This year’s event is set to be headlined by Wallace and Gromit as part of a British Icons theme, taking over the estate from November 8 until January 11, 2026, and tickets are available to buy now. The Aardman creations will be seen in lantern form for the first time and will be joined by well-known characters like Shaun the Sheep, Feathers McGraw, and Morph. The lanterns are set to be very popular, particularly after the success of the award-winning film Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl, which premiered on Christmas Day 2024. Scott Ashman, Longleat’s head of operations, said: “We are delighted to be working with Aardman for The Festival of Light 2025. “We are confident, as Wallace would say to Gromit, that it will be ‘A grand day out’.