When is Piccadilly Lights open?
Open 24 hours, every day.
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LandmarkSt. James's
Piccadilly Lights
- 4.6867 reviews
- Free
- Open now
The Piccadilly Lights are a dazzling, larger-than-life LED advertising display in the heart of London's Piccadilly Circus, offering a bustling urban atmosphere and constant visual spectacle. Visitors come for the iconic illuminated billboards, lively street energy, and excellent photo opportunities—expect crowds, street performers, and a central city landmark experience.
Quick answers
Piccadilly Lights in short
When is the best time to visit Piccadilly Lights?
It's at its best evenings, and afternoons. Wedar also scores every hour of the next five days against the forecast; see the best time on this page.
Is Piccadilly Lights indoors or outdoors?
Outdoors: best on a dry day.
Where is Piccadilly Lights?
Piccadilly Circus,London,W1D 7ET,United Kingdom.
Right now · 9:45 pm
Why it fits right now
Better tomorrow at 12 pm.
It works now, but the weather or the hour suits it more later.
In its favour
- Best in the evening
- Outdoors
Worth knowing
- Feels 7° out there
9°
Partly cloudy
- Feels
- 7°
- Rain
- 0%
- Wind
- 8km/h
- 10pm
9° - 11pm9°
- 12am
10°
The next five days
Best time to go
Scored on the forecast, its opening hours and when it's at its best. Tap a time to see it.
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Before you go
Plan your visit
Hours
Open now- monday
- Open 24 hours
- tuesday
- Open 24 hours
- wednesday
- Open 24 hours
- thursday
- Open 24 hours
- friday
- Open 24 hours
- saturday
- Open 24 hours
- sundayToday
- Open 24 hours
Where and how
- 1 Piccadilly Lights
- 2 SOMA Soho · 1 min
- 3 Bar Amercain · 1 min
- 4 Happy London · 2 min
- 5 Waxy O'Connor's London · 3 min
Good to know
- Outdoors
- Free to visit
- Good for solo
- Good for small groups
From visitors and the venue
What it's like
4.6from 867 reviews
Known for
- Sightseeing
- Photography
- Weekend outings
- Art installations
- Scenic views
- Historic landmarks
The feel
- Lively
- Trendy
- Historic
- Tourists
- Groups
- Solo friendly
Around St. James's
Nearby
Within about a 15-minute walk.
Good nowSOMA SohoBar · 1 min walk
Good nowBar AmercainCocktail bar · 1 min walk
Happy LondonModern European · 2 min walk
Good nowWaxy O'Connor's LondonPub · 3 min walk
On nearby
For the next three hours
What to wear to go there now
Leave with a jacket.
JacketThe whole time