Friday 4th December
Kew Sparkle 4pm -8pm
On the first Friday in December, Kew Village comes alive with market stalls, fairground rides, street food, children singing Christmas carols and Santa’s Grotto – raising funds for the Kew village Christmas lights and local charities.
Kew Sparkle
The main event. On the first Friday of December, Kew Village becomes a festive wonderland – over 40 market stalls, hot food, fairground rides, stilt walkers, school choirs and Santa’s Grotto. Free to attend.
Kew Village Lights
The Christmas lights that brighten Kew through December and early January are funded and organised by the Kew Sparkle Committee. Donations from residents, contributions from local businesses, a grant from Richmond Council and school jumper appeals all keep the village illuminated.
Local Causes
Every year Kew Sparkle supports a local charity. This year we are pleased to be support KNA Kew Neighbourhood Association in their 25th anniversary year. Over the years Kew Sparkle has raised over £30k for local Charities.
Run By the Village, For the Village
Volunteers, traders and neighbours since 2005.
Kew Sparkle started as a simple idea — that a village is better when it comes together. All these years later, it's an evening that draws thousands into Kew Village, run entirely by a committee of local volunteers with no paid staff and no corporate backing.
Everything you see on the night is the work of people who live and trade here. Shopkeepers stay open late, school choirs rehearse for weeks, and residents give up their December Friday to steward, set up and clear away. The money raised keeps the village lit throughout Christmas and supports a local cause each year. Nobody takes a fee. It all goes back into Kew.
What We Do
Four ways Kew Sparkle brings the village together
Since 2005, Kew Sparkle has switched on Christmas in the village. What began as a handful of neighbours stringing up lights is now an evening of more than forty market stalls, Santa Grotto, entertainment, lots of fun and festive cheer.
In 2025 the night raised over £2,000 for Small Steps, and every pound of it came from the people of Kew turning out on a cold December evening.
Get Involved
Volunteer, trade with us, or just say hello
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