Frequently Asked Questions

A three day Christmas event to announce the launch of the Christmas shopping season. Many people will remember the old Victorian Christmas Fair with fond memories. We wanted to bring this theme back this year bigger and better. 

The annual Christmas light switch on, alongside a hand curated Christmas market, which will include plenty of food vendors. The Christmas light switch on will be followed by a live concert by 90’s boyband East 17. Across the weekend we will also be putting on a variety of live music performances on the main stage. There will also be two other headline performances on Saturday and Sunday afternoon. There will also be a kids fun fair along the length of Leicester St. and a Santa’s Grotto in in the Bell Centre.

The event is free of charge to all members of the public.

Friday 28th November - 11.00am to 9.00pm

Saturday 29th November - 10.00am to 6.00pm

Sunday 30th November – 10.00am to 4.00pm

Christmas Light Switch On Schedule

📍 Main Stage, Melton Mowbray Town Centre

🕖 7:00 PM – Arrival and Briefing at Town Estate Office, 2, Park Lane.

🕔 7:45 PM – Blessing of the Christmas Tree

🕢 7:50 PM – Lights Switch-On Countdown

8.00PM – Concert Begins

Friday 28th November at 8.00pm – East 17

Saturday 29th November at 5.00pm – N Trance

Sunday 30th November at 3.00pm – Adele tribute Natalie Black

We have gone all out to provide a host of different Victorian characters, from Queen Victoria’s Royal family, to Victorian Policemen and various other street entertainers. 

Yes! We want to encourage as many people as possible to come in costume and join in the Christmas festivities. 

The Melton Mowbray Town Estate will publish a schedule which will be shared across our social media channels. This will also be shared by the Melton BID and Melton Borough Council.

Everything from Christmas gifts to arts and crafts, as well as a wide selection of food vendors will be trading at the Christmas market this year.

A: By rail - catch a direct train to Melton Mowbray from Peterborough, Leicester and Birmingham.

By Road - Melton Mowbray is easy to reach by road from the A1 to the East and the M1 and A46 to the West. Melton Mowbray lies at the A606/A607 crossroads, 20 miles north-east of Leicester.

Melton Mowbray Town Estate

Melton BID

Melton Borough Council

Wilton Park (Nearest to the venue)

Leicester Road

Melton Mowbray

The postcode isLE13 0DZ 

144 spaces

Burton Street

Electric vehicle charging point running on the Polar charging network 

5 disabled bays 

The postcode is LE13 1GH

132 spaces 

Mill Street

4 disabled bays 

The postcode is LE13 1AY

45 spaces 

Parkside

Parkside car park is located off Burton Street, in front of the Council Offices, near the railway station.

The postcode is LE13 1GH.

This long-stay car park is only available on Saturdays. 

Scalford Road

Please note that on market days this car park can be busy.

The postcode is LE13 1JY

199 spaces 

Yes, there will be portaloos available across the town centre over the Christmas weekend

Full details of how we will manage noise from the event can be found in our noise management plan, which can be found here