Gravesend Christmas Lights Switch-On 2026

Gravesham Borough Council’s free Christmas Lights Switch-On fills Gravesend town centre with street entertainment from 11am, a main stage on New Road from 1.30pm (Jason Allen Sway, K-POP All Stars and Gold), the switch-on at 4.30pm with the Mayor of Gravesham and the stars of The Woodville’s Wizard of Oz panto, and a headline set from Lisa Maffia and MC Romeo. There are children’s rides on New Road, a Santa Bus and a giant snow globe in St George’s Shopping Centre. Timings are subject to change.