Ad feature: Town lights up for Xmas
JOIN the celebrations in Ayr town centre for Little Stars Light Up Ayr, running on Sunday, 20 November 12noon to 5pm. It will be an afternoon bursting with activities and entertainment for you to enjoy before the big switch-on.
This event is proud to showcase the talents of our local youngsters and this year they have three stages full of entertainment from our very own Little Stars.
The Wallace Tower and Tam o’ Shanter stages will have performances from some of the South Ayrshire school pupils, including Queen Margaret, Carrick, Sacred Heart, Wellington, Southcraig, Newton, Kirkmichael, Straiton, Grammar and Heathfield.
The musical talents of the Ayrshire Fiddle Orchestra, RDA Singers, Caitlin Rennie, Katee Kross and the Future Stars of Hipshot Youth Theatre will also be there. All this comes before the Ayr Gaiety Theatre pantomime cast step on the Wallace Tower stage to lead the countdown to the lights switch on at 5pm.
The local dance schools will perform on the third stage, showcasing a variety of styles from dancers aged two to 22 years old. Not to be missed are; LJM, New Road Academy of Dance, Sophie Oliver School of Dance, Karen Douglas Dancers, Kyle Academy Dance Group, Lynne Crombie School of Dance, DA Dance, Elite Dance School, Dawn Turnbull School of Dance, and Aileen Robertson School of Highland Dance.
Free attractions for all the family to enjoy include balloon modelling, face painting, a Santa express train, a giant Christmas wish tree and giant chair, Christmas market, story-telling, Bookbug Sessions, Fabulous Fraser, Ayr Salvation Army Band, Santa’s Grotto, Roaming Christmas Characters, circus performers and a new attraction – a Snow Globe.
For more info, visit destinationsouthayrshire.co.uk/ little-stars-light-up-ayr/