{"id":12663,"date":"2024-10-16T12:21:46","date_gmt":"2024-10-16T11:21:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/visit-caerphilly.local\/?p=12663"},"modified":"2025-11-18T12:33:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:33:25","slug":"risca-christmas-lights-switch-on-2024","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/events\/risca-christmas-lights-switch-on-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Risca Christmas Lights Switch-On 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" single-featured-image\">\t\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/MG_3378-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"video-tagline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block text-block\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<p>Risca Town Council are holding their Christmas Light Switch-On event on Saturday 22nd November from 3.00pm to 6.30pm in Tredegar Park, (or Risca Park as it is known to most).<\/p>\n<p>Free refreshments will be provided by Risca Town Council.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\n\n\t<div class=\"wrapper\">\n\t\t<section id=\"\" class=\"block featured-content-block\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-title-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa-solid fa-stars\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"featured-content-wrap\">\t\t\n                \n                    <article class=\"featured-content-card\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/en\/listings\/coffi-kava\/\">\n                            <div class=\"featured-content-image\">\n                                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.visitcaerphilly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/TfW-Caerphilly-Day2_-25-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n     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