Diwali festival today in Cathedral Square starts at 11am with the procession and the inauguration for 2018 celebrations.
Peterborough has celebrated Diwali in Cathedral Square over many years now and the event is an amazing burst of colourful dance performances, music and traditional food for everyone to enjoy.
In addition to Diwali, to mark ‘Peterborough Celebrates’, the Diwali Festival committee will be looking to switch on 900 individual bulbs to create a sea of light in Cathedral Square!
Inaugural lamp lit by the Mayor of Peterborough Cllr Chris Ash, Deputy Mayor Cllr John Fox, Shailesh Vara MP for North West Cambridgeshire and Reverend Chris Dalliston, Dean of Peterborough Cathedral, to mark start of Diwali celebration.
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