- Northwich – Christmas Extravaganza & Switch-On | Sat 29 Nov | 👉 Details
- Winsford – Christmas Street Festival & Switch-On | Sat 29 Nov | 👉 Details
- Hartford – Christmas Light Up | Sat 22 Nov | 👉 Details
- Neston – Christmas Lights Switch-On Day | Sat 29 Nov | 👉 Details
- Frodsham – Christmas Festival, Parade & Switch-On | Sat 29 Nov |👉 Details
Warrington Borough
- Warrington Town Centre – Golden Square Switch-On | Sat 15 Nov | 👉 Details
- Stockton Heath – Village Switch-On | Sun 30 Nov | 👉 Details
Halton (Runcorn & Widnes)
- Runcorn – Shopping City Switch-On | Sat 22 Nov | 👉 Details
(Widnes: no 2025 official switch-on details published at time of writing.)
Cheshire East
- Wilmslow – Light Switch-On Day | Sat 15 Nov | 👉 Details
- Knutsford – Santa Parade & Switch-On | Sat 15 Nov | 👉 Details
- Nantwich – Town Square Switch-On | Fri 21 Nov | 👉 Details
- Crewe – Christmas Lights Switch-On & Market | Sat 29 Nov | 👉 Details
- Macclesfield – Step Into Christmas (daytime launch) | Sat 29 Nov (no single “switch-on” this year) | 👉 Details
- Sandbach – Light Switch-On | Sat 22 Nov | 👉 Details
- Congleton – Light Switch-On | Fri 28 Nov | 👉 Details
- Alsager – Christmas Lights & Market | Sun 23 Nov | 👉 Details
- Poynton – Christmas Fest (switch-on event) | Tue 2 Dec | 👉 Details
Notes & Good-to-knows
- Chester Cathedral: Christmas Tree Festival runs 28 Nov-4 Jan and complements the city lights/parade | 👉 Details
- Some towns (e.g., Macclesfield) run a day-long festive launch instead of a single “big switch-on.”
Know a switch-On we’re missing? Drop us an email hey@cheshirebuzz.com with the date, time and location.
