Find when all the Christmas lights are being switched on across Buckinghamshire in 2024.  Many of the events combine with a visit a Santa’s grotto, food stalls, family entertainment and a Christmas market.

If you’re after a magical illuminated trail there are some amazing events happening around Bucks and beyond too.

Christmas Lights Switch On in Bucks 2024

Saturday 16th November

• High Wycombe Christmas lights switch on with family entertainment, craft market and food stalls
• Milton Keynes Christmas lights switch on full event details to be released.

Thursday 21st November

• Marlow Christmas lights will see ‘snow’ in the High Street as people gather to listen to carols and festive music around the double-decker bus, which will be stationed at the junction of the High Street and Institute Road. Street entertainers will stroll along the High Street as people gather to enjoy the start of the Christmas season.

Friday 22nd November

• Gerrards Cross Christmas Extravaganza will be full of entertainment and the switch on of the Christmas lights for the festive season.
• Chesham Christmas lights will be switch on during a fun filled evening for all the family.

Sunday 24th November

• Aylesbury Christmas lights switch on will be part of large Christmas on the Cobbles event.

Saturday 30th November

• Chalfont St Giles will be lighting up with their Christmas lights turning on at the village green.
• Stony Stratford Christmas lights switch on and family fun day is packed with entertainment and activities including a lantern parade.
• Wendover Christmas lights will be switched on at the Christmas Celebration on Manor Waste.
• Amersham Christmas Festival

Wednesday 4th December

• Beaconsfield Festival of Lights brings you aparade, stalls and entertainment LIVE on the night, as well as an appearance from Father Christmas

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• Buckingham Christmas lights switch on will also have carol singing to get you in the festive mood and lots of Christmas market stalls.

• Princes Risborough Christmas lights switch on is a festive & fun event for all the family. You can expect an afternoon filled with live performances from local acts, themed roaming street characters, festive food and drink vendors, and opportunities to ice skate, meet Santa, and get a bit of early Christmas shopping
• Newport Pagnell Christmas lights
• Brackley lantern parade and Christmas lights switch on.
• Winslow Christmas Fair and lights switch on (Winslow) 30th Nov FREE

Find all the Christmas activities for kids in Buckinghamshire.