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Welcome to Paddock Wood Lights Up!

Lights Up is an annual Christmas event held on the last Sunday of November in Paddock Wood. We shut the high street and it turns into a mass of market stalls, with food and drink stalls located in the small car park, a stage with entertainment all afternoon from the local schools, choirs and dance groups and some great music acts. There is free street entertainment, you’ll find Father Christmas in his Grotto, a small funfair located in the station car park and we end the event with special guests switching on our Christmas tree to light up our high street! There is a raffle with lots of great prizes donated from our local businesses, and a silent auction with extra special lots too. Half of all the ticket sales and all of the proceeds of the Santa’s Grotto goes to a local charity every year.

The Paddock Wood Lights Up committee are a small group of local people committed to bringing the community together during the festive season. We are all small businesses or individuals that live and work in Paddock Wood, who give up our own personal time and resources for free to put on an annual Christmas event for the people of the town to enjoy and bring the community together. The event is completely self-funded by the Paddock Wood Lights Up committee, and we rely on donations, grants, and sponsorship in order to be able to put on the event each year.

This year’s event will take place on Sunday 24th November 2024

Lights up raises £1,900 for MTW Children’s Services

Last year, the local community came together to raise an impressive £1,900 in support of The Hedgehog Ward and the Neonatal Unit at Tunbridge Wells Hospital (MTW Children’s and Neonatal Services). The funds were generated through proceeds from a Christmas grotto...

quiz night sold out!

We are now sold out of tickets for the Paddock Wood Lights Up Quiz Night on Saturday October 5th. For those of you lucky enough to get tickets there'll be a licensed bar selling alcohol and soft drinks, and games plus a pudding auction at half-time. As you may or may...

Are you a baker or dessert maker?

Calling all bakers and pudding makers, professional, hobbyist or just because you love making a great dessert for a special occasion! We are on the lookout for 20 volunteers to provide sweet treats for our half time Dessert Auction in October. We’ll naturally give...

Did you know that every year it costs around £9500 to put on Lights Up?

The funds are raised by a small community group made up solely of volunteers who want to see some festive fun in Paddock Wood. We raise money through business sponsorship, small community funds and raffle prizes. We also raise and donate money for a different charity...

Last years event raised £1,105 for Hospice in the weald

Thanks to everyone's generosity at last year's event with their auction bids, purchasing numerous raffle tickets and visiting Father Christmas in his grotto, we've managed to raise a total of £1,105 pounds for our chosen charity Hospice in the Weald! Thank you so...