Christmas events 2026
Light up your festive season with our guide to Christmas light switch-ons and shopping events taking place across the borough.
Balham
Balham Christmas lights switch-on.
- Date: Sunday 29 November
- Time: 1 to 5pm (lights switch-on at 5pm)
- Location: Bedford Hill Place
Festive lighting and a community Christmas tree display in Bedford Hill Place with live music and free face painting.
Battersea
Battersea High Street Christmas lights switch-on. A festive market with performances from local schools and groups.
- Date: Saturday 14 November
- Time: 12 noon to 4pm (lights switch-on at 3.45pm)
- Location: Battersea High Street
Carols in The Square - community carol singing, Christmas music and brass band, mulled wine and mince pies, hot chocolate for children, Santa hats and much more!
- Date: Tuesday 1 December
- Time: 6.30 to 8pm (lights switch-on at 6.45pm)
- Location: Battersea Square
Clapham Junction
Clapham Junction Christmas lights switch-on. Enjoy an evening of festive entertainment around the spectacular Christmas tree, with carols from local schools along Northcote Road, special performances from local entertainment venues and a grand finale on the Abyssinia Road stage.
- Date: Friday 27 November
- Time: 3.30 to 5pm (lights switch-on at 5pm)
- Location: Corner of Northcote Road and Abyssinia Road
Festive market - shop local this Small Business Saturday and enjoy live music and free face painting. Discover gifts, beauty, lifestyle, art and food from local traders at this festive Christmas market.
- Date: Saturday 5 December
- Time: 12 to 4pm
- Location: Bramlands Square, by the Grant Road exit of Clapham Junction
Furzedown
Furzedown Christmas lights switch-on.
- Date: Friday 4 December
- Time: 3.30 to 5pm (switch-on at 4pm)
- Location: Mitcham Lane at the end of Thrale Road
Expect carols from the Great Gustos and school choirs, free crafts, hot chocolate and a free Santa’s grotto.
Putney
Putney Christmas lights switch-on.
- Date: Friday 27 November
- Time: 3 to 6pm (lights switch-on at 6pm)
- Location: Putney town centre and Church Square
Putney’s annual Christmas celebration brings festive cheer to St Mary’s Church Square, where the Christmas tree lights switch-on marks the start of the festive season.
Roehampton
Roehampton Christmas lights switch-on.
- Date: Thursday 26 November
- Time: 3.30 to 4.30pm (lights switch-on at 3.45pm)
- Location: Danebury Avenue, Roehampton
Come see the Christmas tree light switch-on and schools' lantern parade. There will be crafting activities taking place and refreshments available in both the Base and Roehampton Library.
Southfields
Southfields Christmas lights switch-on.
- Date: Wednesday 2 December
- Time: 4.30 to 6.30pm (lights switch-on at 5pm)
- Location: Replingham Road
Christmas is coming to Southfields! Come along to the switching on of the Southfields Christmas lights, with market stalls and performances from local schools and groups.
Tooting
Tooting Christmas lights switch-on. The Tooting Christmas tree is switched on by the mayor of Wandsworth, there’s live music, performances from choirs from local schools, Christmas donkeys to pet, food, stalls and lots of Christmassy fun.
- Date: Thursday 3 December
- Time: 4 to 7pm (lights switch-on at 4.30pm)
- Location: St Nicholas Church and Church Lane
Festive market - shop local this Small Business Saturday and discover gifts, beauty, lifestyle, art and food from local traders at this festive Christmas market.
- Date: Saturday 5 December
- Time: 12 to 4pm
- Location: Totterdown Street
Wandsworth Common
Bellevue Road Christmas lights switch-on.
- Date: Friday 4 December
- Time: 4 to 5pm (lights switch-on at 4.30pm)
- Location: Bellevue Road
Enjoy live carol singing and seasonal music along the street.
Wandsworth Town
Wandsworth Town Christmas lights switch-on.
- Date: Saturday 21 November
- Time: 11am to 5pm
- Location: Southside Shopping Centre
Wandsworth Town’s festive celebration features live entertainment from local and emerging talent on Southside’s Piazza on Wandsworth High Street from 11am. Inside the shopping centre, children can meet Santa, share their Christmas wishes and receive a gift to take home.
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