Hey everyone,
The enchanting lantern and light festival has begun in London, UK. Yes, I am talking about Lightopia, London’s largest Christmas light display. The festival will run from 17th November 2022 to 2nd January 2023 (the event is cancelled for 2023-2024) at the historic Crystal Palace Park, London. In this article, I will be sharing the best things to see and do at Lightopia, the great festival of light show.
Everything you need to know about Lightopia:
Before I share my experience with this festival, let me share some details regarding the event.
Lightopia London Date:
19th nov 2021 – 2nd jan 2022
Lightopia, Location:
Crystal Palace Park, London
Is it Free To Visit Lightopia?
No. You need to buy the tickets online and book a slot before visiting the light festival.
Tickets for adults – £ 22.50 , Children (3-15) – £ 15.50
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How Much Time It takes To Walk Around The Christmas Light Trail?
It takes around 90 -120 minutes to walk around the Christmas light trail at Crystal Palace Park. It completely depends on how much time you’d like to spend viewing each installation or light display.
Are there toilets At the venue, Lightopia London?
Yes! (At the entrance and middle of the park)
Is Food Available At Lightopia, London Venue?
Yes! There are a few food joints selling burgers, hot dogs, mulled wine, and snacks that you can have while walking on the light route.
Best Things To See & Do At Lightopia London:
It is my first time visiting Lightopia, the award-winning light show. We pre-booked our tickets and evening 5.30 Pm time slot for the 2nd day of the festival (20th November).
Honestly, I didn’t expect too many visitors at this fest, but how wrong was I. The festival was crowded with kids and adults alike, totally hit!
The crystal Palace park is spacious and is decorated with various immersive interactive light installations and displays. This year, the main installation design theme is rebirth. And the beautiful light installations and lanterns, laser light shows, everything reflects the theme.
The festival also features a 5 minutes stunning laser light show, the palace of light displayingthe rebirth of Crystal Palace. You can see the amazing light show in this video.
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YOU CAN WATCH THE VIDEO HERE🙂
Now, the highlights of Lightopia, 2021
1. Guardian Gate
At the entrance, the Guardian Gate welcomes you to the great festival of light, Lightopia. Here you’ll have to show your online tickets to enter the festival.
There are a few fun rides that you can experience with your kids.
2. Christmas & Kids Zone
The light trail begins with a beautiful Christmas tree installation. There are cute illuminating Christmas gift packages and round ball-shaped light displays dotted along the path. The soft Christmas music with those light installations all together gave me that Christmas vibe in November. Trust me! They also make for perfect spots for cute photos.
3. Phoenix
It’s the first light show that we came across while wandering around the lighting trail. A 10-meter-long Phoenix set on 50,000 square feet of lights illuminating in different colors with beautiful music. The enchanting show lasts for about 1.5 minutes.
4. Interactive Floor
As you pass through the food joints, you’ll find one of the interactive displays, the musical floor that will play notes as you step on them! The quick tip is to exert a lot of pressure when you step on the floor; it won’t work otherwise. (See this video for reference).
As you move forward, you’ll see another stunning tree light display. A dazzling light show of 22 breathtaking trees that symbolizes unity and growth!
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5. Pretty Floral Lighting
Along the trail, you’ll discover the wondrous floral zone filled with beautiful lanterns and light displays. I couldn’t guess all the flowers except for the roses and sunflowers, but they all look so pretty!
Did you know, each of the lanterns displayed in this festival is handmade and hand-painted using the traditional Chinese technique? How creative!
6. Butterfly Field
The next zone is the Butterfly field, wherein several various-sized, cute, colorful, interactive butterfly light installations are on display.
7. Life Balance
Next, the trail leads you to the fantastic illuminating installation, The Life Balance!
In the same vicinity, you’ll also see cute animal light displays, featuring the theme REBIRTH! Ah, the kids would love to get photographed with these cuties.
8. Hourglass
You definitely cannot miss out on this stunning hourglass-shaped light installation!
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9. The Palace Of Light Show
The main highlight of the Lightopia 2021 festival is this laser light show. The historical Crystal Palace Park was officially opened in 1854 to celebrate, educate, entertain people. And, Lightopia, The Palace of Light show stunningly displays the rebirth of Crystal Palace in just 5 minutes! Isn’t it cool? Mr. Husband and I enjoyed the show so much! I am sure, you’ll also love it.
10. Magical Animals
As you progress along the route, you’ll discover the magical animal kingdom wherein the mystical, mythical creatures welcome you wholeheartedly.
11. Dinosaur Zone
The enchanting fancy forest leads you to the kingdom of dinosaurs! This year, you’ll see Lightopia London’s animatronic & digitally projected dinosaurs along with the famous Crystal Palace park Dinosaurs.
