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# Steve Coogan to turn on city centre Christmas lights
- URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/steve-coogan-to-turn-on-city-centre-christmas-lights/
- Published: 2016-11-06T13:22:05.000Z
- Updated: 2016-11-06T13:22:22.000Z
- Description: The city starts its festive celebrations on Wednesday, November 16 when actor and comedian Steve Coogan will turn on Brighton’s Christmas lights.
- Author: Gary Hart
- Tags: In The South, News, Brilliant Brighton

## The city starts its festive celebrations on Wednesday, November 16 when actor and comedian Steve Coogan will turn on Brighton’s Christmas lights.

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**There will be a free party** in East Street starting at 5pm with **Phats and Small** (*Turn Around*) and Brighton producers **Kideko** and **George Kwali** (*Crank It*) taking to the live stage to perform their chart topping hits.

There will also be performances by home-grown talent **Theatre Workshop** and the **Dionne Slater Singing Group**.

This year’s Christmas lights will be themed to reflect the city’s eclectic, fun and social atmosphere with words and emojis lighting up Western Road – including *‘Fairy’* and *‘Ding Dong’*, along with playful twinkling tidings in North Laine and a gorgeous golden canopy of lights in The Lanes.

**Gavin Stewart, CEO of Brilliant Brighton, who organise the event with Juice 107.2, says:** *“We’re really looking forward to this year’s big Christmas light switch-on, it’s a great opportunity for the city’s residents and businesses to get together and celebrate Brighton at the most wonderful time of year!”*

*“We hope to see as many people come down and join the party, as well as taking selfies with their favourite lights too!”*

There will be a raffle, in association with local children’s charity, Rockinghorse with prizes donated by generous Brighton businesses including a made to measure shirt and styling consultation (worth over £160) from cutting edge tailors **Gresham Blake**; a luxurious cut and blow dry treatment with a senior stylist from award-winning salon **Simon Webster Hair** (worth £55) and Chocolate Truffle Advent Calendar from extraordinary chocolatiers **Choccywoccydoodah**, along with so much more.

The Christmas lights are a gift to the city from the 517 businesses that make up [**Brilliant Brighton**](http://www.brilliantbrighton.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk). For the last decade the businesses of Brighton have dug deep to continue the tradition of lighting up the city centre, at a cost of approximately £75,000 per annum.

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**For more information about Brilliant Brighton, [click here:](http://www.brilliantbrighton.com/?ref=scenemag.co.uk)**