A BIG celebration is being held in Irvine to signal the start of the festive season.
Irvine Community Events is holding a special day in the town on Saturday, November 21, with a festive market and entertainment before the big festive lights switch-on.
Organisers Stephen Frew and Sam Brown say they have big plans for the event.
Stephen said: “I taught events at West Lothian College for four to five years so I have some experience.
"The idea is to run a low cost event for the people and to try and bring people together.”
“We were both DJs so have a lot of experience in entertainment.”
The event begins with a Christmas market at the Portal from 11am and there will be a bouncy castle, Christmas decorations, a choir and a photo booth.
From 1pm until 6pm in Bridgegate, there will be a fairground, a tribute act performance3, a dance group and the Rock Choir with the light switch-on at 5.30pm.
Irvine and Dreghorn Brass Band will play across the areas.
Stephen added: “We need funding and Irvine Town Board and the National Lottery are both looking to help.
"We also had money from Corra Foundations and Ashleigh Homes and have written to businesses across the area.
“We attended the trades fayre in Irvine and the Marymass Festival to get an idea of what kind of things people are doing.”
Sam added: “There is a lot of work involved in something like this when we are new to this scene. We will hopefully learn for next year.”
Irvine Community Events is running a survey on its Facebook page asking what people would like to see more of in the town and is encouraging people from across the area to take part online.
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