Laura will light up Bolton

X-Factor star Laura White will add a touch of sparkle when she switches on Bolton’s Christmas lights this year.
 
The 21-year-old singing sensation will join the Mayor, Councillor Norman Critchley and Father Christmas to flick the giant switch at 7pm in Victoria Square, on Thursday, December 3.
 
She will also perform her new single ‘You Should Have Known’ which was released on November 2.
 
Laura joins a long list of Bolton celebrities that have flicked the big switch, including Amir Khan, Vernon Kay and Peter Kay.

The festive fun kicks off at 6pm in Victoria Square. The grand, long established Christmas parade of colourful characters, featuring Santa with the Mayor in his sleigh, will once again wind its way through the town centre to Victoria Square for the switch on.

 

Festive Food Market

The lights switch-on also heralds the launch of the festive food market. Stalls selling festive fayre will be on Victoria Square on:
 
Saturday 5 and Sunday 6 December
Friday 11 to Sunday 13 December
Friday 18 to Sunday 20 December
 
Browse and buy from stalls selling Christmas cakes, 6 types of gluwein, bratwurst and German beers, preserves and chutneys, pickles and sauces, cheeses, haggis, veal and ostrich, not to mention a host of arts and craft stalls with handmade cards, jewellery, handbags and hair accessories. In addition, the festival marquee will offer great family entertainment including local performers, face painting, balloon modelling and much more.