Christmas Lights Switch On
Newcastle’s Christmas lights switch-on tends takes place on the first or second Thursday in November with Grey's Monument at the centre of the switch-on action.
Crowds of around 5,000 people watched as 20,000 Christmas lights were illuminated in the city centre. The lights will run in Northumberland Street, Blackett Street, Grey Street and around Central Station in Neville Street. They are usually turned on by a local celebrity, in the past this has included X Factor contestants, Alan Shearer and Ant and Dec.