One of the most famous and popular festivals in the world

Every year in Fall Berlin becomes the city of light art. The light productions on the world-famous landmarks, monuments, buildings and squares of the German capital make the FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS one of the most popular light art festivals in the world. Together with national and international artists, the Festival of Lights Team transforms Berlin into one big shining stage – the whole of Berlin lights up! We tell stories, draw attention to what is hidden in the neighbourhoods, present cultures and arts, transport messages and themes. Magic moments in Berlin!

The Festival of Lights is under the patronage of the governing mayor: Michael Müller.

We are very happy to experience the 16th Festival of Lights in a Special Edition together with you!

In order to make the Festival of Lights a shining experience for all of us, we kindly ask you to follow the prescribed minimum distance of 1.50 meters and further to stick to the current rules. Additionally, we recommend wearing a mouth-nose cover. If you notice that a place is getting too crowded, please come back at another time. *

Live updates are available throughout the whole Festival of Lights via our News Service in the new Festival of Lights app (available from early September on). Moreover, we will of course keep you up-to-date during the whole Festival of Lights with our Festival News Service.

In the app, on Instagram and Facebook, as well as on the homepage we will in addition keep you up-to-date about the program. There are new productions to discover every day!

Glowing regards,

Your Festival of Lights – Team

*Note: If a place is too crowded, the police may ask us to turn off the lights until the crowds have diminished. In this case, we kindly ask for your understanding.

10 Nights. 100 Locations. 100.000 qm Art.

In October 2019, Berlin became the largest open air gallery in the world: The most important landmarks, buildings and squares shone in sensational projections, magical 3D video shows and impressive light installations around this year’s theme “Lights of Freedom”. On the occasion of the big event “30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall” we transformed the City of Freedom into a gigantic stage and told stories that move: expressive, emotional, amusing, surprising, unexpected. The Berlin Festival of Lights thus connects cultures and people all over the world and easily crosses borders and continents – because light speaks all languages.