Light Up Castleford

Light Up returns to Castleford Town Centre on Tuesday 25 November 2025!

Our friendly team of staff, security, first aiders and contractors will be on hand to offer any assistance. You can find us in either Hi-Viz or Wakefield Council Uniform, look for EVENT STAFF on our backs!

The main precinct and event site are relatively flat, the area can be easily navigated around without having to cross many steps and inclines.

Please note this is not a ticketed event and therefore we cannot confirm what the site capacity will be on the day.

The crowds generally gather close to the stalls and break out areas can be found just off the precinct where benches can be found for rests. We expect crowds to gather as it gets closer to the light switch on from around 4:30pm which may make some of the precinct harder to navigate. W

We recommend travelling behind the market stalls for easier navigation if you want to travel straight down the precinct.

More information coming soon.

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

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

Assistance dogs (in fact all dogs!) are welcomed to all areas of the event.

Car Parking

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

Find a full list with details 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.

Bus

Castleford Bus Station 

It is an approximately 6 minute walk from Castleford Bus Station to Castleford Town Centre.

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

You can find out more on our getting here page.

We are continually updating our provisions for the event 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!

Please feel free to contact us on festivals@wakefield.gov.uk