Truro City of Lights

Nothing heralds the Christmas season quite like the warm glow of festive lights. The hugely anticipated City of Lights festival and parade lights up the city in spectacular fashion.

One of the most anticipated family events in Cornwall’s festive calendar, the City of Lights is a vividly creative celebration incorporating art, music, dance and, as its name suggests, light. The event features a dazzling procession of giant handmade withy and tissue lanterns floating through the streets carried by professional artists accompanied by a host of smaller lanterns carried by Cornish school children and local community and youth groups. Every year the procession as a different theme and is escorted by feast of music and dance including samba, brass bands and pipes & drums. In advance of the procession, there is music throughout the city including performances by school groups and the festivities continue after the procession with more outdoor music performances at various locations.

The parade starts at 7pm and the city gets very busy so then advice is to get there early, do a bit of festive shopping then find a good view point along the mile long route.

The parade will move through Truro as follows:
TA Centre (Moresk Road)
St Clement’s Street
Pydar Street
Union Street
Castle Street
River Street
St Nicholas Street
Boscawen Street
Princes Street
Green Street
Lemon Quay

The Christmas lights switch on will take place when the parade pauses for a grand countdown in Boscawen Street. The parade will finish between 8.00pm and 8.30pm.

City of Lights is free to attend, although you are encouraged to make a donation on the night.

For more information, visit www.trurocityoflights.co.uk/ and find Truro City of Lights on Facebook