Covent Garden's 2024 Christmas Lights Are Switched On This Tuesday

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Last Updated 12 November 2024

Covent Garden's 2024 Christmas Lights Are Switched On This Tuesday

Looking all of London's Christmas lights? We've got information about all of the 2024 switch-on dates and events.

Covent Garden Christmas lights: A red sleigh in Covent Garden Market set up for photo opportunities, with Christmas trees as a backdrop
The bells were new last year - and back for 2024!

Details of Covent Garden's 2024 Christmas lights have been announced.

The new decorations which were unveiled for the first time last year — including 40 gigantic bells adorned with bows, 12 giant baubles, and 8 spinning mirror balls — are back for a second season, adding more than a splash of festive cheer to the Market Hall building.

Covent Garden Christmas lights: James Street in Covent Garden with fairy lights strung overhead

A 55ft Christmas tree will once again take up residence inside the Piazza, illuminated by 30,000 LED lights. An additional 260,000 LED lights illuminate the Piazza and surrounding streets — including a brand new lighting scheme in Seven Dials. We don't know exactly what the new addition will look like yet, but it'll span the area's streets as well as the photogenic Neal's Yard.

Covent Garden Christmas tree: crowds walking past an illuminated Christmas tree in Covent Garden Piazza at dusk
The Covent Garden Christmas tree is back for 2024

The official Covent Garden Christmas lights switch-on event takes place on Tuesday 12 November 2024, with various other pop-ups and events planned for the festive season including a Wonder Wood to stroll through, mulled wine stations, and the Christmas sleigh photo opportunity returning to the Market Hall.

Covent Garden's 2024 Christmas lights are switched on from 12 November 2024. See full details of that and other events as they're announced on the website.