Manchester Christmas Lights Switch-on

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Christmas lights switch-on show will not go ahead due to the lack of a suitable and safe location. Despite best endeavours and trying everything to make things work, the amount of construction work currently underway at key locations in the city centre this year rules out a big switch-on event.

Plans are however already being made to ensure that the event returns to the city centre again next year 2023, ahead of what promises to be the biggest and best ever switch-on event in Manchester's history the following year in 2024 when the event will once again return to Albert Square in front of the city's majestic and magnificent Victorian Town Hall.

Although there won't be a big switch-on event this year, the city centre will still be dressed in its sparkly Christmas best with streetlights, lights in trees, and light installations throughout the city centre from Thursday 10 November when the Christmas Markets open.  

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