Candlelit Dartmouth 2019

Come and see us in our Gazebo at this wonderful event.

Candlelit Dartmouth returns once more to launch the festive season. On Friday 29th November 2019 at 4pm the Christmas Market centred in the town’s Royal Avenue Gardens offers a wide array of fabulous Christmas gift ideas. Musicians and entertainers will add to the seasonal atmosphere both in the Gardens and around town.

Father Christmas will arrive by boat bringing his sack of goodies for the children. Festivities continue until 8pm with music and street entertainment.

On Saturday the festivities become Mayflower 400/Candlelit 2019 to mark the opening ceremony of the Dartmouth Mayflower 400 commemorations.

The market, music and entertainment all resume at 10am. Santa will be in his Grotto in the Flavel Hall which will also host seasonal workshops for both adults and children. Many shops will be open late during the weekend and with so many independent retailers in town it’s an ideal opportunity to purchase those special Christmas gifts.

The weekend finale begins at 5.00pm on Saturday when the traditional lantern procession leaves the Old Market. This year’s procession will be led by a large Mayflower Lantern followed by small boat lanterns and hundreds of willow and tissue lanterns made by local school children and adults in specially organised workshops create an amazing spectacle as they are paraded through the town’s historic streets.

Around 6.00pm the lantern procession will arrive in Royal Avenue Gardens. For this final hour of Candlelit Dartmouth there’ll be a real party atmosphere and you can be sure of some great live music for one last Candlelit boogie.