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# Free Sunday parking at Crown Car Park until 20 December
- URL: https://www.ipswich.co.uk/free-sunday-parking-at-crown-car-park-until-20-december/
- Published: 2026-11-13T09:28:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-13T11:43:42.000Z
- Description: Drivers can park for free all day at Crown Car Park every Sunday from 15 November to 20 December, Ipswich Borough Council has announced.
- Author: Nicola Sebastian
- Tags: News, Ipswich Borough Council, Roads & Car Parking

**Why it matters:** The offer covers six Sundays in the run-up to Christmas, starting this weekend when the town's new Christmas lights are switched on.

**The details:** Parking at Crown Car Park will be free all day on:

- Sunday, 15 November
- Sunday, 22 November
- Sunday, 29 November
- Sunday, 6 December
- Sunday, 13 December
- Sunday, 20 December

**What they're saying:** Announcing the offer on Facebook as "an early festive gift", the council said there was no better way to start the festivities than "coming in to see the Christmas light switch on" with free parking.

It added: "Come into town, support local businesses and enjoy Ipswich this festive season!"

**The bigger picture:** The first free Sunday coincides with the Christmas lights switch-on, which kicks off Ipswich Central's Follow the Stars festive campaign.

[Ipswich Town bosses to join Christmas lights switch-onIpswich Town manager Gary O’Neil and chairman Mark Ashton will join Ipswich’s mayor on stage for the Christmas lights switch-on this Sunday, as Ipswich Central launches a festive campaign with more than 120 events, a new lantern parade and the return of its digital advent calendar.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/icon/ipswich-icon-eb72c16e-6bbc-48c0-a436-5c44062d5d5b.png)Ipswich.co.ukNicola Sebastian![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/29/1e/291e4b7f-e551-4458-b546-61963954b22f/content/images/thumbnail/WhatsApp-Image-2026-10-16-at-11.40.49--1--1-485b9bef-011f-40b3-8ae3-8b2249855678.jpg)](https://www.ipswich.co.uk/ipswich-town-bosses-to-join-christmas-lights-switch-on/)

- Mayor Pat Bruce-Browne will switch on the lights from the Cornhill at around 18:45 on Sunday, 15 November, joined on stage by Ipswich Town manager Gary O'Neil and chairman Mark Ashton.
- More than 120 events have been gathered into a Christmas What's On guide, available on the All About Ipswich website, with free printed copies in dozens of venues across the town.

**The bottom line:** Free all-day parking at Crown Car Park every Sunday until 20 December gives visitors another reason to head into Ipswich for the switch-on and throughout the festive season.

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