
In photos: nine festive things to find at Christmas in Leicester Square
London’s latest all-in-one Christmas destination has been lighting up Leicester Square since November. Here are nine festive pics to get you feeling merry


2. A Cabaret
The Olivier Award-winning theatrical phenomenon ‘La Soirée’ is back for its seventh season in London and making Leicester Square’s Spiegeltent its circus tent this Christmas.

3. Santa
Never one to miss out on a party, Father Christmas has been sitting beardily in his grotto since November. Better get there before he runs out of presents, though – he’s had over 4,000 visits already.

4. Christmas pressies

5. Warming food
Six different food stalls will keep you happy and well fed with the likes of French cheese, charcuterie boards, barbecued meat and mini-pancakes.

6. Liquid chocolate

7. Booze
We probably should have mentioned this earlier but, yes, don’t worry, there is a bar to help get you in the merry spirit.

8. Art

9. Tourists
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