Altrincham’s Christmas celebrations are set to kick off in style on Saturday 20th November with the return of the magical Lantern Parade.
The festive opener will start at midday when local schools and community choirs take to the stage in the Not So Secret Grotto in Stamford Square.
The parade itself will then start in Goose Green at 4.15pm, meandering throughout the town before arriving in the Stamford Quarter for the finale at 5pm.
There, the Music Place will lead a Christmas singalong during which the town’s Christmas lights will be switched on.
The parade will feature large lantern puppets as well as local school children, members of the Altrincham Garrick‘s Peter Pan pantomime and local dance, music and nursery schools including Aura Music Academy, Onyx Academy of Dance and Monkey Puzzle Day Nursery.
For those wishing to join the parade, there will be FREE lantern-making workshops throughout the day at Inch Arts on Stamford New Road. Places at the workshops can be reserved on Eventbrite.
Other highlights for Christmas include the ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ FREE street theatre taking place every Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 26th November – 19th December, in locations throughout the town including The Stamford Quarter, George Street, Stamford New Road, Lloyd Street, the Downs and Oxford Road.
There will also be a ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’ FREE family town trail. Participants can either complete the trail over four weeks or from Friday 17th December, when all the installations will be in place, and trail sheets can be collected from Jake Shoes on George Street.
‘Carols from King’s Court’ will take place on Thursday 16th December from 6pm led by The Music Place with festive food and drink from the King’s Court businesses.
And why not come and see Altrincham’s Festive Windows from Saturday 20th November, and vote for your favourite in the ‘People’s Choice’ competition hosted for the BID on our Facebook page.
Mandy White, Altrincham’s BID Manager, said: “Altrincham at Christmas is truly magical, and we’d like to encourage visitors to come in and enjoy the events, and everything the town has to offer including fantastic high street experiences, restaurants, bars and shopping. Come and celebrate Christmas in Altrincham!”
The Lantern Parade, ‘Twelve Days of Christmas’, ‘Carols from King’s Court’, along with the town’s Christmas lighting scheme is funded by the businesses in the town and produced by Altrincham Business Improvement District (The BID).
