We are so happy to share that Cutteslowe Light Trail, a fantastic FREE community event, is returning on Saturday 15 November in Cutteslowe Park.
Adventure to Cutteslowe Park, where you can…
- admire a magical lantern display created with pupils from Cutteslowe Primary School
- listen to live music from Sol Samba (4pm – 5pm), watch youth theatre performances (5.15pm & 6.15pm) and create your own shadow puppetry play in the Show Tent
- get creative in the Craft Tent
- take a ride on the illuminated miniature railway
- dance your socks off in the Pavilion at Family Dance Party (3pm SOLD OUT, 5pm tickets limited – pre-booking required, pay-what-you-feel)
- explore the Glow Gallery and find out about the science of rainbows in the Glow Tent
- find out about the Cutteslowe Greenhouse community project in the Grow Tent
Pick up a trail map from the info point and complete the trail at your own pace from 3pm – 7pm on Saturday 15 November.
How to Find Us
Car parking is limited – please consider the environment and cycle, bus or walk if you can.
For adventurers in need of disabled parking, please come via Holt Weer Close (A40 Car Park end) as this is the most illuminated path into the park. If you are coming via Harbord Road, it will be very dark.
Oxford Christmas Light Festival
The Cutteslowe Light Trail is proud to be part of Oxford’s Christmas Light Festival, featuring workshops, illuminations and trails taking place across the city from 14 – 16 November 2025
Partners
The Cutteslowe Light Trail has been created in partnership with The North Wall, Cutteslowe Community Centre, Cutteslowe Primary School, Cutteslowe Greenhouse, Cutteslowe Community Partnership and North Oxford Association. Thank you to cultural partners Dancin’ Oxford and Oxford IF. Supported by funding from Oxford City Council and the Woodroffe Benton Foundation.
