Crowds gather for Christmas lights switch on at fox valley
18 November 2024
Thousands of visitors welcomed in the festive season at Fox Valley in north Sheffield at the weekend to celebrate the centre’s annual Christmas Lights Switch On.
A packed afternoon and evening of entertainment and events was organised to mark the launch of the Christmas period at the busy shopping centre. And this year the stunning 7m high illuminated reindeer has returned in the piazza area at Fox Valley.
The event was hosted by Yorkshire DJ Stephanie Hirst and sponsored by Bloor Homes at Wharncliffe Park – the brand new development which is currently being delivered in the area.
Stephanie was joined by Bloor Homes site manager Andy Hodkin to switch on the lights after a countdown from the huge crowd.
Local dance groups Branching Out and Dance Dynamique entertained the crowd in the build up to the switch on and the fabulous Sparks Drummers took centre stage with their grand finale to the event.
There was a packed festive market with a great range of food to go options and the team at Sandersons Department store kept shoppers warm with mulled wine and mince pies. The Fox Valley store has now launched its Black Friday Warm Up event with great discounts across a range of brands.
Centre Manager at Fox Valley, Charlotte Whittaker, said: “We had such a great evening and would like to say a huge thank you to everyone who came and helped to make it such a great success. We would also like to thank our fantastic sponsors from Bloor Homes at Wharncliffe Park who helped us deliver a wonderful event here in our local community.
“It’s so lovely to see the reindeer back at the centre – it feels very festive and cheerful and we’re looking forward to lots more events and markets that we have planned in the run up to Christmas now.”
The festive fun continues at Fox Valley with events including:
22nd November - Friday market
29th November - Friday market
30th November and 1st December - Festive Themed Market
6th 7th 8th December Makers Market
15th December at 4pm – start of the annual festive Tractor Run from Fox Valley
To keep up to date with all the news and events at Fox Valley please visit www.foxvalleysheffield.co.uk
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