Essen Light Fes­ti­val

Discover the Magic of Light

Essen Light Festival 2025

2 until 12 October 2025

Happy Birthday, Essen Light Festival! – From October 2 to 12, 2025, Germany’s second-largest light art festival will celebrate its 10th anniversary. What once began as a small and experimental project in the northern part of the city center has grown into a spectacular event. For this special edition, you can look forward to 17 impressive light shows, installations, and video mappings spread across the entire city center. To mark the occasion, some of the most popular installations from previous years will also return.

So, join us in celebrating and let yourself be enchanted by the magic of light!

We look forward to seeing you!

Your EMG – Essen Marketing GmbH

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Essen will shine brighter than ever as part of the IMAGINE PEACE Project — a European Union co-funded collaboration celebrating cultural diversity, peace, and sustainability across five European cities: Brixen Waterlight Festival, Essen Light Festival, Copenhagen Light Fest, Fjord Oslo and Visualia Festival Pula.

7 Artworks will be shown among the 5 European Light Festivals starting this September until April 2027.

Join us as we illuminate the path toward a better tomorrow through transnational art, community, and connection.

Gallery

Essen Light Festival 2024

Impressions

Essen Light Festival

Video: Martin Jörg/EMG

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