Pictures as Northern Lights opens in Newcastle's Leazes Park

An explosion of colour and beams of light that dance through the trees will bring Newcastle’s Leazes Park to life for the next six weeks.

Northern Lights returned to Leazes Park in the city on Friday (November 22) night with a host of spectacular attractions set along a mile-long route.

(Image: PR) (Image: PR) The festive attraction sees the park illuminated with stunning light installations in the run up to Christmas.

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More than 70,000 tickets have already been sold, with bosses hoping to beat the 100,000 who attended the event’s first outing last winter.

Starting and ending at the southern entrance to the Victorian park off Barrack Road, 15 new light displays weave through the park.

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(Image: PR) (Image: PR) Flickering LED candles line the path, coloured bars turn a tarmac surface into a rainbow and laser beams form a web of light.

A floating lily lights up the lake while fibre optic cables like those used on Christmas trees weave through a field and stand between trees.

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Watch as we take a walk around Northern Lights in Leazes Park

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Meanwhile beacons designed by sick kids at the RVI over the road will allow those well-enough to see their artwork on display to thousands. Other attractions have been designed alongside the Alan Shearer Centre and Newcastle United Foundation.

(Image: PR) (Image: PR) The mile long-route starts and ends at a Christmas village near the band stand with mulled wine, a Ferris wheel, bars, street food vendors including burgers, Acropolis, Redheads Mac N Cheese, and Truly Madly Pizza.