Light Up Wakefield

Friday 21 – Sunday 23 November 2025

Wakefield City centre

Light Up Wakefield is back with more dazzling light art installations than ever before illuminating Wakefield City Centre!Starting at 4pm on Friday 21 November, spend time in the Cathedral Precinct enjoying live music and entertainment on the main stage before the Christmas Light Switch-On at 5:30pm – which kickstarts the Wakefield Light Trail! The end of the switch-on also sees the beginning of a fantastical Lantern Parade which will be moving through the City Centre from 6pm. Make sure to stop by the Event Hub in WX Wakefield Exchange and pick up a free trail map to locate all the art installations appearing across the city. Unleash your imagination at ‘Let’s Draw’ where you can create designs for an ever-changing digital mural. Let the Norse mythology inspired ‘Ship of the Gods’ take your breath away. Journey through dreamscapes with ‘Rever’, a vivid symphony of radiance and sound. All this and so much more awaits you!

Discover more about the light art installations on the trail via our Digital Trail Map here.

There will also be lots of exciting fringe activity from our partners – find out more here.