A market town is gearing up to celebrate the festive season with a Christmas lights switch-on event featuring live music and lantern-making.

The King's Lynn Christmas lights switch-on is taking place on November 26 and visitors can take part in a host of activities and entertainment. 

As well as the switch-on, which will happen at 5pm, there will be live music from the East Angles Brass Band and children’s lantern-making inside the Place in New Conduit Street between 11am and 3pm.

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Eastern Daily Press: There will be activities for children and families including lantern-making and street entertainmentThere will be activities for children and families including lantern-making and street entertainment (Image: Newsquest)

Simon Rowe from Radio West Norfolk will be playing Christmas hits and games in Tuesday Market Place and, after the switch-on, there will be more festive classics from Bear Club.

A lantern parade will wander through town from 4.15pm where anyone with tambourines, triangles or other percussion instruments is invited to join the parade.

Councillor Simon Ring, cabinet member for tourism, said: "It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, the most wonderful time of the year, with kids lantern making and carol singing along with gathering in town for the big switch on."

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Eastern Daily Press: A lantern parade will wander through town from 4.15pmA lantern parade will wander through town from 4.15pm (Image: Newsquest)

Vicky Etheridge, BID manager at Discover King's Lynn, added: "We're looking forward to kickstarting the festive countdown with noise, sparkles and community spirit. 

"Come and make a lantern, join the parade and be part of a King's Lynn Christmas."

Last year's event saw more than 200 Ukrainian refugees take part in the switch-on, with Ukrainian carols being sung as part of the procession.