Get ready for the best Christmas yet at Paisley Christmas Lights Switch-On!
Featuring the Red Hot Chilli Pipers taking to the stage before the switch-on at 6pm
The programme will feature an outdoor stage with live acts, lighting installations, street performances. Full information below.
Live stage programme
There will be live entertainment all day on our stage at Gauze Street (where it meets Silk Street) from 1pm until the switch on at 6pm.
The stage will be presented by radio presenter Gina McKie, arriving at 2pm.
1pm – 1.30pm: Johnstone Brass Band
1.30pm – 2pm: Angela Duncan Sings
2pm – 2.45pm: Artie’s Singing Kettle
3pm – 3.45pm: That Swing Sensation present The Swinging Santas
4pm – 4.45pm: Feeva
5pm – 5.45pm: Red Hot Chilli Pipers
5.45pm – 6pm: Switch-on build-up
6pm: Christmas Lights Switch-On moment
Pop-up performances
Pop-up performances outside Paisley Central Library from local singer-songwriters and community choirs will keep you entertained until the switch-on.
1pm – 1.30pm: Kara Ferguson
1.30pm – 2pm: Gaelic Choir
2pm – 2.30pm: The Happilele Group
2.30pm – 3pm: West Primary School Choir
3pm – 3.30pm: RockUs Choir
3.30pm – 4pm: Gaelic Choir
4pm – 4.30pm: Bridge of Weir Primary School
4.30pm – 5pm: Adam Slattery and Hollie Robinson
5pm – 5.30pm: Paisley Rock Choir
Food and drink
Big Feed’s Christmas Market will be in Abbey Close from 1pm – 6pm with a selection of delicious food and drink traders, as well as some market stalls – perfect for picking up a Christmas gift or two!
Food and drink stalls
BASE Pizza: artisan pizzas
Stag Bites the Hog: Scottish BBQ and slow-cooked meats
Ceylon Cartel: Sri Lankan street food
Firedog: gourmet hotdogs
Little Margarita Truck: margaritas and mocktails
Hector & Harriet: coffees and espresso martinis
Market stalls
Melts My Heart UK: home fragrance and bath and body products
Mama Mo’s Bows: handmade accessories
Finn’s Emporium: dog-friendly, ethical products and treats
Framed It: handmade Lego artworks
Chulo’s Cookies – viral stuffed cookies
Curiously Crafted: crochet plushies and gifts
Made by Mary Jane: sublimated print products
Cuantir: handmade and foraged artwork
Condiment Man: homemade sauces
Payne & Daughters: antiquities and collectibles
Entertainment
Festive characters will be wandering through the town centre including Jack Frost on stilts and giant illuminated characters such as Santa and an elf.
Magical Light Tunnels will light up Dunn Square with different colours, effects and music.
Head to Santa’s Workshop at the Art Department for some festive arts and crafts.
Restoration and Creation will be hosting a Christmas wreath making workshop and a market in Browns Lane.
There will also be a funfair in County Square, Bridge Street and Bridge Street Car Park.
Check out more Festive Fun in Renfrewshire.
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