Stockport’s Christmas lights switch on 2026

Sun 15 Nov · 12:00

Christmas ‘officially’ starts on Sunday 15th November, when Stockport’s Spectacular Sunday takes over the town centre for its fourth year. It’s free to attend and this year features a parade of more than 100 drummers leading into the Christmas lights switch-on at 4.45pm. The full timetable hasn’t been released yet, so I’ll update this post with set times and locations as soon as it’s out. What’s on There are more than 200 performers and over 50 free shows across Merseyway, Suffragette Square, the Underbanks, Market Place and Redrock. The ones I’ve got my eye on: The Giant Snow Lion, plus dancing elves and stilt walkers roaming the streets The Giant Snow Lion, plus dancing elves and stilt walkers roaming the streets Over The Moon, a circus adventure into space Over The Moon, a circus adventure into space Hydropunk, a water-powered contraption of pipes, pumps, sprays and puzzles (in Stockport, in November... brave) Hydropunk, a water-powered contraption of pipes, pumps, sprays and puzzles (in Stockport, in November... brave) The Miniscule of Sound, the world’s smallest nightclub, back for another year The Miniscule of Sound, the world’s smallest nightclub, back for another year Brazi