This Christmas light trail couldn’t be more exciting without the new Dinos! I had so much fun in my favorite zone, haha 😃.
You’ll also find cute displays like the panda family, swan family, frog family, etc along the Christmas light walk.
The Lightopia light trail ends with the beautiful flower light displays.
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Do I recommend Visiting Lightopia festival?
Lightopia is regarded as London’s largest Christmas light display, so obviously, the tickets are costly. I felt the lighting and displays could have been better considering Crystal Palace Park’s size and the festival’s exorbitant price. Most of the areas were dark. Moreover, except for two of us and three other visitors, no one wore a face mask, no social distancing, and there was none from the organization to check these things. 😞
Lightopia festival is for all age groups, but it is undoubtedly the best for kids. The Christmas vibe, beautiful illuminating trees, delicious refreshments, impressive interactive lanterns, and light installations including the Palace of Lanterns (created using 3D mapping projection), mystical creatures and Dinosaurs, everything makes the Lightopia 2021 festival perfect place for a Christmas family outing.
If it’s your first time, then definitely pay a visit with your family to this wondrous winter wonderland of illumination.
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I’ve been wanting to take the kids to something like this. It really is such a great place to visit to get them in the Christmas spirit. We’d take our masks though!!!
That looks like a beautiful display of christmas lights! I can’t wait to go to a local event to get all the holiday fun!
Oh wow I bet this is an absolutely stunning display to get to go and visit! I have to admit I would love to go to something like this one day.
Beautiful! If I lived closer I would check this out for sure. I love Christmas lights.
This sounds like an amazing event. I love that they have plenty of food.
This looks beautiful! It reminds me of Illumination that our Morton Arboretum has every year.
Oh wow it looks really incredible! What a perfect way to bring some joy and light into the season in a covid-safe way.
I’ve not done any light shows yet this year, but this one looks like a good once. I’ve done Kew Gardens before and that was nice x
I love their floral lightning. It was one of my favorites. I hope they continue this festival and make it every year
Thank you so much 🙂
They have amazing displays. Very attractive and colorful. Definitely makes the holidays brighter and joyful
Agreed! Thank you so much 🙂
Wow! This look’s absolutely amazing and incredible! I really love seeing Christmas lights ! I enjoy reading this!
Thank you so much 🙂
These photos are amazing. I love this time of year. Seeing Christmas light shows like these are the best.
Thank you so much 🙂
The Lightopia in London this year looks amazing and totally different to when we went a few years ago. Such a great day out for the whole family
Absolutely! Thank you so much 🙂
I believe that we will be in London next summer, if covid allows! We cannot wait to be back in London. Wish I could do Christmas there.
Hope everything gets back to normal soon! Thank you so much 🙂
Sending this to my sister – she’s headed there next week! Looks so dazzling!
Great! Thank you so much 🙂
I find Holiday Lights really help get you ready for the Festive Season
Right! Thank you so much 🙂
Super love the light festival, wow!!! I’ve never been to lighttopia in London, that would be amazing…
You’ll love it for sure! Thank you so much 🙂
I love driving around look at the lights at night and seeing all the decorations around the neighborhood and town. It’s such a fun family tradition…what a beautiful display at the park! This certainly gets you into the spirit of the season!
Couldn’t agree more! Thank you so much 🙂
wow! Thank you for sharing with us this amazing event. Maybe one day I’ll have the opportunity to visit it!
Amen! Thank you so much 🙂
Visiting a light display during the holidays is magical. We went to one before and had a blast.
Agreed! Thank you so much 🙂
This sounds pretty amazing, I would love to see this in person.
Thank you so much 🙂
We go to Lightopia every year and are going next week! Thank you so much for sharing your experience, I am so excited.
Yay, awesome! Hope you have fun 😍 Thank you so much 🙂
Wow, this looks awesome! I would love to go and see this as I’m a huge fan of holiday lights!
Please do! Thank you so much 🙂
This looks amazing. This is a light show I would love to see!!
Yes, you’d love it! Thank you so much 🙂
I so want too see this beautiful light show! I always enjoy these in the Holiday season and brings out the kid in you….. Thank you!
My pleasure 🙂
Wow this Christmas light display looks truly magical and if we lived closer I would definitely take my kids! Thanks, fo sharing
Laura x
You’re welcome 🙂
What a neat place to visit. I wish we had something like this near me. So beautiful and looks like fun.
It was fun indeed! Thank you so much 🙂
Oh how lovely! I’d love to visit. It also looks like a great place to go with the family.
Absolutely! Thank you so much 🙂
We are going tonight, can you advise us about the parking? Where exactly and is it free car
Park? Thank you very much!