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It’s now much less than two months until Christmas. And while we’ve only just got past Halloween and Bonfire Night, London is fully preparing for the festive season. Pantomimes are almost lifting the curtain, ice rinks are open for bookings and choirs across the capital are warming up their vocal cords ahead of some magical carol concerts.
But Christmas doesn’t truly start in London until its thousands of glimmering Yuletide lights are set aglow. Now, the switch-on date of one of the city’s most iconic Christmas light displays has been revealed – Covent Garden has confirmed when its lights will dazzle for 2025. And it’s a matter of hours away.
More than 300,000 lights will dazzle across the Piazza, Seven Dials, Neal’s Yard and surrounding streets. The shining golden bells lining the roof of the Market Building will be back, as will the sparkling 55ft British-grown Christmas tree.
Covent Garden is also bringing back its Christmas-themed cocktail bar Miracle at Henrietta Experimental for the occasion. Stationed at 10 Henrietta Street, it’ll be double the size of last year’s bar, with cocktails like the Christmapolitan and Snowball Old Fashioned on offer. It opens for business on November 10 and is available to book right now.
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Covent Garden Christmas lights switch-on date
You can watch Covent Garden’s Christmas lights come to life on Wednesday, November 12.
When does Covent Garden’s Christmas market start?
Covent Garden’s festive fair returns on the same day as its Christmas lights display, November 12. You can find out when all of London’s Christmas markets open for 2025 here.
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