Event POstponed
It is with much regret that the Lights Up Team have to announce that due to Storm Bert and the adverse weather warnings in place, this Sunday’s event cannot go ahead as planned. Keeping everyone safe is our absolute top priority.
HOWEVER… we are delighted to say that the event is not cancelled, just postponed and that we have managed to secure a new date of Sunday 8th December!
Stay tuned for more details and line up updates…
The Lights will be turned on as planned on Sunday (let’s call it a trial run!) so that we aren’t without Christmas lights for the next two weeks, but luckily we know where the switch is and we can do it for real on the 8th 
The raffle draw will also go ahead on Tuesday 26th so please do carry on buying your tickets from our three ticket sellers!
Fingers crossed for good weather!!!
about the event
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. 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.
THANKS TO OUR 2024 SPONSORS
