About Light Night

Celebrating the diverse and thriving creativity of Leeds, Light Night Leeds is an annual free multi-arts and light festival that takes over Leeds city centre for two nights in October.

Starting in 2005, the event has grown year on year and in 2017 was enjoyed by around 80,000 local, national and international visitors.

In 2017 Light Night Leeds celebrated the city of Leeds and its people with over 60 events across the city centre, starting with a vibrant illuminated parade led by the fabulous Leeds West Indian Carnival as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations.

Check out amazing images and videos from previous editions of the festival and follow us on our social media accounts for all the latest news and information about our 2018 event.

The Northern Giant by Handmade Parade. Photo credit to Lizzie Coombes

Leeds 2023 Proud to Partner with Light Night Leeds 2018

Leeds 2023 is an international cultural festival which will harness the energy, creativity and momentum of the former European Capital of Culture bid to celebrate the culture of Leeds and bring the best of global arts to the city in 2023.

Leeds 2023 is excited to be partnering with Light Night: one of Leeds’s most spectacular annual arts events. Light Night Leeds encapsulates the very best of culture in Leeds, bringing together artists from around the world for a stunning celebration of diversity, innovation and creativity.

This year’s programme includes work by more than sixty local, national and international artists, and installations from countries including Spain, France, Germany, Belgium and Australia. As we begin building momentum towards 2023, we’re incredibly proud to be supporting this year’s Light Night event and helping to build on the city’s reputation as a global cultural city.

Light up the North

Light Night Leeds is proud to be a member of Light up the North, a network of seven light festivals taking place in seven cities across the North of England.

If you love Light Night Leeds and would like to attend more light festivals, find out more about our partners’ events below:

Blackpool	Blackpool	<h2>Blackpool Illuminations and LightPool<br></h2>	http://www.blackpool-illuminations.net/, 31 August - 4 November 2018	contentLink two
York Mediale	York Mediale	<h2>York Mediale<br></h2>	http://www.yorkmediale.com, 27 September - 6 October 2018	contentLink two
Light up Lancaster	Light up Lancaster	<h2>Light up Lancaster</h2>	http://www.lightuplancaster.co.uk/, 2 to 3 November 2018	contentLink two
Durham Lumiere	Durham Lumiere	<h2>Durham Lumiere</h2>	http://www.lumiere-festival.com/, November 14 - 17, 2019	contentLink two
Enchanted Parks	Enchanted Parks	<h2>Enchanted Parks, Gateshead</h2>	http://www.enchantedparks.com/, 4 to 9 December 2018	contentLink two
Quays Culture, Manchester	Quays Culture, Manchester	<h2>Quays Culture, Manchester</h2>	http://www.quaysculture.com/, 7 to 16 December 2018	contentLink two

Keep in touch

Email - Light Night	Email - Light Night	mailto:lightnight@leeds.gov.uk, Email	email
Twitter - Light Night	Twitter - Light Night	https://twitter.com/LightNightLeeds, Twitter - external link	twitter
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