If you were out and about in the West End last weekend, you may have already noticed a festive sparkle in the air. Christmas lights displays at Piccadilly, Leicester Square and St Martin’s Lane became London’s first to light up for 2025, having been switched-on on Saturday November 1.
With Halloween and most (but not all) Bonfire Night displays out of the way, now Christmas-loving Londoners can really revel in the season. This week three more major London displays will be turned on, meaning you’ll be able to soak up the festivities with two whole months still to go until the big day.
Here’s which London Christmas lights displays are getting turned on this week (Nov 3-9).
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London Christmas lights displays being turned on this week, November 3-9
Oxford Street
Kicking off the week with a festive (metaphorical) bang, Oxford Street’s display will be switched-on on Monday November 3. A whopping 300,000 LED bulbs in 5,000 dangling stars will illuminate Europe’s longest shopping street, with the street also raising funds for seriously ill children at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
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Regent Street and St James’s
Regent Street’s ‘spirits’ have become one of festive London’s most iconic sights, and they’re among the first to return to the capital for 2025. There are 30 of the spirits in total, and they’re spread across Regent Street, Piccadilly, Jermyn Street, St James’s Market, Glasshouse Street, Swallow Street and Quadrant Arcade.
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Carnaby Street
Time Out has named Carnaby’s Christmas display the best in the city for 2025. The lights display, which is called ‘All is Bright’, consists of over 60,000 LED lights and is intended to capture ‘the joy and optimism of the season while reflecting the creativity and vibrancy that make Soho unique’.
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