What's On in Westminster
Things to do in and around Westminster: events, days out and family activities, with the practical details.
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Westminster fireworks: Queen's Park is the only display
Queen's Park Gardens holds Westminster's only free bonfire display, on 5 November. It gets announced very late, and Battersea tickets go on sale 8 September.
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Hyde Park
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland: opens 19 Nov, £1 entry days
Winter Wonderland runs 19 November to 3 January, closed Christmas Day. Entry is £1 on November weekdays and £8.25 at peak, and the four gates are not equal.
Oxford Street
Oxford Street Christmas lights: no 2026 date announced
Neither Oxford Street nor Regent Street has published a 2026 switch-on date. Both landed in the first fortnight of November last year, and both sites are stale.
New Year
London New Year fireworks: tickets due mid-October
Tickets for the Thames fireworks went on sale 17 October last year and sold out. Prices, the six viewing areas, the Londoner discount and the road closures.