Essen Light Fes­ti­val

Discover the Magic of Light

Essen Light Festival 2025

2 to 12 October 2025

Look forward to 17 exciting venues from Willy-Brandt-Platz to the Colosseum Theatre. These offer everything a light festival fan could wish for: spectacular light shows, video mappings, projections and varied installations – all by local, national and international artists.

Here you will find all 17 venues with detailed descriptions of the light artworks.

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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.

Programme Light & Blessing Marktkirche

  • BLESSING FOR THE NIGHT: Evening prayer usually at 7:30 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. | 9:30 p.m.
  • LIVE MUSIC:
    4 October from 7:30 p.m. Thomas Rudolph & Jörg Ritter Improvisations: Percussion | Piano | Synthesizer
    11 October from 7:30 p.m. THE CITY SUBSTRINGS Tobias Hett Violin & Anna Herbst Piano
Partner 2025
Route

Overview of the locations 2025

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