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This year’s Big Christmas Lights Switch On Event will take place on Sunday 20th November and Love Cambridge invites you to join them in the fun and festivities!
In partnership with Cambridge City Council, Heart 103, Cambridge News and our Community Fund Members, Love Cambridge will set the region alight with a jam packed day of entertainment across the city. The entertainment will run until around 6pm and will include The Big Switch On at 5pm in Market Square.
Love Cambridge would like to express our thanks to those businesses that joined our Community Fund and sponsored The Big Switch On 2011. A big thank you goes out to:
For more information on our Community Fund Partners please click here
The Big Switch On 2011 takes a real community focus with performances from local dance, music and theatre groups across the four stages located throughout the city, The Grafton, Lion Yard, Grand Arcade and the Market Square will all have stages and a full list of performances is set out below.
The Grafton will be kicking off the festivities with entertainment starting at 11am in the Great Hall. There will be breathtaking demonstrations by the Tanzanian Black Eagles acrobatics troupe and Santa's Showtime will feature magic, clowning and singalongs with special appearances by CBeebies presenter Alex Winters at 1.30pm and 3pm. The Grafton Christmas Lights will be switched on at 12 noon.
Moving over to Grand Arcade sees their stage come to life at 11am with Cambridge Harmony Choir starting proceedings. A variety of acts will be performing throughout the afternoon including Soul's Cafe Gospel Choir and Duo Viello. Heart 103 will be live on stage at 3.30pm ready to switch on the Grand Arcade lights at 4pm.
The Market Square is host to the Big Switch On stage with entertainment starting at 12 noon. Acts include Rock Choir Cambridge, Razzamataz Theatre School, Gavin Adam Wood, Sammy Sinatra and The Freddie Hall Band to name but a few. When the night starts drawing in, Heart 103 breakfast presenters Kev and Ros will take to the stage to entertain the crowd in preparation for the Big Switch On at 5pm.
This year Love Cambridge has nominated the Arthur Rank Hospice Charity as our Big Switch On Charity and they will be collecting throughout the day.
Programme of Entertainment
Market Square Stage
12 noon - 12.15pm - The Electralities Majorettes (website)
12.15pm - 12.35pm - Rock Choir Cambridge (website)
12.40pm - 12.55pm - Robert Burton, saxophonist
1pm - 1.25pm - Razzamataz Theatre School, Cambridge (website)
1.30pm - 1.55pm - Gavin Adam Wood (website)
2.05pm - 2.30pm - Cambridge Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Earrean + Irish Dancers (website)
2.40pm - 3.05pm - Wytchazle (website)
3.10pm - 3.25pm Banate El Kamar (website)
3.30pm - 3.55pm Sammy Sinatra (website)
4.10pm - 4.35pm - The Freddie Hall Band (website)
4.35pm - 5.35pm - Heart 103
5pm – Lights are switched on
5.35pm - 5.50pm Arco Iris Samba Band (website)
The Grafton Centre Stage
11am - 11.30am - Gavin Adam Wood (website)
12 noon - Light Switch On Santa's Showtime with special appearances by CBeebies presenter Alex Winters
12.45pm - 1.15pm Jigsaw Dance Company (website)
1.30pm - Santa's Showtime with special appearances by CBeebies presenter Alex Winters
2pm - 2.30pm - Rhythms of Egypt (website)
3pm - Santa's Showtime with special appearances by CBeebies presenter Alex Winters
3.30pm - 4pm - Three Counties Choir (website)
4.30pm - 5pm - The Jailbreak Blues Brothers (website)
Plus appearances by Tanzania Acrobatics Troupe - the Black eagles, clowns, balloon modelling and Gordon the Gorilla.
The Lion Yard Shopping Centre
12.50pm - 1.30pm - Cambridge Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Earrean (website)
1.40pm - 2.20pm - The Parkside Federation Orchestra
2.30pm - 3.10pm - The Jigsaw Dance Company (website)
3.20pm - 4pm - Cambridge Ukulele Co-op (website)
4.10pm - 4.45pm - Ain't Misbehavin' (website)
Grand Arcade Stage
11am - 1pm - Cambridge Harmony Choir (website)
1pm - 1.30pm - In 2 Mezzo
1.40pm - 2.10pm - Soul's Cafe Gospel Choir
2.20pm - 2.50pm - Duo Viello
3pm - 3.30pm - Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra (website)
3.30pm - 4.15pm - Heart 103
4pm - Lights are switched on
4.15pm - 4.45pm - Cambridge Revelation Rock Gospel Choir (website)
The Vaults, 14 Trinity Street, Cambridge, CB2 1TB
6.30pm – 7.30pm – 'Wytchazle’
7.30pm – 10pm - The Freddie Hall Band
The entertainment will continue into the evening at The Vaults in Trinity Street, from 6.30pm – 10pm with artists from the Switch on, ‘Wytchazle’ & The Freddie Hall Band. Come along & enjoy a meal, or stop by for a drink, while you listen to the music, happy hour cocktails all evening.
Set in an ideal location just off the Market Square, in the heart of the historic City Centre, famous for its’ cocktails & innovative menu, The Vaults has an extensive wine list available by the glass and a full range of draught and bottled beers.
HAPPY HOUR 5 - 7pm & 10 – 12pm DAILY
EARLY DINER SPECIAL
ARRIVE BEFORE 6.30pm, BUY ONE SHARING DISH ~ GET ONE FREE (Excluding Saturday, cheapest free)
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