A glittering light trail will take over Temple Newsam this Christmas, bringing the most sparkling of festive celebrations to Leeds.
Northern Lights Leeds will take place in the grounds of the Grade I-listed landmark, filling it with light installations and illuminations.
Tickets are now on sale for the huge event, which is expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors this winter and had more than 40,000 excited fans sign up for pre-sale.
The news of its arrival in West Yorkshire follows sell-out success in Newcastle last year.
The Northern Lights Leeds light trail is a mile-long spectacle with 14 distinct illuminated zones, each one immersive visitors into another dazzling world.
As you stroll through the jaw-dropping displays around the heritage gardens and picturesque woodlands, you’ll listen to a soundtrack of unique musical compositions.
One such installation will be The Rainbow Road, a multicolour marvel, and the River of Light, developed by multi-media experimentalists Ithaca Studios who also created installations for the likes of Kew Gardens, Netflix and Glastonbury.
Ithaca Studios will also be bringing their light experience, Upon A Star, to life, with four enormous trees adorned with more than 3000 computer-programmed lights that will dance to originally composed music.
The trail will also include a magical Christmas Village serving a huge range of festive food.
Northern Lights Leeds comes from event specialists From The Fields, the team responsible for breathtaking light trails including Cardiff’s Christmas at Bute Park, Northern Lights Newcastle and the multi-award-winning music festival Kendal Calling.
As well as hosting two neuro-inclusive evenings at Northern Lights Leeds (reducing capacity by 60% to allow more space for visitors and lowering audio volume levels), From The Fields and Northern Lights Leeds are proud to be partnering with Leeds Women’s Aid and Leeds Hospitals Charity.
The collaboration between Northern Lights Leeds and Leeds Hospital Charity will feature festive designs from young patients of Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Roxy Robinson, creative director at From the Fields said: “We’re incredibly excited to go on-sale with the very first Northern Lights Leeds today.
“The response from the city, not only in the huge number of pre-sale sign-ups, but in the hundreds of messages and wonderful comments we’ve received has been a brilliant thing to experience.
Light installations will take over Temple Newsam when Northern Lights Leeds arrives this Christmas. Credit: Supplied
“With such a warm welcome coming from Leeds and West Yorkshire, we can’t wait to get on and deliver a truly enchanting experience for all those joining us this Christmas”
Catherine Butt, Leeds Hospitals Charity Community Fundraiser Manager said: “We're so delighted to be partnering with Northern Lights Leeds to bring more joy and excitement to the city during the festive season.
“With their support and your generosity, we can continue making a real difference for staff and patients who visit our world-class NHS hospitals right here in Leeds.”
Northern Lights Leeds will take place at Temple Newsam between 21 November and 31 December.
Tickets are on sale nowhere, priced from £13.95 for children and £19.50 for adults.
Tesco has officially unveiled its Christmas Meal Deal menu for 2026, and has revealed when it’ll be arriving in stores.
Spooky season may not have even arrived yet, but it won’t be long before the most wonderful time of the year is here and most of the UK’s major supermarkets have already started stocking their shelves with Christmas food, drink, and gifts galore.
Tesco has now unveiled all the sandwiches and snacks forming part of its iconic lunchtime meal deal selection.
10 new seasonal mains and sides have been launched this year, as well as some classics and returning fan favourites too.
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The retailer says its food on-the-go experts have worked hard to bring a variety of festive flavours and great-quality ingredients together this year, with something on offer to cater to all tastes and preferences.
Available in stores and online from next week, with Tesco Clubcard members paying just £3.80 or £5.50 to upgrade to a Premium Meal Deal, some of the all-new main options you can choose from in 2026’s festive lineup include the Fully Loaded Chicken, Stuffing, Braised Red Cabbage & Cranberry Sauce Sandwich, the Christmas Triple Sandwich, and the Pork Meatball Wrap with smoky sage and onion mayonnaise.
Other returning favourites include the Brie and Cranberry Sandwich, the Currywurst Sausage Sub, and the absolute classic Turkey & Trimmings Sandwich.
For veggies and vegans, there’s a new Tesco Plant Chef Christmas Veg Fest Wrap, and for those who follow a gluten free diet, you can grab the Gluten Free Festive Chicken & Trimmings sandwich.
When it comes to snacks to accompany those mains, the festive Mini Pork Pies and Pig in Blanket Sausage Rolls are returning to the lineup this year, alongside some new additions like the Pretzels with Salted Caramel Soft Cheese Dip, and Mini Cheese Twists.
The 2026 Tesco Christmas Meal Deal range will be in stores across the UK from Monday 12 October, and there’s thousands of combinations to try.
Yorkshire-set Christmas film by Leeds director starring Richard E. Grant set to hit UK cinemas next month
Clementine Hall
A brand-new Christmas film is hitting cinemas nationwide next month - and it’s a proper Leeds success story.
Jack Spring directed his first feature film at just 19 years old and has spent the last decade carving out a career in independent film, as well as co-founding Leeds-based production company Shush Films.
His first movie, Destination: Dewsbury, was shot just down the road in - you guessed it - Dewsbury. And after moving to Leeds from Grimsby, Jack became determined to build his business from the city, putting down roots and growing his production company here.
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Now, after years of working on independent projects, Jack has taken his biggest leap yet with a brand-new Christmas film, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint.
Set in Yorkshire, Merry Christmas Aubrey Flint follows Aubrey Flint, a reclusive model soldier painter with a lifelong hatred of Christmas, who is sentenced to community service at Willow Lodge - a retirement home on the brink of closure.
Roped into helping with a chaotic production of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, Aubrey clashes with its interesting set of residents...
And the cast is about as star-studded as it gets, featuring Richard E. Grant, John Bradley, Celia Imrie, Adjoa Andoh, Sophia Di Martino, Adrian Rawlins and Kiell Smith-Bynoe.
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The heartwarming festive comedy will hit cinemas nationwide on Friday 6 November - a huge milestone for a Leeds-based director and production company, taking a homegrown Yorkshire story to audiences across the country.
You just can't beat a proper wholesome British Christmas film, so you can best believe we'll be watching in the cinema, popcorn in hand.
Daisy Jackson -
28th June 2024 
