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Organisers of the "enormously successful" Lumiere London festival have dashed hopes of a repeat of the event next year.

More than a million people flocked to central London as 30 light displays illuminated the West End and King’s Cross over four nights earlier this month.

But the "unprecedented" interest in the event meant some displays had to be switched off amid crowd control fears.

The demand means organisers have said any future events will need to have extra displays installed in other areas of central London to ease overcrowding.

Helen Marriage, director of events company Artichoke, which organised the festival, said: “These events take a long time to plan.

Lumiere London 2016 12 show all Lumiere London 2016 1/12 1.8 London by Janet Echelman, at Oxford Circus Hannah McKay/PA 2/12 Garden of Light by TILT, found in Leicester Square 3/12 Another view of Garden of Light by TILT Rex 4/12 Another of Garden of Light by TILT, in Leicester Square Rex 5/12 Light of the Spirit by Patrice Warrener, at Westminster Abbey Dominic Lipinski/PA 6/12 The Light of the Spirit by Patrice Warrener, at Westminster Abbey Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images 7/12 Leicester Square transformed for the festival 8/12 Les Voyageurs (The Travellers) by Cedric Le Borgne, at St James' Square Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images 9/12 The Aquarium by Benedetto Bufalino & Benoit Deskill, at Grosvenor Square Hannah McKay/PA 10/12 Plastic Islands by Luzinterruptus, in Trafalgar Square Rex 11/12 Plastic Islands in detail, showing the glowing plastic bottles which form the piece 12/12 An installation above Oxford Circus Nigel Howard 1/12 1.8 London by Janet Echelman, at Oxford Circus Hannah McKay/PA 2/12 Garden of Light by TILT, found in Leicester Square 3/12 Another view of Garden of Light by TILT Rex 4/12 Another of Garden of Light by TILT, in Leicester Square Rex 5/12 Light of the Spirit by Patrice Warrener, at Westminster Abbey Dominic Lipinski/PA 6/12 The Light of the Spirit by Patrice Warrener, at Westminster Abbey Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images 7/12 Leicester Square transformed for the festival 8/12 Les Voyageurs (The Travellers) by Cedric Le Borgne, at St James' Square Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images 9/12 The Aquarium by Benedetto Bufalino & Benoit Deskill, at Grosvenor Square Hannah McKay/PA 10/12 Plastic Islands by Luzinterruptus, in Trafalgar Square Rex 11/12 Plastic Islands in detail, showing the glowing plastic bottles which form the piece 12/12 An installation above Oxford Circus Nigel Howard

“Work started on Lumiere London 2016 in the summer of 2013, and although a second version wouldn’t take quite so long to put together, there are currently no plans for a similar event in 2017.”

She added: "If there were to be another edition of Lumiere London, it’s likely that the footprint and the number of installations would have to be increased in order to spread the audience more widely.”

Organisers described the four-day spectacle as an "enormous success".

Mayor Boris Johnson said: “It was a dazzling showcase of creativity that brought a wonderful burst of imagination, wit and colour to the streets of central London, underpinning the capital’s status as a great world city for culture.

“In the middle of cold, dark January, we were astounded by the crowds, which exceeded all our expectations and brought a boost to the West End and King’s Cross.”

Displays included a 3D elephant, giant fish, stars and humans floating in the sky.