This year is the 25th Anniversary of The Diwali Winter Festival of Lights in Northampton.

Join the celebrations with cultural food and drink, community stalls, live stage entertainment, henna painting, arts and crafts, saree dressing and the spectacular Diwali lantern procession and magical parade, featuring breathtaking giant puppets including Harminder the elephant.

Stalls open at 10am | Entertainment from 12pm | Parade starts at 6pm

The festival will start at 10am on the Market Square, live stage entertainment from 12pm to 8pm; at 6pm the enchanting parade will make its way through the town centre and finish at the Market Square for further exciting anniversary celebrations.

As 2025 also marks the 350th Anniversary of the Great Fire of Northampton – the theme for Diwali this year will be commemorating this significant milestone in the town’s history and all are encouraged to wear colours of fire – the brighter the better!