Castleford Light Switch-On

Sun 22 Nov 2026 - Sun 22 Nov 2026

12:00 - 18:00

Castleford Precinct

Free

Event Information

Travel Information

Parking

There are numerous off-street and on-street car parking spaces in Castleford Town Centre.

Find a full list with details here.

Bus

You can find more information about bus services to Castleford on the Arriva website here.

Train

Castleford Station

It is an approximately 5 minute walk from Castleford Train Station to Castleford Town Centre.

You can find station details here.

Accessibility Information

The Events Team at Wakefield Council are passionate about providing an enjoyable experience that is accessible to all.

Our friendly team of staff, security, first aiders and contractors will be on hand to offer any assistance throughout the event. You can find them in either Hi-Vis or Wakefield Council Uniform. Look for ‘EVENT STAFF’ on their backs.

Accessible Parking

There are blue car parking spaces at nearby Castlefields Car Park and Welbeck Street Car Park.

Accessible Toilets

There will be an accessible port-aloo available in Castleford Precinct.

Assistance Dogs

Assistance dogs are welcome to all areas of the event.

Changing Places

Unfortunately, there is no Changing Places at the event site.

The closest Changing Places is at Frasers Plus Designer Outlet Leeds (previously known as Junction 32): Changing Places Toilets (changing-places.org)

Medical Facilities

Should you need any form of medical attention please inform a member of staff or security onsite where they can show you where the medical tent is located or request for a medic to come to you.

We do not have any secure storage for medicines on site.

Site Description

Castleford precinct is very flat, the area can be easily navigated around without having to cross any steps or inclines.

Carlton Street – This is the main festival site and where most activities will take place, the street is easily accessible and completely flat.

Further Questions

We are continually updating event information for Castleford Light Switch-On so please keep checking back on this page.

If you do have any queries or feel that there is anything we can improve on, we are open to suggestions!

You can contact the team at festivals@wakefield.gov.uk

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