Festive Lights Switch On 2026
Norwich city centre will come alive with festive cheer on Thursday 19 November as the annual Festive Lights Switch-On returns.
Event Details:
- City Hall, Hay Hill, Norwich Market, with lights across the city centre.
- Entertainment from 5.30pm, switch-on at 7pm
- Entertainment will include Dr DJ’s Dad Dancing Dispensary, Not Your Average Choir as well as the annual snowball throw.
- Following the Switch-On, enjoy live music from The Lovin’ Handful on Gentleman’s Walk as part of the very first Norwich Winter Sessions.
- The Switch-On event will also launch the Festive Love Letter trail, a family-friendly treasure hunt which will encourage visitors to seek out 30 festive love letters hidden in twinkling shop windows.
Taking place at City Hall, Hay Hill and Norwich Market, with lights across the city centre, the event is expected to draw thousands of visitors, supporting city centre businesses and kicking off the festive season in true Norwich style. This year the switch will be flicked by Jack Dean, aka YouTuber and podcaster JaackMaate, and his Happy Hour podcast co-hosts Stevie White and Robbie Knox.