Oxford's Christmas Light Festival 2025

Oxford's Christmas Light Festival is back on from 3rd November. A special weekend of light, creativity, fun, family and festivity.

This year cultural organisations around the city will be hosting events, workshops, displays and more for everyone to enjoy.

Here are some of the highlights:

• Film Oxford - A creative arts charity that delivers projects in and with local communities, aiming to serve groups who are economically or socially disadvantaged or who are under-represented in the arts. Film Oxford will be working with Rose Hill Junior Youth Club and the Rose Hill and Iffley Low Carbon Group (RHILC) providing a day of activities ending with their signature lantern parade around Rose Hill.

• IF Oxford Science and Ideas Festival - A charity that works with hundreds of organisations and groups to capture interest in 'science and ideas' topics through educational projects and its annual festival that takes place every October. IF Oxford will be doing 'Glow Your Own', an online series of workshops to learn how to programme a simple robotic lantern and 'Glow Gallery', an playful exhibition of images of light made by the visitors with Wolvercote Young Peoples Club, Storey Consulting, OVADA and Pegasus Theatre.

• Museum of Oxford - based in the city's town hall, the Museum has been sharing the amazing stories of the people who have lived and worked in Oxford for nearly 50 years. MOX offers talks, tours and workshops throughout the year and will be presenting a digital resource pack to create your own lantern inspired by an old fashioned gas streetlamp on display in the museum.

• The North Wall Arts Centre - An arts venue that supports visual and performance artists through residencies and mentorship, involves children, young people and families in its participation programme and shares inspiring theatre and exhibition shows with its wide ranging audiences. The North Wall is creating a special event for the festival with Cutteslowe Community Centre.

• Pegasus Theatre - An arts venue that creates and presents theatre for, by and with young people from diverse backgrounds. It regularly hosts productions from its young companies and the very best small scale touring theatre as well as a range of drama and dance classes in partnership with Bristol School of Acting and their supported artists. Pegasus is joined by Wild Boor Ideas, WhatNot Theatre, T(Art) Productions and IF Oxford for a day of family fun and experiences at the theatre.

• The Covered Market - the world famous city centre indoor market is home to over 50 independent specialist traders who play host to regular events from music and crafts to quizzes, talks and family workshops. The market is a regular stop for Santa during the Festival weekend and he'll be on hand to help little ones write their Christmas wish letters.

• Oxford Bus Company - An award-winning service that operates a comprehensive network of bus routes in the city. Over half of their fleet is now fully electric making it one of the greenest bus companies in the UK. The fantastically decorated Santa Bus will be visiting many locations around the city during the festival weekend.

• Victorian Christmas Market in Broad Street takes place throughout the weekend with live music, traditional artisan market stalls, delicious festive food and refreshments and Victorian street entertainment.

Bookmark www.oxlightfest.com to get the latest information.

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