{"id":148567,"date":"2025-10-21T11:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T07:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.headout.com\/blog\/?p=148567"},"modified":"2025-10-22T11:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T07:47:01","slug":"oxford-street-christmas-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.headout.com\/blog\/oxford-street-christmas-lights\/","title":{"rendered":"Here\u2019s when Oxford Street\u2019s dazzling Christmas Lights will be turned on this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>How soon is too soon to get started with Christmas decorations and Mariah Carey&#8217;s &#8216;All I Want for Christmas is You&#8217;? The answer is never too soon! We don\u2019t judge. June is good too But the excitement gathers when London&#8217;s Famous Oxford Street lights go on! And this time, the lights are all set to be turned on <b>November 3, 2025. <\/b><\/p>\n<p>Oxford Street, located in the West End of London, if you didn&#8217;t know already, is the busiest shopping street in the UK and Europe! A shopaholic&#8217;s paradise, you have more than 300 stores to shop or window-shop from, totally up to you.  But if shopping isn&#8217;t your thing, you can always grab a drink from some of the high-end clubs right down the street. Clubs like the ChinaWhite and The 100 are popular places to hit for a party. <\/p>\n<p>And of course, the &#8216;dazzling Christmas lights&#8217; in Oxford street, have been decked up since 1959, much to everyone\u2019s delight. But what\u2019s even exciting is that every year, a celebrity turns on the lights, which last till January. Jim Carrey, Madonna and the Spice Girls were some of the popular icons who did this in the past. So, if you\u2019re curious to find out which celebrity is going to show up this year, that\u2019s another reason for you to hit Oxford Street on <b>November 3!<\/b><\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-imgix.headout.com\/media\/images\/6e0e902f811878aac54800bf4fe0459c-Christmas%20light.jpeg?fm=pjpg&amp;auto=compress&amp;w=1200&amp;crop=faces&amp;fit=min\" data-sizes=\"auto\" alt=\"park guell barcelona \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-imgix.headout.com\/media\/images\/6e0e902f811878aac54800bf4fe0459c-Christmas%20light.jpeg?fm=pjpg&amp;auto=compress&amp;w=1200&amp;crop=faces&amp;fit=min\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"177477554\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" sizes=\"888px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h2>London\u2019s beloved LED Christmas displays return<\/h2>\n<h3>Energy-saving<\/h3>\n<p>Continuing the sparkle, London\u2019s LED Christmas lights display from the last few years shine on. The idea behind it is to make the whole experience environment and energy-friendly for you. You will get to see LED lightbulbs recycled out of polymer all decked up! They also run on 75% more efficiency compared to the standard lightbulbs that were used before.<\/p>\n<h3>Shorter duration<\/h3>\n<p>Keeping in line with the energy-saving agenda, the starry lights will shine for a lesser duration every day from 4pm-11pm. Don&#8217;t worry though, that&#8217;s still a lot of time for you to check out and get a taste of the holiday mood! <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn-imgix.headout.com\/media\/images\/516c810ef07502a28d970314bada2049-Christmas%20for%20children.jpg?fm=pjpg&amp;auto=compress&amp;w=1200&amp;crop=faces&amp;fit=min\" data-sizes=\"auto\" alt=\"park guell barcelona \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-imgix.headout.com\/media\/images\/516c810ef07502a28d970314bada2049-Christmas%20for%20children.jpg?fm=pjpg&amp;auto=compress&amp;w=1200&amp;crop=faces&amp;fit=min\" data-pagespeed-url-hash=\"177477554\" onload=\"pagespeed.CriticalImages.checkImageForCriticality(this);\" sizes=\"888px\" loading=\"lazy\"><\/p>\n<h3>Children&#8217;s charity &#8211; Starlight<\/h3>\n<p> Possibly the best aspect of the Christmas Lights at Oxford Street this year, you can get involved in charity to help children! Oxford Street has partnered with Starlight to give children a comforting hospital stay during the festive season. All you have to do is sponsor a star, adding to the 300,000 LED lightbulbs already there! Isn&#8217;t that a part of the true essence of Christmas? 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