Wilmslow Christmas Lights Switch-on 2024

Wilmslow Town Council is excited to announce that Wilmslow business owner Amy Hughes will switch on Wilmslow’s Christmas lights this year.

Amy is an ‘ultra mum’, marathon runner and is the founder of Sculpt in Haus Pilates Studio in Wilmslow and Manchester. As the first woman to run 53 Marathons in 53 days in 2014, inspiring mum of one Amy is no stranger to setting goals and showing phenomenal amounts of determination. This year, to celebrate the 10 year anniversary of running 53 Marathons in 53 days, Amy took on the challenge again. This time raising money for mental health charity Bigmoose, she covered a total distance of 2,809 km (1,745 miles) in less than two months.

Wilmslow’s Christmas lights switch-on event takes place on Saturday 16^th November, commencing at 10am with the opening of the Artisan Market on Alderley Road.

Santa’s reindeer can be visited at the entrance to Wilmslow High School (Holly Road side) from 3pm until 4pm.

At 4pm, the reindeer will pull Santa in his sleigh from the High School to Wilmslow Leisure Centre. The 10-minute parade will travel down Broadway, turning right towards the Leisure Centre and stopping at the cricket pitch in front of the Leisure Centre.

Families are encouraged to line the pavements of Broadway to get the best view of Santa and his reindeer parade.

The lights switch-on stage will be near Bank Square, where WFA’s Erik Garner will host music and entertainment from 3pm, with the first stage act starting at 3.30pm.

The stage line-up includes Wilmslow High School’s Jazz band, TEMPO, Wilmslow High School’s Choir and Lacey Green Primary Academy.

Following the big countdown with Santa, Amy Hughes will switch Wilmslow’s Christmas lights on at around 5pm.

Throughout the day on Saturday, a selection of town centre businesses will be running pop-up stalls outside of their premises, with refreshments.

This year, the stage’s sound and lights have been further enhanced in response to feedback for last year’s event and extra road closures will be in place around Bank Square, to allow better stage positioning and more space for residents to relax and enjoy the event with refreshments from town centre businesses.

Wilmslow Town Council have purchased two new exciting 3D light displays for 2024: a giant stand-in bauble for Bank Square and a walk-through Christmas arch for Alderley Road, which will both be illuminated on Saturday evening.