Christmas Parade to Light Up Cork City on 15 November

The annual Christmas in Cork parade will take place on Sunday, 15 November, from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, kicking off the city’s festive season.

Starting on North Main Street, the procession will travel along Washington Street, down Patrick’s Street, across Patrick’s Bridge and finish on MacCurtain Street. Performers include French street‑theatre troupe Compagnie eliXir – making its first Cork appearance in over twenty years – dancers from the Joan Denise Moriarty School of Dance and Trish McCarthy’s School of Dance, and music from the Cork Butter Exchange Band and the Cork Barrack Street Band. Panto characters from The Everyman’s Jack and the Beanstalk will also greet Santa on MacCurtain Street.

Following the parade, Santa, assisted by elves from Cork City Fire Brigade, will switch on the city’s Christmas lights.

To ensure safety, several road closures and diversions will be in force across the city centre. From 5.30pm to 7.30pm traffic will be diverted at Parliament Bridge onto South Mall, with no left turn onto Grand Parade. Additional restrictions apply from 6pm to 7.30pm on Lavitt’s Quay/Merchant’s Quay onto Patrick’s Bridge, Patrick’s Quay/Camden Quay onto Bridge Street, Parnell Place, Brian Boru Bridge and Christy Ring Bridge. Parking will be relocated on selected streets between 3pm and 9pm.

Lord Mayor Cllr Damian Boylan urged families and visitors to attend, describing the parade as “a memorable celebration” that will “light up Cork for Christmas”.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Craig Adderley / Pexels.