Light Up

Christmas is calling! The multi award-winning Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens At Christmas, Hampshire’s largest festive light trail is back with more magic, more sparkle and more seasonal joy than ever before! 

This year’s theme is ‘Enchanted’ a magical after-dark trail filled with light, sound, and festive wonder. The entire experience has been reimagined with eight enchanting, themed zones, each designed to immerse you in the spirit of the season. The popular Super Peak Nights feature double the performers and double the magic, ensuring there’s entertainment throughout the evening. From shimmering Ice Fairies and Featherlight characters to dazzling Mirror Ball Heads, radiant Flower Fairies and returning Fire Artists, every corner of the Gardens comes alive with light, laughter and festive energy. It’s something very special. 

From the moment visitors arrive they will be guided by lanterns through the first zone and then into zone 2, Bloom & Glow where the trail bursts into life in a celebration of colour, scent and sound. Zone 3 is The Wish Pond a beautiful space for hope, love and heartfelt memories. Zone 4 is The Rhythm of Light where light artist Jon Oliver has designed lasers and moving lights to augment a dance music soundtrack. Zone 5 is welcome sight on a chilly night, The Christmas Village, offering tempting treats before leading visitors to Zone 6, The Christmas Wish, a magical projection that brings a child’s dream to life, created by the fantastic Double Take Projections for Jermyn’s House. Zone 7 is The Enchanted Hollow, an amazing woodland that's alive with light, rhythm and festive surprises. The final zone 8 is the spectacular Seasons of Light where the highly creative, female-led Brightside Studios have worked with Light Up Trails’ resident light art genius James Smith to choreograph an immersive journey of wonder through the seasons of the year in a genuinely breathtaking shared moment to send visitors on their way. 

Light Up Sir Harold Hillier Gardens At Christmas Thursday 27 November 2025 – Saturday 3 January 2026

BOOK NOW

Venue details