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The BIG event coming up this weekend is the annual Christmas Tree Switch on - Saturday 16th November - 6pm.

With live performances starting at 11.30am, food and drink stalls, Santa's Parade @ 5:30 and Hitchin's favourite band, The New Town Centres!

Also worth adding to the calendar is -

Saturday 15 November — Autumn Concert: A Trio of Romantic Voices (St Mary's Church)

Hitchin Symphony Orchestra presents a programme woven around Clara and Robert Schumann and their friend Brahms, culminating with Robert Schumann's exuberant 'Rhenish'. Advance tickets £12 (until midday Friday), £15 on the door, with accompanied under-16s free. Tickets via Hitchin Information and TicketSource. Hitchin Nub News

Saturday 15 November — The Winter Collection launch (Arkley Fine Art, town centre)

Celebrate the unveiling of Arkley's seasonal gallery show featuring new pieces by Lee Herring and Olly Howe, plus a special limited-edition print of Hitchin's Market Square by Jonathan Stewardson. Expect cosy vibes…and a little fizz. Hitchin Nub News

Dates for your diary

• Hitchin Food & Drink Festival — Saturday 22 November (Market Place)
• Free, town-centre celebration of great local tastes. Hitchin Nub News
• OVO's A Christmas Carol — Friday 28 November–Monday 30 December (British Schools Museum)
• The acclaimed promenade production arrives in Hitchin for the festive season. Hitchin Nub News