02/11/2026
🪔✨ WHAT A WONDERFUL CELEBRATION – BEDFORD FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 2026! ✨🪔
What an amazing and memorable evening! The Bedford Festival of Lights 2026, held yesterday, Saturday, 31st October, was a truly wonderful celebration of light, unity, diversity, culture and community spirit.
We were delighted and deeply honoured to welcome an outstanding gathering of distinguished guests and dignitaries to our Inaugural Ceremony. Their presence and inspiring words added great significance to this special occasion.
🌟 OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS
1. Her Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Bedfordshire – Mrs Susan Lousada
2. The Mayor of Bedford – Mr Tom Wootton
3. High Sheriff of Bedfordshire – Mr Ismail Anilmis
4. Mr Mohammad Yasin – Member of Parliament for Bedford and Kempston
5. The Bishop of Bedford – The Right Reverend Richard Atkinson
6. Police and Crime Commissioner – Mr John Tizard
7. Deputy Chief Constable – Mr Dan Vajzovic
We sincerely thank all our distinguished guests for taking the time to join us and share their valuable thoughts and inspiring messages.
Their presence reflected the true spirit of Bedford – a town where people from different cultures, backgrounds and communities come together in friendship, mutual respect and harmony.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who contributed to making this celebration such a tremendous success – our organisers, volunteers, performers, sponsors, supporters and, most importantly, everyone who joined us to celebrate.
Together, we celebrated not just a festival of lights, but the light of friendship, unity and togetherness that shines within our community. ❤️
🪔✨ Here’s to keeping the spirit of light, love and unity shining brightly in Bedford!
