Lanterns, lights and lasers illuminate local park

The annual event kickstarted tonight. (Image: Noor Qurashi)

An annual Christmas lights festival returned to a park in east Oxford^[1] this evening as illuminated trees were met with lanterns, choirs and drummers.

The series of festive events began today at Larkrise Primary School in east Oxford where a procession of young lantern bearers left the site at 4.30pm to leave their striking ornaments in Florence Park.

Oxford Mail: Lantern parade - painted by year three students at Larkrise Primary.

Lantern parade - painted by year three students at Larkrise Primary. (Image: Noor Qurashi)

Exhibitions, workshops, light parades, installations, music^[2], craft, food and festivity will fill the streets until Sunday November 19 as part of the Oxford Christmas Lights Festival.