Christmas Lights Switch-On · Scotland
Edinburgh Christmas Lights Switch-On 2025: Date, Time & What's On
This is the 2025 event, now past. The 2026 date has not been published yet.
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
- Sunday 23 November 2025
Source: edwinterfest.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Switch-on time
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Event starts
- 2pm
Source: edwinterfest.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Where
- Edinburgh's Christmas Light Night
Source: edwinterfest.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Free or ticketed
- Not yet announced — 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
“Edinburgh's Christmas Light Night | 23 November | 14:00 - 18:00” — edwinterfest.com
Where: Edinburgh's Christmas Light Night
Getting there and getting home
- Nearest station
- Edinburgh Waverley · 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
- PerthSat 22 Nov51 km
- GlasgowThu 20 Nov6pm67 km
- PaisleySat 15 Nov6pm78 km
- Newcastle upon TyneThu 6 Nov7pm147 km
- KeswickFri 21 Nov7pm150 km
Sources
- https://edwinterfest.com/edinburgh-christmas/community-light-switch-on (organiser) — checked 2 Sep 2026
- edinburgh.gov.uk (council)
Source: edwinterfest.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 · Last updated 2 Sep 2026