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Mons en Lumières 2025 dazzled thousands with its breathtaking light installations from January 30 to February 9. This immersive festival transformed Mons into a glowing spectacle, offering a magical journey between Earth and Sky. Relive the highlights.

The organizers of the Fête des Lumières in Lyon (France) have launched a call for artistic projects for their 2025 edition. Learn more on how to apply (deadline: April 25, 2025)

Open Call – Glød Light Festival 2026

The Glød Light Festival in Stavanger is now accepting submissions for the 2026 edition, which will run from January 17 to February 1, 2026. Artists, light designers, architects, and creatives passionate about light and space are invited to apply.

Festivals of Light and Urban Lighting projects can now be entered into the [d]arc awards, the world’s only peer-to-peer lighting design awards.

After a five-year hiatus, the Light and Motion Putrajaya Festival (LAMPU) returned, drawing thousands of visitors between December 27 and 31, 2024. With the theme “Illuminating the Future,” the 8th edition of LAMPU featured various technological and artistic displays in Putrajaya.

The Open Call for Light Artists is now open for the annual City of Light Festival 25th – 27th September 2025 (three days) in Jyväskylä, Finland.

The beginning of 2025 marks the launch of the Art of Darkness as Cultural Heritage of Urban Landscape project, a Horizon Europe funded initiative aimed at redefining darkness as a valuable cultural, aesthetic, and ecological resource within urban landscapes.

Tourisme Montréal and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership are proud to announce their integration into the LUCI network. As new associate members, the two organizations aim to draw inspiration from best practices implemented in renowned cities such as Paris, known as the City of Light, and New York.

The 2024 LUCI Asia Urban Lighting Workshop, co-organised by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and LUCI, gathered members of LUCI and the broader urban lighting community to explore how lighting can connect with culture and transform city life.

LUCI was in China for the inauguration of the first Shanghai International Light Festival, a large-scale event scheduled to be on display until October 18, 2024, that also offers a place for international cooperation and knowledge exchange.