The Regent Street Christmas Lights Switch-On - Thursday 14th November 2019

Regent Street will be celebrating the start of the festive season on Thursday 14th November 2019 with its Christmas Lights switch-on. With 2019 marking the 200th anniversary of the creation of Regent Street itself, this year will be a celebration of this key moment in London’s history. On Thursday 14th November, we invite you to enjoy a pedestrianised Regent Street to experience the switch-on evening with entertainment for all ages to enjoy.

Home to the largest lights installation in the capital, Regent Street’s and St James’s awe-inspiring ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ lights feature stunning suspended spirits inspired by Regent Street’s Christmas lights in 1954. Watching the stunning spirits light up is a truly magical moment and for those planning a visit, you can soak up the celebratory atmosphere and browse the shops, restaurants and bars across Regent Street and neighbouring St James’s before and after the switch-on show, which will take place from  5.30pm – 6.30pm.

With previous switch-on shows hosting the likes West-End musical showstopper Dreamgirls, singing superstars Calum Scott, Clean Bandit and Paloma Faith, as well as Doctor Who’s Jodie Whittaker on the Regent Street stage, we’re excited to share this year’s acts with you: keep checking @regentstreetw1 for more details in due course.

Promising a fun occasion for friends and family, the traffic-free street will also include a shopping evening from 4-9pm. An array of brands that call London’s most iconic shopping street home will be joining in the festivities with a host of in-store and on-street surprises – from special shopping events to musical acts, and extra special gifts – to mark the start of the festive season.

Keep checking our channels for details on who might be performing and follow @RegentStreetW1 #TheSpiritOfChristmas for ongoing updates.

Regent Street Christmas Lights - This Years Celebrity Line Up

DOCTOR WHO’S JODIE WHITTAKER, SINGER CALUM SCOTT AND PERFORMERS FROM MULTI-AWARD-WINNING MUSICAL DREAMGIRLS, TO SWITCH ON REGENT STREET’S CHRISTMAS LIGHTS ALONGSIDE HEART LONDON BREAKFAST’S JAMIE THEAKSTON AND HEART EVENING SHOW PRESENTER SIAN WELBY, BRINGING THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS TO ONE OF LONDON’S MOST ICONIC DESTINATIONS

•    WHAT:     Regent Street Christmas Lights Switch On 
•    WHERE:     Regent Street at Vigo Street, W1B 2EL
•    WHEN:      Thursday 15th November from 5.30pm – 6.30pm
•    WITH:     Heart London Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston and Heart Evening show presenter Sian Welby, Doctor Who’s Jodie Whittaker with performances from Calum Scott and Dreamgirls
•    PRICE:       Free

o    Traffic free shopping evening 5.00pm – 9.00pm

The largest Christmas light installation in the capital, ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ returns to London’s most iconic shopping street on Thursday 15th November, with a magical celebration of the switch-on moment.

British actor and the first female to play The Doctor in Doctor Who, Jodie Whittaker, British singer and songwriter Calum Scott and the cast of the multi-award-winning West-End musical Dreamgirls, will switch on the ‘The Spirit of Christmas’ lights. Heart London Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston and Heart Evening’s Sian Welby – who turn up the feel-good on Heart, the UK’s biggest commercial radio brand - will host Regent Street’s iconic switch-on event.    
The star-studded show will begin from 5.30pm on 15th November, and Regent Street will shine even brighter, as this year’s event will see an array of performances from special guests Calum Scott and the amazing cast of Dreamgirls. The whole of Regent Street will be traffic free from Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Circus, enabling visitors to the area to soak up the festive atmosphere amongst Regent Street’s world-class shops and restaurants.

Jodie Whittaker said: “I can’t think of a better way to launch Christmas across London than switching on the iconic Regent Street Lights. I know there will be a phenomenal atmosphere as the countdown gets underway and I can’t wait to be there.”

Heart London Breakfast’s Jamie Theakston said: “I’ve always loved switching on the Regent Street Christmas Lights for a few years now and I’m always so excited to return. Christmas is my favourite time of year and this is certainly the event which kicks off the festive feeling!”

The switch-on event is brought to you by The Crown Estate, New West End Company and in partnership with Heart, and this year’s celebration will include an array of performances from special guests taking centre stage, with previous acts including Paloma Faith, Tom Odell and Clean Bandit.

Regent Street has long been famous for its spectacular lights display during the Christmas season, as the first ever central London location to introduce festive lighting and decoration in 1954. The tradition has carried on and since influenced many other destinations nationwide to bring this spirit to their local communities through festive lighting schemes. 

The fleet of spectacular large-scale ‘spirits’ will return for another year to soar the length of one of London’s most recognisable destinations. Designed by leading British lighting creatives, James Glancy Design, the scheme is a breath-taking gift to the street’s visitors to mark the ‘most wonderful time of the year’.

The Spirit of Christmas - Regent Street Christmas Lights - Thursday 16th 2017

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·         WHAT:       Regent Street Christmas Lights Switch On

·         WHERE:     Regent Street (Corner of Vigo Street), W1B 2EL

·         WHEN:      Thursday 16^th November 4.00pm – 9.00pm

Switch On show approx. 6.00pm – 7.00pm

·         PRICE:       Free

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The Spirit of Christmas returns to London’s most iconic street on Thursday 16^th November, with a magical, festive celebration to mark the switch-on of the capital’s largest Christmas lighting scheme.

Regent Street was the very first central London street to introduce festive lighting and decoration back in 1954 to bring the spirit of Christmas to all Londoners. The tradition has carried on and since influenced many other destinations nationwide to bring this spirit to their local communities through festive lighting schemes.

From 4pm on November 16th, the grand stretch of Regent Street will be fully pedestrianised from Oxford Circus to Piccadilly Circus until 9pm, enabling visitors to the capital to soak up the festive atmosphere amongst Regent Street’s world-class shops and restaurants.  Stores, restaurants, hotels and bars will be opening their doors for the evening to offer exclusive treats and surprises – the perfect opportunity to buy gifts for loved ones or celebrate ahead of Christmas. Bigger and more twinkling than ever, the event will begin with an array of performances from special guests, including an iconic artist and a world-class performance to be announced very soon.

The fleet of spectacular large-scale ‘spirits’ – Regent Street’s most ambitions lighting scheme – will return for a second year to soar the length of one of London’s most recognisable destinations. Designed by leading British lighting creatives, James Glancy Design, the scheme is a breath-taking gift to the street’s visitors to mark the ‘most wonderful time of the year’.

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