One of my favourite places to visit in London during the festive season is Covent Garden, and I always visit it during the daylight since it's not all about the lights here. Although there are lights and a giant Christmas tree, there is much more to the Covent Garden Christmas experience. Despite the pandemic that we have all had to live through this past year, Covent Garden did not disappoint. Of course, it was not the same atmosphere as in previous years, and everyone was keeping cautious and careful, but the venue was decorated for the occassion.
The large silver reindeer did not make it back to the Covent Garden square this year due to an exhibition taking the space that it normally occupies, but the Christmas tree display was back. This trend started last year with each tree bearing the name and decorations relating to the various businesses in Covent Garden. It is a nice touch.
The centrepiece was a Christmas tree made from Lego bricks. For several years in a row, until the giant Lego store around the corner in Leicester Square, Covent Garden always hosted a festive Lego creation - advent calendars, trains, Santa's sleigh with reindeer, etc. This year, Lego have returned to Covent Garden.
"A Really Cool World" is the name of the immersive creative experience that Lego have brought to Covent Garden this year. It is a free admission to be booked in advance, and it features several small stations with Lego creations that are brought to life. The creations are inspired by children and include a dinosaur, a sausage Christmas tree, dragons, a dance floor, and much more. Visitors to Covent Garden can see the displays and pass through the archway.
I discovered three additional Lego sculptures in Covent Garden. One was the Christmas tree grouped with the other Christmas trees.
The other two were located in the floral display inside the covered market. This floral display is always updated for the season, and the mixture of pines, reds, deep pinks, and whites creates a magical wintery display. Inside the display are two Lego sculptures, and their facial expressions change. One is Mario from the Super Mario Brothers games, and the other is Santa.
The mistletoe light decorations with the giant silver orbs continue to decorate the market.
The giant Christmas tree also returns this year. New to this year is a snow machine that sprays snow into the air every so often so that it gives the appearance of winter and snow. It is quite a nice touch.
Ivy Market Grill in Covent Garden also always decorate for the seasons, and their display this year has been toned down to the entrance only. The entrance is flanked with silver branches and baubles.
For previous Christmas decorations at Covent Garden, see the following:
- Covent Garden Christmas 2019
- Christmas in London 2018 - Lights and Displays
- Where to See London's Christmas Lights 2017
- Lego "Let's Build Xmas" in Covent Garden
- London's Christmas Lights 2016: A Trail
- Where to See Christmas Lights in London
- Christmas Mistletoe in Covent Garden
- Lego Santa Express in Covent Garden
- London's Christmas Lights 2014
- Covent Garden's New Shiny Reindeer
- Santa and Reindeer Lego for Christmas in Covent GardenCovent Garden's Christmas Lego Snow Globe
- Lego Advent Calendar in Covent Garden
- London Christmas Lights 2012 and Window Displays
For general London Christmas posts on this blog, see:
- Where to see London Christmas lights and decorations (2019 Edition)
- Christmas in London 2018 - Lights and Displays
- Where to See London's Christmas Lights 2017
- London's Christmas Lights 2016
- Christmas Lights and Windows 2015
- London Christmas Lights 2014
- London's Christmas Lights 2013
- London Christmas Lights and Window Displays 2012
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