NewsgalleryChester Christmas lights-switch on and parade 2016BookmarkShareNewsByLeah JonesCommunity content curator10:01, 22 NOV 2016Updated11:00, 22 NOV 2016Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)1 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)2 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)3 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)4 of 48Chester's Christmas market (Image: Mark Carline)5 of 48Chester's Christmas market (Image: Mark Carline)6 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)7 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)8 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)9 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)10 of 48A stall at Chester's Christmas market (Image: Mark Carline)11 of 48Chester's Christmas elf chELFie made an appearance at the Christmas lights switch-on and parade (Image: Mark Carline)12 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)13 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)14 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)15 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)16 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)17 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)18 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and 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of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)29 of 48Crowds enjoyed the fireworks for the finale of the Chester Christmas lights switch-on and parade (Image: Mark Carline)30 of 48The cheSTAR on display at Chester Cathedral (Image: Mark Carline)31 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)32 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)33 of 48Santa made an appearance at Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)34 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)35 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)36 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)37 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)38 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)39 of 48Crowds enjoyed the fireworks for the finale of the Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)40 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)41 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)42 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)43 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)44 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)45 of 48Chester's Christmas lights switch-on and parade on Thursday, November 17 2016 (Image: Mark Carline)46 of 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