Ferryhill Christmas Fayre & Official Switch On of the Town’s Christmas Lights – Friday 26th November 2021

Ferryhill Town Council are pleased to invite residents to attend Ferryhill’s Annual Christmas Fayre, which will be taking place on Friday 26^th November 2021.

The Fayre will commence at 2.00pm with a Craft Fayre in St. Luke’s Parish Centre and a Christmas Market in the Market Place Car Park. A procession led by festive donkeys and involving children from local primary schools will leave St. Luke’s Church at 4.00pm. The procession will make its way to the Town Hall garden for carol singing at 4.15pm.  All adults and children wishing to take part in the procession and carol singing are asked to congregate outside St. Luke’s Church at 3.45pm.

The official switch on of the Town’s Christmas lights will take place in the Town Hall Garden at 4.30pm.  The honour of switching on the Town’s lights this year will fall to a pupil from Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School.

The event this year will also include show rides in the Market Place Car Park (from 2.00pm), donkey rides in Chapel Terrace, Santa’s Grotto in the outbuilding at the side of the Town Hall, and children’s entertainment and face painting upstairs in the Town Hall from 4.30pm – 6.00pm.

For any queries about the Christmas Fayre please contact Karen or Nikki at Ferryhill Town Hall on (01740) 652157.

EVENT PROGRAMME

2.00pm – 6.00pm  –     Craft Fayre at St. Luke’s Parish Centre / Christmas Market in the Market Place Car Park

2.00pm – 6.00pm  –     Show rides in the Market Place Car Park

3.45pm                       –     Children from local primary schools congregate outside St. Luke’s Church for the Christmas Procession 

4.00pm                      –     Procession leaves St. Luke’s Church led by festive donkeys     

4.15 – 4.30pm         –     Carol singing by local school children in the Town Hall garden

4.30pm                      –     Official switch on of the Town’s Christmas lights by a pupil from Broom Cottages Primary & Nursery School

4.30pm – 6.00pm      –     Santa’s Grotto in outbuilding next to the Town Hall (Chapel Terrace)

4.30pm – 6.00pm      –     Festive donkey rides in Chapel Terrace

4.30pm – 6.00pm      –     Children’s Entertainment and Face painting Upstairs in the Town Hall