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Late night and Christmas shopping dates in Shrewsbury
The Darwin Shopping Centre has announced its festive opening hours, with late-night shopping every Wednesday from the Christmas Light Switch On through to the week before Christmas.
These hours apply to The Darwin only, but lots of local businesses will follow suit. Check with shops, cafés and businesses elsewhere in Shrewsbury town centre set for their own Christmas opening times.
Late-night Wednesdays at The Darwin
- Wednesday 18 November (Christmas Light Switch On): 9am–8pm
- Wednesday 25 November: 9am–7pm
- Wednesday 2 December: 9am–7pm
- Wednesday 9 December: 9am–7pm
- Wednesday 16 December (Carols in the Square): 9am–7pm
Christmas week opening hours
- Monday 21 December: 9am–6pm
- Tuesday 22 December: 9am–6pm
- Wednesday 23 December: 9am–7pm
- Thursday 24 December (Christmas Eve): 9am–5.30pm
- Friday 25 December (Christmas Day): Closed
Boxing Day and New Year opening hours
- Saturday 26 December (Boxing Day): 9am–5.30pm
- Sunday 27 December: 10.30am–4.30pm
- Monday 28 December (Bank Holiday): 10.30am–4.30pm
- Tuesday 29 December: 9am–5.30pm
- Wednesday 30 December: 9am–5.30pm
- Thursday 31 December (New Year’s Eve): 9am–5.30pm
- Friday 1 January (New Year’s Day): Closed
Christmas shopping in Shrewsbury town centre
Late nights at The Darwin coincide with two of the town’s biggest evenings: the Christmas Light Switch On on 18 November and Carols in the Square on 16 December. There's lots to do this Christmas - peep a few of the town's festive happenings below!
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