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Gibraltar Christmas Festival of Lights

By John Smith • Published: 13 Nov 2019 • 14:50

One of last year’s popular illuminations Credit: Gibraltar Cultural Services/John Bugeja

THIS year’s Christmas Festival of Lights, organised by the Gibraltar Cultural Services and the Gibraltar Electricity Authority, will be illuminated on Friday November 22 at Casemates Square

Father Christmas will switch on the Christmas Lights at approximately 7.30pm and this will be followed by the opening of Santa’s Grotto also at Casemates Square.

The programme of events includes:

6pm – Live music with Christian Santos

6.15pm – Performances by the Calpe Band, Band & Drums Association with the Sea Scouts Pipe & Drum Band, the St Anne’s Middle School Choir, GAMPA choir and Danza Academy.

7.15pm – Video Presentation.

7.30pm – Switch-on Christmas Lights ceremony

7.40pm – Opening of Santa’s Grotto.

Following the ceremony, the illuminations will light up automatically every day until January 6, 2020.

As is customary the lights will remain on throughout the nights of Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve January 5 2020.

Written by

John Smith

Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews

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