Christmas Lights Switch-On · North East
Newcastle upon Tyne 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
- Thursday 6 November 2025
Source: new.newcastle.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Switch-on time
- 7pm
Source: new.newcastle.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Event starts
- 6pm
Source: new.newcastle.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Where
- Grey Street, Newcastle
Source: new.newcastle.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Free or ticketed
- Free
Source: new.newcastle.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Performers
- Joe McElderry, Steve and Karen (Hits Radio)
Source: new.newcastle.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
“Newcastle's Christmas will officially launch on Thursday 6 November, with the annual Christmas lights switched on” — new.newcastle.gov.uk
Where: Grey Street, Newcastle
Getting there and getting home
- Nearest station
- Newcastle · 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
- KeswickFri 21 Nov7pm106 km
- EdinburghSun 23 Nov2pm147 km
- HullThu 20 Nov6.45pm160 km
- ManchesterSat 29 Nov6pm171 km
- SheffieldFri 5 Dec5pm178 km
Sources
- https://new.newcastle.gov.uk/news/2025/ringing-newcastles-christmas-2025 (council) — checked 2 Sep 2026
- newcastle.gov.uk (council)
- newcastlene1ltd.com (BID)
Source: new.newcastle.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 · Last updated 2 Sep 2026