Christmas Lights Switch-On · East Midlands
Leicester Christmas Lights Switch-On 2025: Date, Time & What's On
This is the 2025 event, now past. See the 2026 christmas lights switch-on →
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 19 November 2025
Source: news.leicester.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Switch-on time
- 6.30pm
Source: news.leicester.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Event starts
- 5pm
Source: news.leicester.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Where
- Clock Tower and Town Hall Square, Leicester
Source: news.leicester.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Free or ticketed
- Free
Source: news.leicester.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Performers
- The Movement Project, Leicester Cathedral Choir, De Montfort Hall pantomime cast, Leicester Riders, Filbert Fox
Source: news.leicester.gov.uk· 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
“the big switch-on itself takes place at 6.30pm at the Clock Tower” — news.leicester.gov.uk
Where: Clock Tower and Town Hall Square, Leicester
Getting there and getting home
- Nearest station
- Leicester · 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
- NottinghamFri 21 Nov6.30pm35 km
- LichfieldSun 23 Nov5pm47 km
- BirminghamThu 13 Nov5pm53 km
- StaffordSat 22 Nov5pm68 km
- SheffieldFri 5 Dec5pm86 km
Sources
- https://news.leicester.gov.uk/news-articles/2025/october/christmas-light-switch-on-marks-start-of-fantastic-festive-programme-2 (council) — checked 2 Sep 2026
- leicester.gov.uk (council)
Source: news.leicester.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 · Last updated 2 Sep 2026