Name: Redruth in Lights
Start: 2024-11-30T12:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-30T18:00:00+00:00
Location: Redruth Town Centre

There are lots of exciting things happening as Redruth welcomes the start of the festive season with its annual lantern parade! At 𝟏𝟎 𝐚𝐦 Redruth Town Council’s Grotto will open its doors for the first time, welcoming children to meet Father Christmas at the 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞.
The Redruth Wassail begins at 𝟏𝟏 𝐚𝐦 with the handover of the Wassail Bowl in the 𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲.
The Market along 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭 opens at 𝟏𝟐:𝟑𝟎 𝐩𝐦, packed with a mix of stalls that provide the perfect Christmas shopping opportunity.
At 𝟒 𝐩𝐦 there will be an opportunity to learn Christmas carols and the Redruth Wassail song in 𝐒𝐭 𝐑𝐮𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐬 before the Wassail and Lantern Parade set off at 𝟒:𝟒𝟓 𝐩𝐦. The parade route is as follows: Fore Street past the Miner statue, into Shoot Row and through Flowerpot car park where the parade ends.
At 𝟓:𝟑𝟎 𝐩𝐦, the Redruth Christmas Lights will be switched on from near the 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐞 by a very special guest! Afterwards, there will be opportunities to watch the Redruth Wassail tour around town until it finishes at 𝟔:𝟒𝟓 𝐩𝐦 in the 𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭. There will also be time to browse the Christmas Market which ends at 𝟔:𝟑𝟎 𝐩𝐦 and of course, meet Father Christmas.