Leytonstone is set to host a magical light installations throughout December, including roaming animals, spectacular displays in shop windows and a beautiful colour wash over St John’s Church as part of Waltham Forest Council’s Light Up programme.

Audio visual artists, Greenaway and Greenaway, who created the Town Hall projections for the London Borough of Culture launch event, are working with the Council to create projections and light installations to bring life and joy into Leytonstone Town Centre this Christmas.

Switch-on will be on Thursday 25 November, Roaming penguins starting on Saturday 4 December and then again on the 11th & 18th.

See if you can spot any of the glowing penguins keeping cosy in shops windows!

• Thursday 25 November: Switch-on

• Saturday 4, 11 and 18 December: Roaming penguins