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The City of Bruges hosted the LUCI Lab Bruges, a special-format event developed by LUCI in collaboration with Fluvius and VVSG. Participants explored how light shapes the nocturnal experience of cities and how thoughtful lighting reinforces a city’s nighttime identity. The Lab brought together 13 LUCI member cities from 7 countries and 19 Flemish municipalities.

Rabat took centre stage at the end of September 2025, hosting the first-ever Africa Urban Lighting Workshop, an event that gathered African cities, experts, and policymakers to discuss ideas on the future of sustainable lighting across the continent.

The EU-funded Art of Darkness project has just launched an open call for cities (and private developers supported by a municipality) to join in and become Follower and Replicator cities, to help adapt and expand the project’s approach across Europe. Deadline for applications: 15 December 2025 (midnight CET)

Participate in the Art of Darkness project and help your city evolve by sharing your experiences of darkness across Bologna, Copenhagen, Montpellier, Oulu, and Tallinn.

Fez has become the third Moroccan city – after Rabat and Tiznit – to join the LUCI network. We met the Mayor of Fez, Mr. Abdeslam Bekkali, to get his perspective on the city’s relationship with LUCI and the importance of light in shaping Fez’s urban future.

The second edition of the Moroccan Lighting Days for Africa (MLDFA) took place on 18–19 June 2025 in Marrakesh, bringing together lighting experts, city leaders, market parties, innovators, and investors from across Africa and beyond to explore the future of lighting on the continent.

As part of the AVMEP project, LUCI Association is launching a call for tenders for the production and editing of videos. Deadline for application: 27.06.2025

The LUCI Cities & Lighting Summit 2025 in London marked a new step for international cooperation in urban lighting, with the announcement of three new Partnerships with Efus (European Forum for Urban Security), the Institution of Lighting Professionals (ILP), and Women in Lighting (WIL).

The first LUCI Cities & Lighting Summit brought together in London close to 200 delegates from 23 countries, representing 40 cities and 65 other organisations, companies and institutions. This gathering proved to be a pivotal event for the global urban lighting community.

The latest stage of the AVMEP project in Fez has proven to be a significant milestone, showcasing remarkable progress in capacity building for public lighting in Moroccan cities. For the first time, a combined “training + workshop” format was introduced, yielding highly positive results.