The festive season is well and truly kicking in and what better destination to get in the festive spirit than Covent Garden? One of London’s most iconic destinations, it will feature over 115,000 lights, giant nutcrackers, daily snowfall and a 55ft British grown Christmas tree.
Other activities that will take place at Covent Garden include:
- Disney Frozen debuting a host of family-friendly experiences including a Frozen Infinity Chamber and a Frozen Forest
- An immersive Lego installation
- The opening of London’s only American Express Christmas shopping lounge where you can find a range of experiences and get your presents gift wrapped
- A Christmas sandwich festival from the 15th-25th of November
- A Covent Garden Christmas Village complete with Festive Food Markets and Dome Dining experiences
- A Winter Warmer Mulled Wine & more festivel from the 10th-24th December
And so much more…
Covent Garden is set to dazzle this festive season, being your one-stop-shop for festivities, shopping, drinking and dining. The neighbourhood will be decorated with thousands of lights and the East Piazza will transform into a dedicated Covent Garden Christmas Village with banquet themed dining experiences and much more. Nutcrackers will also be joining the regular decor of giant baubles, mistletoe and mirror balls, situated outside the Royal Opera House Arcade.
If you love the musical Frozen, be sure to head down on the 13th of November where you can see 10 Frozen ice sculptures each depicting characters from the musical installed on the North Piazza alongside a host of Frozen decorations. From the 9th of November until Christmas, daily snowfall will take place hourly from midday until 7 pm in front of the Christmas tree, turning the area into a truly magical winter wonderland. A Fujifilm expert from the Fujifilm House of Photography will be there to snap photos of you and your loved ones that you can take away as a special souvenir.
Covent Garden will also offer traditional Christmas Market magic. A new Covent Garden Christmas Village will open its doors with a snowy traditional winter town popping up including a festive food market, a winter forest archway, Santa’s sleigh and a Christmas tree forest featuring eight luxury bauble themed dining domes in partnership with Ramsbury Single Estate Gin, offering bookable banquet experiences.
Expect menus full of seasonal and traditional festive food and innovative fun cocktails and drinks with bookings now available. The village has been designed by award-winning film-set designer Sonja Klaus, creating the perfect festive Instagrammable setting. Elsewhere, the iconic Apple Market will be decorated by a show-stopping archway by luxury florists Maison de Fleurs and will be selling traditional gifts and high-quality crafts.
Covent Garden restaurants and bars will also continue to offer weatherproof drinking and dining for visitors, with over 1000 outdoor dining seats across 55 restaurants, with heaters, umbrellas and windbreak screens. Global and independent restaurants offering outdoor dining as well as space for festive meet ups include Sushisamba, The Oystermen, La Goccia, Frenchie, Cora Pearl, Mariage
Frères, La Goccia, The Petersham, Da Henrietta and more.
Find out more about Covent Garden’s festive schedule here.
