Christmas carols and twinkling lights will soon fill the city centre. Brilliant Brighton has revealed its plans for this year's Festive Afternoon, which will see the Christmas lights switched on in North Laine and The Lanes. The event will take place on Saturday, November 16, between 2pm and 6pm and aims to spread some Christmas magic.
Choirs will pop up across Brilliant Brighton’s jurisdiction, while festive helpers will visit businesses and hand out goodies. Last Year's Christmas lights in North Street, Brighton (Image: Andrew Gardner/ The Argus) The event will also see the return of the window dressing competition, which has seen hundreds of votes cast by the public for their favourite festive windows. People who vote for their favourite display could win a £75 Brighton gift card to spend locally.
Read more: Spectacular Christmas display will not return this year Adding to the atmosphere will be Brilliant Brighton’s Christmas lights, funded by the 517 businesses within the business improvement district. It costs the businesses £100,000 a year to put on the displays. The twinkling lights, which will illuminate the city streets from late afternoon, feature reindeer, owls and a fox in North Laine and aliens in North Street.
Early risers this week may have spotted the lights in Bond Street were on for a test run. “Our Festive Afternoon on Saturday, November 16, will be a wonderful way to celebrate the start of the festivities, with Christmas carols filling the air, bea.