Christmas in Cirencester starts here! With lots of exciting things to make it a really memorable occasion for all the family. 

Date: Saturday 29 and Sunday 30 November 2025
Time: 10am-6pm on Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sunday

The Advent Market and Light Switch-On event and street market, will feature over 200 stalls across the two days, music, live performances, street entertainment, activities, big screens and much more!

The town centre will be closed to traffic and stalls will extend from Castle Street to the top of Cricklade Street and throughout the length of the Market Place, as far as the Fleece Hotel. The bus stop outside Dyer House will not be in use and the taxi rank will be moved to an area outside Dyer House.

There will be plenty of street   entertainment including Santa, with his sleigh.  

At approximately 4.30pm on Saturday, the Light Switch On ceremony, will be played across 3 Big Screens. Our lead sponsor, The Gateway, brought to you by the Relish Group, accompanied by the Mayor of Cirencester, Cannon Graham Morris and Cirencester’s self proclaimed ‘Mr. Christmas’, Vernon Harwood will be featured. Street entertainment and low noise fireworks will take place in the Market Place to add to the festive atmosphere.

The Church will be closed from 4pm but there will be plenty of space on the Market Place, both to the front and the rear, for people to stand and watch the ceremony on the Big Screens. The front of the Church will be a food plaza throughout the day. To the rear of the Church there will be a 3rd Big Screen and a designated festive selfie area with additional drinks and treat stalls. Santa, fun activities and street performances.

If you'd like to volunteer to help at the event, please contact markets@cirencester.gov.uk.

Please park appropriately and legally. This is a very crowded event. We don’t recommend bringing dogs (except assistance dogs)