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# Blue badge holders offered drive-thru Christmas lights experience in Ipswich
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/blue-badge-holders-offered-drive-thru-christmas-lights-experience-in-ipswich/
- Published: 2024-11-04T13:19:20.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-16T15:31:15.000Z
- Description: Blue badge holders will be able to view Ipswich's Christmas lights from their vehicles during a special drive-thru event on December 1.
- Author: Oliver Rouane-Williams
- Tags: News, Town Centre & Waterfront, #article, Ipswich Borough Council, #Import 2026-03-16 14:46

**Why it matters:** The initiative makes the town's Christmas lights display accessible to those who might find it challenging to view them on foot through the pedestrianised town centre.

![Christmas lights and performance outside the town hall in Ipswich](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/2026/03/1729666541-christmas-lights-ipswich-2021-1.jpg)

Christmas lights and performances in 2021 (Alamy)

**The big picture:**

- Free ticketed access will be available between 18:00 and 21:00.
- Vehicles must follow a set route through the town centre.
- A 5mph speed limit will be in force.
- Early evening slots are already fully booked, but tickets remain available for the 19:30-20:30 time slot.

**Details:**

- The route runs from Major's Corner, along Carr Street, Tavern Street and Westgate Street.
- One ticket per vehicle is required.
- Blue badges must be displayed on the front windscreen.
- Vehicles will not be permitted to stop along the route.

**Worth noting:** The main Christmas lights switch-on event takes place on Sunday, November 17, between 16:00 and 19:30.

**The bottom line:** You can book your tickets at [https://ipswichtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/christmas-lights-blue-badge-drive-thru.](https://ipswichtheatres.co.uk/whats-on/christmas-lights-blue-badge-drive-thru/?ref=ipswich.co.uk) But be quick, there's not many left.

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