Paddock Wood Lights Up 2024: Full Line-Up Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Paddock Wood, Kent – Get ready to kick off the festive season in style as the Paddock Wood Lights Up event returns with an incredible line-up of entertainment! Mark your calendars and join us on Sunday 8th December, starting at 2 PM, for an unforgettable celebration of music, community, and holiday cheer.
A Samba Start with Bloco Fogo
The festivities will begin with a bang as Bloco Fogo, our favorite samba band, brings their infectious beats to the stage at 2 PM. Known for their high-energy performances, Bloco Fogo is the ultimate way to get the party started. For more information about their music and where else to catch them, visit www.blocofogo.com.
Special Performances from Rising Stars
We are thrilled to welcome Zackri (Zak Hull) to the Lights Up stage! Spotted on CBBC’s Saturday Mash-Up, Zackri has been making waves in the UK music scene, recently completing a nationwide schools tour and performing live on CBBC in October. Don’t miss the chance to see him live before he headlines Newcastle’s Think Tank next year. Discover Zackri’s music on YouTube and Spotify.
Joining the line-up is Steve Hewitt, a seasoned performer who has graced festivals such as Local & Live, Black Deer Festival, and Car Fest. With performances alongside Newton Faulkner and Starsailor, Steve’s acoustic magic is sure to captivate. His latest single, Lost the Reason, releases this Friday—listen at https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/stevehewitt/lost-the-reason.
For the first time, Jacob Cruickshank, a talented Sussex-based solo artist and acoustic guitarist, will bring his soulful melodies to the stage.
A Warm Welcome to Robbie White
Our favorite compère, Robbie White, returns to keep the festivities flowing and treat us to his own musical talents during the event.
Community Performances and Christmas Spirit
Adding to the holiday cheer, the Leigh Academy Paddock Wood Choir and Phoenix Dance will take the stage with heartwarming performances sure to spark the Christmas spirit.
Christmas wouldn’t be complete without choirs, and this year we are joined by the Paddock Wood Community Voices and Kent Soul Choir, alongside enchanting soloists from the Pauline Quirke Academy and a delightful duet by Alisha & Rachel.
Panto Stars Light Up the Night
No festive celebration is complete without panto! Stars from Wicked Productions’ Snow White will entertain and help light the Christmas tree. Don’t miss Tom Swift as Muddles, Amanda Swift as the Wicked Queen, and Rhys Whiteside as the hilarious Dame Sarah Soggybottom. Catch their full panto at the EM Forster Theatre from December 13th to January 5th. Tickets are available at https://emftheatre.ticketsolve.com/shows/428643590.
Join us at the Paddock Wood Lights Up event for a day packed with music, laughter, and festive fun for the whole family. Let’s make this Christmas unforgettable!
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
