Dunfermline’s Big Light Switch-On

When

Sunday 15 November 2026, 11am – 6.50pm; lights switched on at 5pm

Venue

Dunfermline City Centre (Main Stage at the Glen Gates)
High Street and Bridge Street, Dunfermline

Organiser

Fife Council (Our Dunfermline)

Good to know

Fife Council says activities and times are subject to change. City-centre roads close on the day (some from 12.01am, the High Street and Bridge Street from 6am, all until 10pm), with a rolling closure for the parade from 2pm to 3pm. See the council page for the full list.

11am to 6pm	Dunfermline City Artisan Market St Catherine's Wynd
11am to 7pm	Market and food stalls Vartan's Way
12pm to 6pm	Children's funfair rides Vartan's Way
12pm to 6pm	Santa's grotto Vartan's Way
12pm to 6pm	Jule Nova the Elf free storytelling Vartan's Way
12pm to 4.30pm	Free family activities Bruce Square
12pm to 5pm	Entertainment High Street and Bruce Square
1pm to 4pm	Meet the reindeer Maygate
1.45pm	Santa Dash Starts outside M&S
2pm	Christmas Parade Starts at East Port, ends at Glen Gates
2.20pm	Massed Bands Main stage at Glen Gates
2.35pm	Clarke Stewart and Peter Pan Panto cast Main stage
2.40pm	McAndrew Sisters Main stage
3.10pm	St Columba's School Samba Main stage
3.30pm	Singergie Main stage
3.50pm	Natasha Tee Main stage
4.30pm	Dean Saunders Main stage
4.45pm	Countdown to switch-on: Provost Leishman and Peter Pan Panto cast Main stage
5pm	Christmas lights switch-on Main stage
5.10pm	Bahookie live rock ceilidh band Main stage
6pm	Ian Van Dahl live DJ set Main stage
6.50pm	Finish

The organiser doesn’t publish a price on its page, so we don’t give one here.