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S Club's Bradley McIntosh is playing Workington's Christmas lights switch-on S Club's Bradley McIntosh to perform at Workington Christmas lights switch-on

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S Club's Bradley McIntosh to perform at Workington Christmas lights switch-on
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Bradley McIntosh from S Club is on at Workington's Christmas lights switch-on on Saturday 28 November. It's 11am to 5pm round Udale Street, with the mayor doing the lights.

If you're sorting the kids' Christmas calendar in Workington, stick this on it.

Bradley McIntosh from S Club is playing the town's lights switch-on on Saturday 28 November. He'll be on just before the lights go on. Mayor Sue Fryer does the official switch. Workington Town Council and Everyone Here are running it.

It's 11am to 5pm, based round Udale Street: Christmas market, live music, food, crafts, workshops, rides, Father Christmas and a snow globe. The council reckons it'll be "a full day of festive entertainment and something for all ages to enjoy."

After that you can wander up to Hall Park for Light Works 2026 — lanterns and decorations made by local folk. We already had the markets dates in the Christmas round-up; this one is the confirmed headline act for Workington's own day.

What can you do? Diary Saturday 28 November, 11 to 5, get into town for the afternoon if you want to catch McIntosh before the switch-on, and check the town council or Everyone Here nearer the time for the exact stage slot.

S Club singer Bradley McIntosh will perform at Workington's Christmas lights switch-on on Saturday 28 November, organised by Workington Town Council and Everyone Here. The day runs from 11am to 5pm around Udale Street, with the mayor switching on the lights.

This is for families and anyone planning Workington's festive calendar who wants the confirmed entertainment for the lights switch-on.

Bradley McIntosh will take to the stage in Workington on Saturday 28 November as part of the town's annual Christmas lights switch-on, organised by Workington Town Council and Everyone Here. He will perform just before the lights are switched on. The Mayor of Workington, Councillor Sue Fryer, will officially switch on the lights.

The event runs from 11am to 5pm and is centred on Udale Street, with a Christmas market, live music, food vendors, crafts, creative workshops, fairground rides, a visit from Father Christmas and a snow globe experience. A town council spokesperson said: "Workington's Christmas celebrations promise a full day of festive entertainment and something for all ages to enjoy."

After the main event, visitors can go to Hall Park for Light Works 2026, with lanterns and decorations made by residents. The switch-on sits alongside other West Cumbria festive dates already listed in Marra News' Christmas markets round-up; this draft adds the confirmed headline act for Workington's own day.

What you can do: put Saturday 28 November, 11am to 5pm, in the diary, plan travel into town for the afternoon peak if you want to catch McIntosh before the lights go on, and check Workington Town Council or Everyone Here nearer the day for any stage-time updates.