10 light festivals to be seen in Europe

You want to take your eyes on your next trip? If so, here are the 10 best light festivals in Europe!

At all times, light has fascinated the human being. He began to understand it, to measure its speed and to endow it with many obscure physical laws. But also to pay tribute to her: in Europe, Legion are the light festivals that sublimate her!

They have been found in all countries and for many years. Thanks to tourism, these splendid festivities are brought to light (!) all over the world. It is to whom will offer the most grandiose, fairy and majestic show to visitors who have come to discover it.

France, United Kingdom, Russia, Switzerland... Whatever your destination, there are surely light festivals to discover! But who will you like most? To find out, we invite you to document the services offered and the major attractions to be discovered. We're joking, we've already done it!

Here are some of the most emblematic light festivals on the European continent, carefully selected by Wanderlix. Turn on the lights!

1. Fête des Lumières de Lyon (France)

We couldn’t make the impasse on the world-famous Festival of Lights, a wonder to see in Lyon!

The capital of Gauls stands out for its most beautiful lights as of 8 December. This great popular festival has been in existence since 1989 and is constantly attracting more people to each edition. Renowned historic buildings and monuments are sublimated by incredible lighting and light games take place there.

Why don’t you go and admire the light festivals by yourself during your next trip to Lyon?

2. Amsterdam Light FestivalNetherlands)

The Amsterdam Light Festival is also a great European light festival. Exclusive light creations lick the street buildings while highlighting the city's iconic canals. Let's talk about it. channels : it would be a shame to go to the Amsterdam Light Festival without admiring them from a boat. Yes, it is perfectly possible and we strongly advise you!

Don’t miss this sublime show, which every year seems more beautiful than the previous year. The games of light are constantly renewed by an entangled artistic team. Go on, you won't regret these light festivals!

3. Gothenburg Christmas City in GöteborgSweden)

Ah, Sweden... To spend Christmas is the insurance of fairy year celebrations. In addition to the often abundant snow, the Scandinavian spirit is well suited for this family holiday.

For the occasion, see “the light aisle” transforming the main avenue of the city of Göteborg into a flamboyant boulevard. It extends from the port to the amusement park of Liseberg which includes a famous Christmas market. This Christmas market is the largest in Scandinavia! Well, okay, it’s not really about a light party. But we recommend that you go there if you are in the corner, the game is really worth the candle (light).

4. Festival Lausanne Lumières (France)Switzerland)

At the end of the year, the city of Lausanne turns into a vast field of light.

We come to discover the works of light of many contemporary artists. During this artistic event, we visit light sculptures in the streets of the centre and the old city. Showed in the streets of the centre and the old city, these sculptures are not made of stone, but of light! Their particular layout forms a quiet and quasi-mystical route.

For shopping addicts, one last trick: three nights in December, the stores extend their opening hours. And at this precise moment, Lausanne Lumières directs its creations on end-of-year purchases!

5. Lumiere London/Durham (London/Durham)England)

Wow! Lumiere London is really something.

In January, light festivals give the city a new shine. It is almost fifty British and European artists who collaborate to create a crazy atmosphere that shines with a thousand lights.

For the occasion, it is the entire London city centre that turns into an exceptional exhibition. In the evenings, we come to admire the lasers dancing on the iconic buildings of London. Don't miss the shores of the Tamise and the spectacular geometric light tunnel. These attractions are now known worldwide: go and see them from your own eyes!

6. Spotlight, Bucharest International Light Festival (Romania)

Romania is not necessarily the place to which one thinks first when one evokes the festivities of light, either.

But the Spotlight Festival, the largest festival in Romania dedicated to light, is an institution on site. Each year, there are wonderful video projections, architectural illuminations or interactive artistic installations.

The event is held in April and has a special feature of selecting a specific theme each year. Moreover, the director of the Fête des Lumières de Lyon himself supervised an edition of light festivals a few years ago. Cocorico!

7. Luminale de Frankfurt (Luminale de Frankfurt)Germany)

The Luminale of Frankfurt... Well, we tell you, it’s a little our heartfelt.

It is organized every two years, in March in the city where it is good to taste sausages. But not that: the Luminale attracts approximately 150,000 visitors every two years in the city centre of Frankfurt. And it’s not for nothing! Everything turns to Frankfurt during this unusual event. Buildings, trees, buildings and monuments bathe in light halos or serve as a creative support for talented artists.

Nice to realize, the route in the city is indicated and the itinerary perfectly staged: more reason to go there.

8. Festival des lumières de Łódź (The Festival of Lights)Poland)

It is at the end of September that the festival of lights of Łódź takes place.

During the Light move festival, the Polish equivalent of the Festival of the Lyon Lights, we come to have fun and extasier. In addition to light games and laser-drawn frescoes, many attractions will delight both small and large. One can even enter a "lit room" within the old city, on the main square!

The city is very art-oriented; Besides street artists, it also houses an internationally recognized cinema school.

9. The Bright Brussels Brussels (Belgium)

Brussels is the proud capital of our Belgian neighbours. Although they struggle to fight at football, they are recognized with a certain ability to organize fabulous events. For example, the Bright Brussels: a light festival taking place on a winding path in the city.

Composed of a dozen grandiose light installations, it stands out by its playful side and attention to detail. This free event takes place in February and extends to the historic heart of the city. This is already remarkable, but illuminated by bright beams, what a spectacle! Don’t miss going for a ride on Place Béguinage. This is quite spectacular!

10. Moscow Circle of LightRussia)

The Circle of Light is an annual event that takes place in the Russian capital at the end of September.

If you are told, it is that Moscow’s iconic sites are artistically supported! The light festivals are impressive! Aquatic fireworks, lasers or complex pyrotechnic mechanisms dazzle small and large. For the occasion, why not visit the capital of the country of the tsars? It is not yet very cold at this time, and this can be the ideal opportunity to get to Russia. The top? Red Square, of course. Already splendid, the famous buildings are even more beautiful once illuminated with shimmering colors.

So, where do you want to go to appreciate this great show at its fair value? Don’t hesitate: whatever the holiday of the lights you are looking for, you can enjoy an unforgettable moment. Guaranteed on bill!

Light festivals are waiting for you! Spots, lasers... will put your eyes on it!