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Thirsk Christmas lights switch-on and Christmas Fair
The Christmas lights switch-on on the Market Place, expected on Friday 27 November, with the Christmas Fair in the Town Hall that weekend. The committee has not published the date or times yet
Date not yet confirmed by the organiser
The Christmas in Thirsk committee, volunteers funded by sponsors and Thirsk Town Council, switches the town's Christmas lights on from the Market Place. This year's switch-on has been reported for Friday 27 November, with the Christmas Fair in the Town Hall on Westgate that weekend, but the committee has not published the date or the times yet.
The 2024 switch-on was set for 6.30pm, with entertainment and Father Christmas. The Fair is stalls run by local makers and businesses, and on 2 October the committee said its last few stalls were going.
We are on the Market Place, so the switch-on is outside our door. We close at 4 on the Friday, and on the Saturday, a market day, we open at half past eight.
Dates still to come
- 27 to 28 November 2026Christmas FairStalls in Thirsk and Sowerby Town Hall on WestgateDate not yet confirmed
- 27 November 2026Christmas lights switch-onOn the Market Place in the evening. The 2024 switch-on was set for 6.30pm; this year's time is not out yetDate not yet confirmed
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