Thursday 20th November signals the start of the Christmas season with an evening of festive fun and the Christmas Light Switch On at intu Watford from 4.00pm until 9.00pm!
There will be acts on the malls including roller skating candy canes, naughty magician elfs, face painters and players from Watford FC will be making an appearance from 5.15pm to 6.00pm in the Gallery. In addition, the brand new magical reindeer-maze grotto will be unveiled and intu Watford will welcome Santa to town!
The main event will start at 6.00pm on the Upper Mall Bridge between River Island and John Lewis, with live performances from local teen star Mossy McKenna, The Pumphouse Theatre and XFactor boyband Concept! There will also be appearances from the Cast from the Watford Palace Theatre Christmas Panto ‘Sleeping Beauty’.
Six-year-old Rio Woolf, our Local Hero voted for by the readers of The Watford Observer, will turn on the Christmas lights at 7.00pm. This will be followed by a fantastic fireworks display to really celebrate the occasion - the best views for both can be found from inside intu Watford by the Upper Mall Bridge
(Free parking from 4.00pm until 9.00pm)
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