Christmas Lights Switch-On · London
Covent Garden Christmas Lights Switch-On 2025: Date, Time & What's On
This is the 2025 event, now past. See the 2026 christmas lights switch-on →
Reported by crowngroupofhotels.com; not yet confirmed by the council or organiser.
Christmas lights switch-on dates, times and locations across the UK, taken from council, Business Improvement District and organiser announcements. Every value shows its source and the date we last checked it.
Key facts
- Date
- Wednesday 12 November 2025
Source: crowngroupofhotels.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Switch-on time
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Event starts
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Where
- Covent Garden Piazza, Covent Garden, London
Source: crowngroupofhotels.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Free or ticketed
- Free
Source: crowngroupofhotels.comreported by press· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Performers
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Fireworks
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Road closures
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Parking
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
“Covent Garden Christmas lights switch-on takes place on Wednesday 12 November 2025, 40 golden bells, 55ft Christmas tree” — crowngroupofhotels.com
Where: Covent Garden Piazza
Covent Garden, London
Getting there and getting home
- Nearest station
- London Charing Cross · place record
- Road closures
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Parking
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
Last year: 2024
No 2024 record on file.
Nearby Christmas lights switch-ons
- Oxford StreetMon 3 Nov4pm1 km
- ReadingSat 15 Nov2pm59 km
- LeicesterWed 19 Nov6.30pm143 km
- NorwichThu 20 Nov7pm158 km
- BirminghamThu 13 Nov5pm162 km
Sources
- https://crowngroupofhotels.com/a-complete-guide-to-the-covent-garden-christmas-light-switch-on-2025/ (press) — checked 2 Sep 2026
- westminster.gov.uk (council)
Source: crowngroupofhotels.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 · Last updated 2 Sep 2026