MERRY Hill will be celebrating its 25th birthday with a weekend filled with special treats for shoppers including live music and exclusive discounts.

The festivities will kick off with the annual Christmas light switch-on tonight (Friday), from 5pm, featuring performances from X Factor winners Little Mix and Britain’s Got Talent finalists Bars & Melody.

Celebrations will continue with 25 exclusive offers in store for shoppers until Saturday (November 15), including 25p hamburgers from McDonalds, 25% off the Family TV bundle at Sky and 40% off at GAP.

There will also be the opportunity for customers to take a trip down memory lane and visit the 25 years of Merry Hill ‘walkthrough’.

From the monorail to the fountains, and everything in between, this blast from the past will celebrate the history of Merry Hill since it first opened its doors.

No birthday would be complete without a soundtrack so the centre will be inviting shoppers to party like it’s 1989 throughout the weekend with live music from 11am on the lower mall outside M&S.

Kelly Reed, marketing manager at Merry Hill said: “We can’t wait to begin the 25th birthday celebrations this weekend as it is the biggest event on this year’s calendar and have so much going on in centre.

“As ever, we are very excited about the Christmas light switch on but being our 25th birthday makes this year even more special and it’s sure to be even more spectacular.

“With some fantastic birthday offers and exciting events taking place in centre all weekend, our birthday weekend is an occasion not to be missed!”

For more information, visit www.intu.co.uk/merryhill.