SPECTACULAR sights have greeted visitors to the city centre this weekend as hundreds of people flock to this year's Oxford Christmas Light Festival.

The three-day event, which ends this evening, has provided plenty of sights and sounds, from amazing acrobats to a giant white rabbit.

Revellers have enjoyed a range of free activities at four city-centre hubs - Broad Street, Bonn Square, Gloucester Green and Oxford Castle Quarter.

Several attractions continue today, finishing with a light display by projection artists Luxmuralis at the Bodleian’s Old Schools Quad at 7pm.

Friday's atmospheric Christmas Lantern Parade set the tone for the event, with schoolchildren joined by a marching band and the rabbit, which was part of a bid to tempt people into the Covered Market.

Several stunning illuminations create an incredible backdrop after dark, all with a nod to the festival's theme of 'undiscovered Oxford'.

From Friday night onwards, Broad Street's live music stage has proved popular, as have the light installations on Oxford's Museum of Natural History.

The latter was the pick of the attractions for Kevin Rodd, from Kidlington, who enjoyed the festivities with his wife and friends on Friday.

He said: “It’s a great thing that the city puts on loads of free events combining music, food and a bit of art.

“We came before and the diversity brought us back, with great things such as the bands playing and all the artistic shows.

“The illuminations at the Natural History Museum are absolutely fantastic - they were a real highlight for us last year too.”

The lights have given the city a mystical feel throughout the weekend, with displays including a stunning ice throne at the castle quarter and a Jack Frost dance display at Gloucester Green.

The Oxford City Council-organised festival has offered something for everyone, from lantern-making workshops in the Covered Market to a bustling Christmas market on Broad Street.

Several Oxfordshire businesses set up stalls along the street, including Littlemore Candle Company, attending its first Christmas event after launching earlier this year.

Founder Molly Stevenson said: “I’ve been to the festival before and never expected to be doing anything like this.

“It’s a very cool event, especially the acrobatics. We were here from midday on Friday and it’s gone really well.”

In addition to the illuminations, actors from Pegasus Theatre on Magdalen Road held the ‘biggest ever’ game of charades, while ‘voice extractors’ from Oxford Contemporary Music recorded people’s voices for their installation.