Longleat's Festival of Light to return with Roald Dahl theme
It's the most ambitious festival at the Wiltshire attraction to date
The Festival of Light is returning to Longleat this Christmas after a two-year absence with a theme showcasing the works of one of the most famous children's author, Roald Dahl.
Much loved characters like Willy Wonka, Matilda and The Twits will be brought to life.
They'll be a five metre tall BFG and key moments from some of his iconic books like George's Marvellous Medicine and Charlie and The Chocolate Factory.
A team of designers from Longleat will work in partnership The Roald Dahl Story Company to create illuminated scenes.
More than 800 individual lanterns will feature in the event billed ' The Wondrous Worlds of Roald Dahl.'
The event launches on November 5th and will run on selected dates throughout the festive holidays until January 8th.
Phizz-whizzing theme!
Kevin Ashley, Longleat’s Head of Marketing, is thrilled it's back;
“After an absence of two years due to covid, we are delighted to be able to officially announce the phizz-whizzing theme for The Festival of Light 2022."
“Roald Dahl’s stories are part of everyone’s childhood and to have the opportunity to bring them to life here at Longleat is so exciting.
“Our team of designers is hard at work transforming all the iconic characters into lantern form and creating what is certain to be our most ambitious festival ever.
“With such an extraordinary cast of characters, and at a time when we all need a little bit of magic to look forward to, we’re determined to make something truly remarkable this year.”
Longleat’s famous 15-metre Enchanted Christmas Tree show and the Santa Train will also return.
When do tickets go on sale?
Tickets are due to go on sale in July and will also include access to all the popular animal and adventure attractions, including the Winter Safari Drive-through, Jungle Kingdom, Jungle Cruise and Longleat Hedge Maze.
More information can be found here: www.longleat.co.uk