THE most wonderful time of the year is almost upon us, and the festive season will officially begin in Liverpool when the Christmas lights are switched across the City centre on:- Thursday, 12 November 2026 (Liverpool ONE’s festive lights switch on on:- Friday 6 November 2026). 

Businesses in the City support the festive lights, decorations and activities, having invested £1.2m over the past 5 years through Liverpool Business Improvement District. 

BID teams are busy at work in the run up to the switch on, making sure lights are twinkling and installed. The lights cover the City centre, from the Waterfront, through Lord Street, Church Street, Lime Street, St George’s Quarter, Bold Street, Hardman Street Hope Street and, for the 1st time this year, up to Myrtle Street. 

Liverpool BID is supporting Liverpool ONE’s Christmas Toy Parade on:- Saturday, 14 November 2026, this year extending it out onto Church Street. The parade is produced by Walk the Plank, 1 of the UK’s leading creators of outdoor arts.

BID will also support Royal Liverpool Albert Dock and the Lantern Company with a series of workshops as part of their animation. 

Throughout the festive period there will be toy drop off points for donations to Alder hey Children’s Hospital/ They will be at Citadines Hotel on Church Street, City Square, Tithebarn Street, Castle Chambers and 43 Castle Street. 

There will be 2 City centre Christmas trees; Church Street and St Paul’s Square. The Church Street tree will be blessed and switched on from:- 19 November 2026. 

From:- Friday, 20 November 2026, tickets will be available to book for 2000 free travel and parking spaces across Liverpool City centre every Sunday in the 4 week run up to Christmas. 

There will be 500 free travel and parking tickets available each Sunday in the 4 weeks before Christmas. Get IN! is funded by Liverpool BID, who have teamed up with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, Merseyrail, Stagecoach, Liverpool City Council, St Johns Shopping Centre and City centre car parks to offer free or discounted travel and parking. Encouraging car sharing, public transport and active travel, Get In! makes Christmas costs a little cheaper. 

For the Christmas crafters, there will be festive workshops at Bean at St Paul’s Square and at Metquarter. The workshops at Bean are for BID levy payers. The Metquarter’s Crafty Club is open to the public and includes bauble decorating and wreath making. 

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To find out more about Christmas in Liverpool, visit this link.

Get IN! Dates and details 

A total of 500 tickets will be available for each Sunday including:-

Sunday, 29 November 2026
Sunday, 6 December 2026
Sunday, 13 December 2026
Sunday, 20 December 2026

Tickets will go live from:- 10am on:- Friday, 20 November 2026 via the Liverpool BID Company website.