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Over the last few weeks, London’s major Christmas lights displays have been slowly but surely revealing when they’ll turn on for the 2025 festive season. Among the first were Covent Garden and Carnaby, followed by Regent Street and Canary Wharf. Now it’s time for the biggest of the lot: Oxford Street has announced when its iconic Crimbo display will light up this year.
The shopping street’s lights will, as before, consist of thousands of white stars. A whopping 5,000 stars – made up of 300,000 LED bulbs – will dangle above Oxford Street this year as millions dash from shop to shop in the hunt for Christmas presents.
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Once again, Oxford Street will be partnering with Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) to raise funds for seriously ill children this Christmas. This will see the street host The Big Day of Joy on December 7, with a series of in-store activities and festive experiences designed to raise money for GOSH.
What date will Oxford Street’s Christmas lights turn on?
Oxford Street will be the first major London festive lights display to turn on for Christmas 2025, on Monday November 3.
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