Christmas Lights Switch-On · Yorkshire and the Humber
Sheffield 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
- Friday 5 December 2025
Source: sheffield.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Switch-on time
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Event starts
- 5pm
Source: sheffield.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Where
- Light Up Sheffield trail: Cathedral, Central Library and Pounds Park
Source: sheffield.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Free or ticketed
- Free
Source: sheffield.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Performers
- Pete McKee, Peachzz
Source: sheffield.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
“It will run from Friday 5 December, until Sunday 14 December between 5pm and 9pm each day.” — sheffield.gov.uk
Where: Light Up Sheffield trail: Cathedral, Central Library and Pounds Park
Getting there and getting home
- Nearest station
- Sheffield · 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 Nov6.30pm52 km
- ManchesterSat 29 Nov6pm52 km
- StaffordSat 22 Nov5pm77 km
- LichfieldSun 23 Nov5pm81 km
- HullThu 20 Nov6.45pm85 km
Sources
- https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/news/2025/christmas-2025-iconic-landmarks-be-lit-sheffield-art-new-event-city (council) — checked 2 Sep 2026
- sheffield.gov.uk (council)
Source: sheffield.gov.uk· checked 2 Sep 2026 · Last updated 2 Sep 2026