Weekend Guide Perth’s Christmas Party Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 November 2018
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Saturday 17 November 10.00 am Perth Chocolate and Gin Street Fest Opens (George Street) 12.00 noon
Year of Young People Stage Opens (King Edward Street) Children’s Stage Opens (Horsecross Plaza) Street Entertainment Begins (various streets) Santa’s Grotto and Ice Caves open
2.30 pm
Main Stage Opens (Tay Street)
4.30 pm
Parade Groups Gather (Thimblerow)
5.00 pm
Year of Young People Stage Closes Children’s Stage Closes
5.30 pm
6.15 pm
Christmas Parade Starts (Thimblerow to Speygate via South Street) Christmas Lights Switch-On and Fireworks (Tay Street)
Perth Chocolate and Gin Street Fest Saturday 17 November 2018 10.00 am - 9.00 pm
Sunday 18 November 2018 11.00 am - 5.00 pm
George Street, Perth Running on Saturday and Sunday as part of the Perth Festive Feast, this is a unique celebration of all things chocolate and gin, and is the perfect place to visit for special Christmas gifts and a treat or two (go on, we won’t tell). The gin is strictly for the grown-ups, but there’s also a lot to see and do for the family with chocolate in all forms to admire and taste.
Santa’s Grotto and Ice Caves Saturday 17 November 2018 12.00 noon to 9.00 pm
Sunday 18 November 2018 12.00 noon to 5.00 pm
6.20 pm
Main Stage Headline Performances Begin
8.30 pm
Main Stage Closes
9.00 pm
Santa’s Grotto and Ice Caves Close
Horsecross Plaza Visit Santa in his special grotto to let him know your biggest Christmas wish in person. Then go see the elves to collect your special Perth Christmas present, before exploring the special ice caves.
Perth Chocolate and Gin Street Fest Closes
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Santa’s Animal Friends
Street Entertainers
Saturday 17 November 2018
12.00 noon onwards
12.00 noon - 4.30 pm Mill Street Visit the Cairngorm reindeer, and Santa’s other four-legged friends who help him out around the North Pole when Rudolph is having a welldeserved rest.
Ice Carving Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 November 2018
12.00 noon - 5.00 pm Mill Street Once again the masters of ice carving Glacial Art will amaze you as they create works of art from the great blocks of ice right before your eyes.
All the Fun of the Fair Saturday 17 November 2018 10.00 am - 9.00 pm
Sunday 18 November 10.00 am - 5.00 pm
Horizon Car Park, Mill Street Come and experience the thrills of the Horne’s funfair rides, with something for all the family.
Saturday 17 November 2018 Various places in city centre Here are a few of the street entertainers you can expect to see at our Christmas Light Switch-On: ❆ Bad Santas: Bad Santas is a Christmas entertainment walkabout with a pumping soundtrack, spectacularly dreadful breakdancing, their own mobile dance floor and joyful Christmas comedy. ❆ Liver Cottage at Christmas: Introducing festive foodie fun for all, Hugh Fern and Lee Whittingstall are on the move in their mobile, musical Christmas kitchen. ❆ Fagin and Dodge: Take to the streets of Perth in this Dickensian Christmas stilts walkabout. Theatrical and engaging, this duo charm their way into audiences hearts. It’s straight out of Oliver Twist. ❆ The Raiju: Meet the Raiju at the Perth Lights Switch-On as they unleash their very own brand of cute chaos on the unsuspecting public.
Make sure you scream if you want to go faster!
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Chocolate & Gin Street Festival Funfair Ice Carving Christmas Animals Santa’s Grotto
Route of Parade Road closed 5.30 pm - 6.00 pm
Parade Route Pedestrian Route to Main Stage Stages Viewing Screen Christmas Market
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River Tay
Pedestrian Route to Main Stage
Perth Museum & Art Gallery Royal George Hotel
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Skinn
Cutlog Vennel
Children’s
Fireworks Wheelchair Access to Viewing Platform
St Matthew’s Church Year of Young People Main
River Tay
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Christmas Parade Saturday 17 November 2018 5.30 pm
Led by Santa, the Christmas Parade starts from Thimblerow at 5.30 pm before finishing in South Street at Speygate.
