Christmas at Kew, one of the UK’s biggest and best Christmas light trails, has released tickets for its 2026 event. The trail welcomes visitors to experience Kew Gardens after dark, with immersive light installations, large artworks, and atmospheric soundscapes.
This year’s event features new installations and artworks, including a floral meadow with blooms programmed to music and an animated willow tree inspired by Kew’s collection of over 11,000 trees.
The trail includes a gateway of huge gifts, illuminated arches, and festive details such as candy canes, a gingerbread walk, and life-sized Nutcracker figures. Visitors can also explore the atmospheric Fire Garden with dancing flames and the sparkling Pealight Tree decorated with thousands of twinkling lights.
The famous Temperate House light show will be featured in front of the world’s largest surviving Victorian glasshouse. Additionally, visitors can learn about Kew’s Palm House renovation project.
New for this Christmas are adult-only evenings on Thursday, 3 December, and Wednesday, 9 December, allowing over-18s to enjoy the trail with friends, colleagues, or partners. Quiet Access sessions will also be available on 21 November and 1, 16, and 26 December for visitors with hidden and visual disabilities.
Food and drinks cabins will be dotted around the trail, offering refreshment options for all the family, including seasonal street food and warming festive favorites like toasted marshmallows, hot chocolate, and mulled wine. The Botanical Brasserie will also be open for sit-down meals.
Every ticket purchased supports Royal Botanic Garden, Kew’s work as a charity and global centre for plant and fungal science, education, conservation, and horticulture. Sandra Botterell, Kew’s executive director of marketing and commercial enterprise, states that “Christmas at Kew is a firm favourite of the seasonal calendar, and the experience this year promises to be just as enchanting as always.”
Tickets are available for the event, which runs from 13 November 2026 to 3 January 2027. Adults can purchase tickets from £25.23, while children’s tickets start at £20. Under 4s can attend for free. The trail is open from 4:20pm to 10pm, and tickets can be booked at kew.org/christmas.
