Full programme released for the Oxford Christmas Light Festival 2024

From 15-17 November 2024, attractions like the Victorian Christmas Market in Broad Street, lantern parades around Rose Hill and West Oxford will go alongside community collaborations with artists around the city to highlight the diversity, creativity and imagination being shared over the festival weekend.

This year’s event features a range of activities to take part in including:

• Breakfast with Santa at the Covered Market
• Extended Reality (XR) experiences with Fantasy Future, Guardians of Oxford from TORCH and interactive fun with the giant projection of Sagacity: Periodic Table of Emotions presented by The Cultural Programme.
• Craft and making sessions for all ages at The Winter Lights Festival at Ark-T
• A Light Festival at Pegasus with IF Oxford Festival of Science and Ideas, Wild Boor Ideas, WhatNot Theatre and T(ART) Productions
• Creation Avatar with Dancin’ Oxford and Oxford Contemporary Music
• Winter Lights Family Event and Oxford Lights Crafternoon with Bodleian Libraries

Lantern parades

Of course, Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival would not be complete without lantern parades which are taking place in the city centre with Diwali Glow at OVADA, in Rose Hill with Creative Lights Forest Festival from Film Oxford, Rose Hill Junior Youth Club and the Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon Group, and the West Oxford Light Festival with the West Oxford Pantomime Association.

Everyone can get involved

Everyone can get involved by creating their own light displays at their homes, workplaces or in their neighbourhoods. Registering a light trail on the festival website will show a pin on a map of Oxford representing all the attractions over the weekend. It’s easy to find something local to visit and take part in, and almost everything is free.

Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival takes place from Friday 15 to Sunday 17 November 2024.

Details of all events and activities can be found on the Oxford Christmas Light Festival website.