Continue live the lighting of the Christmas lights in Vigowith the program, the speech of Abel Knightmayor of this city, the image of the illuminated streets and the last hour of today.
7:42 p.m.
“A Great Christmas Forest”
In addition to the tree measuring more than 44 meters, in the same square there will be a “large Christmas forest”, with other trees around eight meters high.
7:38 p.m.
A tree more than 44 meters high
The Vigo Christmas tree will this year exceed the 44 meters in height reached during the last holidays. “It’s going to reach Mars. We’re going to beat Elon Musk in the race to see who gets to Mars first: Vigo’s Christmas tree will get there,” Caballero joked a few days ago.
7:31 p.m.
Every day from 6:00 p.m.
Starting today, Christmas lights will be turned on every day from 6 p.m. to midnight, earlier than other years due to energy savings. On weekends, the lights will turn off at 2 a.m., as Caballero reports. In addition, on the most important dates, such as Christmas Eve, Christmas, New Year’s Eve, New Year’s Eve or Three Kings’ Eve and its eve, the lighting will stay on longer.
7:29 p.m.
“More sober” and “less festive” for DANA victims
The event will take place at Puerta del Sol at eight in the afternoon and the mayor of the city, Abel Caballero, will be responsible for inaugurating the lighting. According to the councilor himself, it will be “more sober” and “less festive” than on other occasions, as a sign of respect for the people affected by DANA in the Spanish Levant.
7:28 p.m.
More than 11 million LEDs in 420 streets
In a few minutes, Vigo City Hall will turn on its Christmas lights, which this year will illuminate 420 streets in the city with 11.5 million LEDs.
7:27 p.m.
Good afternoon!
We begin live monitoring of the lighting of the Christmas lights in Vigo.
