Truro’s Christmas posters are going up, and the dates are in

Navy blue posters dotted with fairy lights have started appearing on lamp posts and noticeboards around Truro. Read one and you have most of the city’s Christmas diary in a single glance.

Posters going up across the city

Truro BID says it is that time again when, along with its partners, it starts promoting Christmas in Truro.

The team has begun putting up Christmas event posters in the public realm and on noticeboards at some of the city’s businesses.

It is also asking businesses with shop windows to help by hosting festive event posters for customers to see. Truro businesses happy to display an A4 poster or A5 flyers can email [email protected].

What’s on in Truro this Christmas

The posters, which carry the banner “Our Great Little Festive City”, invite people to join in with Christmas events in Truro from November. Here is what they list.

Truro Christmas Market

Saturday 21 November to Thursday 24 December. The poster bills it as Cornwall’s biggest traditional Christmas market.

Boscawen Street Christmas Markets

Saturdays and Wednesdays from 21 November to 23 December, with local gifts, produce and street food, along with traffic free shopping.

The Father Christmas Parade

Wednesday 2 December. Rock Choir starts at 6pm and the parade begins at 6.30pm, featuring Father Christmas, musicians, performers and dance groups.

Late Night Shopping

Wednesdays 2, 9, 16 and 23 December, when many of the city’s national and independent shops will stay open until 9pm. Truro BID points out that the first late night falls on the same evening as the Father Christmas Parade.

Father Christmas at the Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery

Saturday 12 December to Thursday 24 December. A Father Christmas and storytelling experience, with further information on the website.

New Year’s Eve Fireworks

Thursday 31 December. There is a family display at 7.30pm and a midnight display, both best watched from Lemon Quay.

Where to find the full listings

Truro BID is asking businesses to let customers know that full event listings are on the Visit Truro website. Visit Truro is the official Visitor Information Centre and the destination marketing for the city, and posts updates as @visittruro.

The Our Great Little Festive City programme is brought by Truro City Council, Visit Truro, Truro BID, Truro Farmers Market, Cornwall Shop Small, KYN Events and the Cornwall Museum & Art Gallery.

📷One of the Christmas event posters going up around Truro. Credit: Truro BID