Christmas Lights Switch-On · Wales
Cardiff Christmas Lights Switch-On 2025: Date, Time & What's On
This is the 2025 event, now past. The 2026 date has not been published yet.
Christmas lights switch-on dates, times and locations across the UK, taken from council, Business Improvement District and organiser announcements. Every value shows its source and the date we last checked it.
Key facts
- Date
- Thursday 13 November 2025
Source: forcardiff.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Switch-on time
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Event starts
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Where
- Cardiff city centre: Canal Quarter, Central Station and Cardiff Market
Source: forcardiff.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Free or ticketed
- Free
Source: forcardiff.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Performers
- Live choir at Canal Quarter
Source: forcardiff.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 - Fireworks
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Road closures
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Parking
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
“Thursday November 13 is the official start of the festive season in Cardiff. Not only will the city light up for the first time” — forcardiff.com
Where: Cardiff city centre: Canal Quarter, Central Station and Cardiff Market
Getting there and getting home
- Nearest station
- Cardiff Central · place record
- Road closures
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
- Parking
- Not yet announced — checked 2 Sep 2026
Last year: 2024
No 2024 record on file.
Nearby Christmas lights switch-ons
- BristolWed 12 Nov6pm41 km
- BirminghamThu 13 Nov5pm142 km
- ReadingSat 15 Nov2pm152 km
- LichfieldSun 23 Nov5pm162 km
- StaffordSat 22 Nov5pm164 km
Sources
- https://www.forcardiff.com/blogs/a-very-cardiff-christmas-your-guide-to-a-magical-2025-festive-season/ (bid) — checked 2 Sep 2026
- cardiff.gov.uk (council)
Source: forcardiff.com· checked 2 Sep 2026 · Last updated 2 Sep 2026