Watch Peterborough Christmas lights switch on at Peterborough Telegraph Facebook page tonight

The event has been already been filmed, but will be streamed tonight, starting at 7pm.

The switch on will be hosted by Kev Lawrence, presenter for PCRFM and BBC Radio Cambridgeshire, and will feature special appearances from other Peterborough residents. Father Christmas has kindly taken time out of his busy festive preparations to give a message to the city.

Councillor John Holdich, Leader of Peterborough City Council, said: “Don’t turn up, but tune in to Peterborough’s virtual Christmas Light switch-on event. The Christmas lights are even more important this year to bring some festive cheer to Peterborough residents. We’re delighted we were able to still let people count down with us and enjoy watching the lights being switched-on in the comfort of their own homes.”

“As we are unable to host a large-scale event given the ongoing pandemic, it is going to be a scaled down 20-minute virtual event hosted online. Thank you to the participants for helping us bring some Christmas cheer to our residents and special thanks to our host Kev Lawrence, editor Chris Pallister and of course Santa.”

To watch the switch on visit https://www.facebook.com/peterboroughtodayThe event will be streamed by a number of organisations in Peterborough, including

Peterborough City Council

Peterborough City Radio(PCRFM)

We Love Peterborough

Peterborough Matters

Peterborough Telegraph

The Moment Magazine

ESP Magazine

Residents are reminded not to visit Cathedral Square as this is not a live event, it has been pre-recorded to avoid any large gatherings of people.