Programme
Under the motto “Colours of Life”, the 19th FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS invited you to take walks in the historic city centre as well as in many of Berlin’s neighbourhoods. Included were the well-known main sites such as the Brandenburg Gate, the Berlin TV Tower, the Berlin Cathedral, Bebelplatz and many other landmarks, buildings, streets, bridges and squares. Our guests enjoyed a luminous programme of diversity!
The 19th FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS took place from 06-15 October 2023. Here you will find an overview of all the illuminations, locations, artists, partners and the accompanying programme.
The FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS 2023 was under the patronage of the governing mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner.
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43 locations and over 85 light artworks and shows.
Our programme this year showed the luminous diversity of Berlin and the whole world.
diverse | innovative | sustainable
1. Berlin TV Tower
3D Videomapping Show /
“Festival of Lights Award Colours of Life” /
6 artists from 6 countries
Panoramastraße 1A
10178 Berlin
Every evening 7 – 11 p.m., show loop approx. every 15 min.
2. St. Mary’s Church (side wall)
Artistic architectural staging
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 8
10178 Berlin
3. St. Mary’s Church
Installation “Heart”
Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 8
10178 Berlin
4. Train station Hackescher Markt
Artistic architectural staging
Hackescher Markt 1
10178 Berlin
presented by Deutsche Bahn
5. Nikolai Quarter – former Kaufhaus Israel
Video staging “Simply magical”
Spandauer Straße 28
10178 Berlin
presented by WBM
6. Nikolai Quarter – Am Nußbaum
Colourful illumination
am Nußbaum
10178 Berlin
presented by WBM
7. Nikolai Quarter (Propststraße-Nikolaikirchplatz)
Interactive installation “Swings in the Clouds”
Probststraße (Green space next to the church)
10178 Berlin
presented by Zagreb Tourist Board
8. Nikolai Quarter – Wappenbrunnen
Colourful illumination
Nikolaikirchplatz
10178 Berlin
presented by WBM
9. Nikolai Quarter- Propststraße
Colourful illumination
Probststraße
10178 Berlin
presented by WBM
10. Nikolai Quarter – Fischer & Lustig (beer garden)
Art installation “Angels of Freedom”
Poststr. 26
10178 Berlin
Design:
Gaston Zahr & Merav Salush / OGE Design Group (ISR/DEU)
presented by Fischer & Lustig
11. Marx-Engels-Forum
Light installation „Lumisphere“
Karl-Liebknecht-Str.
10178 Berlin
Presented by RE:SORB
12. Berlin Palace / Humboldt Forum – north facade
Video show “un_endlich. Living with Death”
Schloßpl. 1
10178 Berlin
Presented by Humboldt Forum
13. Berliner Dom
Staging “Colours of Life” by various artists
Am Lustgarten
10178 Berlin
14. Humboldt University
Installation “Luminary”
Unter den Linden 6
10117 Berlin
East Bebelplatz – near the State Opera Unter den Linden
Installation “Angels of Freedom”
Unter den Linden 7
10117 Berlin
Design:
Gaston Zahr & Merav Salush / OGE Design Group (ISR/DEU)
15. State opera
Architectural staging “Colours of Diversity”
Unter den Linden 7
10117 Berlin
16. St. Hedwig’s Cathedral
Architectural staging
Bebelplatz
10117 Berlin
17. Hotel de Rome & Behren Palais
3D Videomapping Show by various artists “Festival of Lights Award”
Behrenstrasse 37
10117 Berlin
Every evening 7 – 11 p.m., show loop approx. every 15 min.
18. Faculty of Law Humboldt University
Architectural staging “Colours of Life”
Bebelplatz 2
10117 Berlin
19. Brandenburg Gate
3D Videomapping Show “Festival of Lights Award Colours of Life” 4 artist studios from 4 countries
Pariser Platz
10117 Berlin
Every evening 7 – 11 p.m., show loop approx. every 15 min.
20. P5
Art motif
Potsdamer Str. 5
10785 Berlin
21. Ritz-Carlton
Architectural staging “Art Déco”
Potsdamer Platz 3
10785 Berlin
22. Kollhoff Tower
Facade staging
Potsdamer Platz 1
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
23. Forum Tower (Piano house)
Facade staging
Potsdamer Platz 11
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
24. Potsdamer Platz – Floor projection
Floor projection
Potsdamer Platz
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
25. Alte Potsdamer Straße – Alley
Installation “Floraison”
Alte Potsdamer Str.
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
26. Varian-Fry-Straße
Installation “Stars & Mirrors”
Varian-Fry-Straße
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
27. Haus Huth – Tunnel
Black light tunnel “Wonderland”
Linkstraße 2
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
28. Fontaneplatz
Tree illumination
Linkstraße 2
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
29. Alte Potsdamer Straße
Installation “Butterflies”
Alte Potsdamer Str.
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
30. The Playce
Snail & Caterpillar
Alte Potsdamer Str. 7
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
31. Marlene-Dietrich-Platz
TOGETHER! Art project
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 1
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
32. Piano Lake
Water projection “Fantasy”
Theaterufer (Reichpietschufer)
10785 Berlin
presented by Potsdamer Platz
33. Quartier Heidestraße
Facade staging
Heidestraße 42
10557 Berlin
presented by SAP
34. Victory Column
Show “A Place Where Everyone Belongs”
Großer Stern
10557 Berlin
presented by Accenture
35. Charlottenburg Castle
3D Videomapping Show by various artists “Festival of Lights Award” & Children’s drawings on the theme of diversity
Spandauer Damm 10-22
14059 Berlin
Every evening 7 – 11 p.m., show loop approx. every 15 min.
36. Radio tower
Illumination
Messedamm 22
14055 Berlin
presented by Messe Berlin
37. Pankow Town Hall – left tower
Video show “Floral Future II”
Breite Straße 24a – 26
13187 Berlin
presented by Rathaus Center Pankow
38. Oberbaum Bridge
3D Videomapping Show “50 years of Hip-Hop” & Sparda-Bank Berlin
Oberbaumbrücke
10243 Berlin
presented by The 50th Anniversary of Hip-Hop| HQforty4 & Sparda-Bank Berlin
39. Tempelhofer Hafen
Architectural staging “Historischer Hafen”
Tempelhofer Damm 227
12099 Berlin
presented by Tempelhofer Hafen
40. LIO Shoppingcenter
Video show “Pop Art”
Lankwitzer Str. 19-24
12209 Berlin
presented by LIO
41. Weberwiese
Artistic staging of the square
Weberwiese, 10243 Berlin
presented by WBM
42. Lichtenberg Park
Artistic illumination
Parkaue 30, 10367 Berlin
Presented by Bezirksamt Lichtenberg
Small orangery in Charlottenburg Palace Park
30-minute video performance “KörperBau”
Spandauer Damm 20, 14059 Berlin
Exhibition EUROPA EXPERIENCE in the European House Berlin
Tape-Art-Installation “Europe’s stars shine colourfully” & Starlight Show on 14 October from 6pm to 10pm.
Unter den Linden 78, 10117 Berlin