The Lights Switch-On and Fireworks Saturday 17 November 2018 6.15 pm
At 6.15 pm the lights will be switched on by the Provost of Perth and Kinross, Dennis Melloy, who will be joined on stage by a host of special guests. Year of Young People Stage King Edward Street 12.00 noon
Children’s Stage Horsecross Plaza 12.00 noon
12.05 pm Cobbler’s Christmas Show Part 1 12.30 pm Titan the Robot 1.00 pm
Christmas Showtime
2.00 pm
Titan the Robot
2.30 pm
Cobbler’s Christmas Show Part 2
3.00 pm
Chloe Ashe
3.30 pm
Titan the Robot
4.00 pm
Only One Direction
4.50 pm
BBC Super Movers Crew
Stage Opened by Compere Colin Baird
12.05 pm Chloe Ashe
Stage Opened by Compere Mark Conroy
Main Stage Tay Street
12.40 pm Phoenix Cheerleaders
Stage compered during the day by Linyl Vinyl
1.10 pm
Fair City Baton Twirlers
2.30 pm
Longstay
1.45 pm
Inspire Studios
3.30 pm
Last Orders
2.10 pm
Goodlyburn Primary School
4.50 pm
The Ex Men All Star Band
2.30 pm
Christmas Talent Competition
6.15 pm
Provost Switches on Christmas Lights
3.05 pm
Letham Majorettes
6.20 pm
Stephen Mulhern
3.30 pm
BBC Super Movers Crew
6.35 pm
The Village People Experience
3.45 pm
Julie Young School of Dance
7.00 pm
Pixie Lott
4.10 pm
Ad Lib
7.40 pm
James Arthur
4.30 pm
Perth College UHI Musical Theatre
Cake Fest Perth and Kinross Horsecross Plaza One of the highlights of 2017, Cakefest returns to Perth for a second year with: ❆ an even bigger fully edible map of Perth and Kinross; ❆ a brand new look and design of the edible map background to our Perth and Kinross cake landmarks, including an edible Santa and sleigh, edible Christmas presents and edible Christmas trees.
Sunday 18 November 11.00 am Chocolate and Gin Street Fest Opens (George Street) 12.00 noon
King Edward Street Stage Opens
All featuring creations lovingly baked by community groups and individuals, and ready for you to taste.
The Great Perthshire ‘Zuppa’ Soup Finale
Santa’s Grotto and Ice Caves open
The shortlisted entries for the annual Great Perthshire Soup Competition, hosted by local social enterprise Giraffe, will be calling for your votes. From complex spices to real rib-sticking broths this is your chance to choose Perthshire’s soup-making champion of 2018.
2.00 pm
Perth Baker’s Parade (St John Street)
Perth Bakers’ Parade
4.00 pm
Cake Eating Begins
2.00 pm St John Street Recreating a medieval guild tradition the Festive Feast Bakers will parade along St John Street to the Concert Hall Plaza in Mill Street.
Horsecross Plaza Stage Opens Perth Cakefest Map Starts Assembly
Perth’s Festive Feast Treats for the ears and the tastebuds on Sunday 18 November when Perth’s Festive Feast returns to the city centre.
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Horsecross Plaza Stage 12.00 noon
Journey North
King Edward Street Stage 12.00 noon
Chris Small
12.45 pm The Mad Ferrett Band
12.40 pm About Last Night
1.30 pm
Cairdeas
1.30 pm
Real Life Entertainment
2.20 pm
Bohemian Monk Machine
2.15 pm
The Purple Felts
3.20 pm
Bobby King & The King Fishers
3.00 pm
The Irritable Owls
3.40 pm
Wang Dang Delta
4.20 pm
Aye n Aye
4.30 pm
Last Orders
Festive Markets Friday 16 November - Sunday 2 December Perth Christmas Market Saturday 24 November Fair City Market Saturday 24 and Sunday 25 November Perthshire Creates Christmas Design Market Saturday 1 December Perth Farmers’ Market
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