Regent Street to go car-free for Christmas purchasing day in December

Regent Street is to shut to visitors for the primary time since 2020 for a day of car-free Christmas purchasing and celebrations.

The central London avenue shall be pedestrianised between Oxford Circus and Piccadilly Circus and remodeled right into a “festive winter wonderland” from 14:00 to 21:00 GMT on Saturday, 6 December.

Instead of visitors, this stretch will turn into a “festive mile”, occupied by pop-up food and drinks stalls and roving entertainers, organisers stated.

Oxford Street went car-free for a day in September to demonstrate how the mayor of London’s plans to ban traffic from a stretch of the highway might work.

As a part of Regent Street’s “day of festive fun”, three classic crimson double decker buses are attributable to be parked up providing bookable crafts, present wrapping, a seasonal “selfie station” and a disco bus bringing dwell music from DJs and choirs.

Numerous native purchasing offers may even be on provide all through the day.

Regent Street’s well-known Grade II listed structure and curved facades is house to the unique Hamleys toy store plus well-known branded shops together with Apple, Armani, Polo and Burberry.

The avenue was final closed to visitors at weekends within the lead as much as Christmas in 2020 in a bid to encourage buyers.