✨️ The 26th Diwali Winter Festival of Lights returns on Saturday 31st October 2026 from 10am-8pm at Northampton Market Square.

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

🤩 WHAT TO EXPECT
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

🕐 1PM - 8PM
Visitors can enjoy henna painting, saree dressing and stalls, along with cultural food and drink and live stage entertainment from 12pm – 8pm.

🕕 6PM - PARADE
At 6pm, the enchanting, breathtaking light parade will make its way through the town centre and finish at the Market Square, followed by more celebrations.

We look forward to welcoming you to this magical event, organised by the IHWO Northampton and supported by the Town Council, West Northamptonshire Council and Northampton Town Centre BID alongside University of Northampton Grosvenor Shopping Northampton Inspiration Arts Inspiration 107.8 FM Stage Right Productions Royal & Derngate and Northampton College.