Let’s start with the main event: Oxford Street and Regent Street. These usually flip on in early November. Yes, before you’ve even finished your Halloween candy. Expect a huge crowd, a pop star pressing a button, and then—poof—two miles of glowing stars.
Regent Street’s lights are a spectacle of giant angels. They’ve been flying there since the 1950s. Fun fact: those angels are actually made of real gold leaf. Well, some of them. Okay, maybe just a few specks, but it sounds posh.
Then there’s Carnaby Street.
This place is the wild child of Christmas lights. One year it’s neon peace signs. Next year it’s giant, psychedelic fish. You’ll never guess the theme. It’s always a surprise. The switch-on is usually mid-November, and the street becomes a glowing, Insta-worthy maze.
