London Christmas Lights 2026: Where to See Them and Switch-On Dates This Week

London’s Christmas lights are on – from Carnaby Street’s 90s-themed display to Bond Street’s Crown Jewels. Here is where you can see them now, and which switch-ons are still to come this week.

Hampstead switches on tonight

Hampstead Village lights up at 6pm tonight, with a festive event running from 4pm to 7pm, including funfair rides and a visit from Santa.

Coming up this week

Wednesday 18 November: Fleet Street Quarter at Ludgate Circus (with a Dennis and Gnasher trail), Greenwich Market at 5pm with a lantern parade, and Boxhall City at Liverpool Street at 7pm (ticketed, with snowfall).

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Thursday 19 November: Leadenhall Market at 6pm around a 26ft tree, Walworth Road with designs by local children, and St Katharine Docks – billed as London’s only Christmas lights on water.

Bond Street’s last Crown Jewels

Bond Street’s Crown Jewel-inspired lights are back – but this is their final year, with a new design promised for 2027.

Best way to see them

Start at Oxford Circus and walk Regent Street down to Piccadilly Circus, cutting through Carnaby Street on the way. Covent Garden and Leicester Square are a short walk east. Weekday evenings are much quieter than weekends.

Sources: Visit London, local business districts.