Christmas Lights Switch-on

Date: Saturday 14 November 2026, 6.30pm to 7.30pm

Venue: Belfast City Hall

Category: Christmas, Family, Free

The Lord Mayor of Belfast will be joined by local artists and performers on stage to light up Belfast for the festive season.

This will be a ticketed event. We will publish ticket release information and updates on this page.

Our switch-on event marks the start of Christmas in Belfast. There will be plenty of opportunities to enjoy festive events including:

• music and animation across Belfast
• 2 Royal Avenue activities, and
• the Christmas market