Creative Lights Festival: Brilliant Bugs returns on 15th November 2025, celebrating the rich tapestry of British wildlife with a special focus on insects — the tiny heroes of our ecosystems. Join us for this magical event featuring drop-in creative activities, a free community meal, and a vibrant parade that shines a light on the creatures that pollinate, feed, and sustain life around Rose Hill.
Creative Lights Festival 2025 is run by Film Oxford, Rose Hill Junior Youth Club and Rose Hill and Iffley Low. Carbon. The festival is part of a city-wide Oxford Christmas Lights Festival 2025 running for three days, 14th – 16th November 2025, run by Oxford City Council
Festival Dates:
Festival Day: Saturday 15th November 2025
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm. Creative activities include making your lantern for the parade, a free Community Meal, and other drop-in creative activities for young people and families, as well as other events celebrating local British wildlife and the importance of insects and other small creatures in sustaining our environment.
4:30 pm – 5:00 pm. Gather outside Rose Hill Community Centre, ready for the parade around Rose Hill.
5:00 pm – 6:00 pm. Parade leaves and travels around the estate, ending outside the Oval for a dance with the marching band.
Pre-Festival Family Half-Term Activities: Monday 27th and Tuesday 28th October 2025, 11 am-2 pm at Norman Brown Rooms 1 & 2 at Rose Hill Community Centre. Free drop-in creative activities for young people and families, including making a lantern in advance of the parade day.
Festival Funders
National Lottery Communities Fund
