Derry's Christmas Lights!

The city’s festive celebrations will kick off next Wednesday, 16 November, with the official Switch On of the city’s Christmas Lights. The main man himself, Santa will be there to do the honours with a little help from Shrek and stars from the Panto “Cinderella”.

The Switch On, which is one of the highlights of the city’s events calendar, is a hugely successful occasion attracting thousands of families keen to get into the Christmas period and enjoy some festive time in the city.

The celebrations will take place in Guildhall Square with musical entertainment from the Chevys while BBC’s Mark Patterson will be the host for the night. There will be festive and celebratory atmosphere as the city prepares for a bumper Christmas season and counts down to the 2013 City of Culture celebrations.