LUMIERE 2025
Various small and large-scale illuminated artworks and light-based projections, accompanied by dynamic performances will enliven downtown Vancouver this November.
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Help us continue lighting up Vancouver with creativity, connection and colour. ✨ #LumiereYVR
Your donation supports free public art, emerging artists and the experiences that bring our community together each winter.
With your help, Lumiere can keep growing, evolving and shining bright.
📲 Donate via the link in our bio. Thank you for supporting the glow. 💛
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💡 DecaDance — TheEgg Arts Society
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🌃 Thank you to Stay Vancouver Hotels, Destination Vancouver, the BIAs of the West End, Downtown Vancouver, and Gastown, as well as Heritage Canada and the Province of British Columbia for your tremendous support.
We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
💡 And a heartfelt thank you to our partners — TheEgg Arts Society, City of Vancouver Arts and Culture, BC Event Management, Goodbye Graffiti, EasyPark, Blast Media, Alliance Française and The French Embassy, DLA Piper, Helijet, Global BC, Daily Hive, and Vancouver Is Awesome. Your contributions help keep Lumiere glowing. 💖
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💡 Poems of Positivity — Orlosky Studio (@orloskystudio)
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To the performers who shaped the atmosphere of Lumiere — thank you. ✨#LumiereYVR
Ember Arts Fire Society(@emberartsfire) turned Downtown into a world of flame, movement and storytelling, filling each night with warmth and wonder.
At the Robson Square Skating Rink, DJ Janice Heu (@janiceheu) merged sound and light into an ever-shifting, hypnotic experience that drew the crowd into the moment.
Your creativity brought the festival to life. 🌙🔥✨
📸 : @bohdanlee
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Gastown lit up beautifully this year.✨#LumiereYVR
A huge thank you to the artists who transformed Blood Alley Square into an immersive mix of connection, colour and cosmic wonder. Every piece brought something unique to the festival and created moments people will remember.
Swipe through to revisit the glow. 🔆
💡 A Moment Together — Ilya (@ilya.chat)
💡 All The Stars We Cannot See — Gao Yujie & Megan Smith
💡 Visual Alchemy — Soluna Productions (@soluna_productions / @electric.orbit.designs)
💡 Star-Stuff — John Desnoyers-Stewart (@john.desnoyers)
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Thank you to the brilliant artists who transformed Hornby Street, Howe Street and Robson Square Skating Rink into an immersive corridor of art, sound and interaction. #LumiereYVR
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💡 Painting Mirror — Maxime Touroute (@maximetouroute)
💡 Luxtriplicata — Johan Fredrik Källman (@johanfkallman)
💡 Qwasen — Debra Sparrow (@qwasen)
💡 Moving Art 2025 – Unity — Eastside Arts Society (@eastsideartssociety)
💡 Tide — Sunny Liu, Cinemagic Innovations (@cinemagicart), DJ Janice Heu (@janiceheu)
📸 : @bohdanlee
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800 Robson Plaza came alive thanks to a stunning mix of lasers, poetry, light and play. ✨ #LumiereYVR
A huge thank you to the artists who filled this space with colour, movement and community energy.
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💡 Crystal Math — Foxlight Labs (@foxlightlabs)
💡 Poems of Positivity — Orlosky Studio (@orloskystudio)
💡 CONVERGE — Interim Collective (Eric Cheung @erc.ch)
💡 Canopy — Tangible Interaction (@tangibleint)
💡 Wish — Foxlight Labs (@foxlightlabs)
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Thank you to the incredible artists who brought imagination and atmosphere to the šxʷƛ̓ənəqXwtl`e7énḵ Square. ✨ #LumiereYVR
From projection art to cosmic swings and interactive lightscapes, this plaza was a festival favourite. Which installation in this plaza stole your heart? 💛
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💡 Lux Memoriae — Ari Lazer (@ari.lazer)
💡 IRIDESCENCE — Niko Tiainen (@tiainen.xyz)
💡 Voxelite — Tyler Soon / Tybot Labs (@tybotlabs)
💡 APOGEE — Chalk River Labs (@chalkriverlabs)
📸 : @bohdanlee
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A huge thank you to the incredible artists who filled the @westendbia with imagination, reflection and bold creativity. #LumiereYVR
From mirrored fire to coral reefs and kaleidoscopes, this neighbourhood shone in every direction. A special thank you to TheEgg Arts Society for curating the pieces at Jim Deva Plaza.
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💡 Saṃsāra — Patrick Conlan
💡 DecaDance — TheEgg Arts Society
💡 Infinite Fire Lounge — Fiction Factory Props / Juan Pablo Gonzalez (@fiction.factory.props)
💡 Recycled Reflections — Will Donaldson (@_willdonaldson_)
💡 Crafting Station — Madeleine Chaffee (@maddlesmade)
💡 Memories of Colour — The Wilder Experience (@thewilder.experience)
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That’s a wrap on Lumiere 2025! ✨ #LumiereYVR
Thank you to everyone who came out, explored, sparkled and celebrated with us. You helped light up the city in the most incredible way.
Catch the glow from Night 4 in this highlight reel.
✨: @tangibleint, @cinemagicart, @janiceheu, Sunny Liu, @tybotlabs, @emberartsfire, @tiainen.xyz, @thewilder.experience, @maximetouroute, @chalkriverlabs (reel cover photo)
📸: @bohdanlee
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One last night to glow big. ✨ #LumiereYVR
Lumiere ends tonight and we are ready for a bright send-off. Let’s make the most of the final evening! 🌟
📍 Find the installations in this reel across Vancouver at:
• Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Street)
• šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square
• 800 Robson Plaza
• Robson Square Skating Rink
• Blood Alley Square
Lumiere runs tonight from 5 to 9.30 PM.
✨: @cinemagicart, @janiceheu, Sunny Liu, @tangibleint, @foxlightlabs, @emberartsfire, @tiainen.xyz, @maximetouroute, @johanfkallman, @john.desnoyers, @ilya.chat,
📸: @bohdanlee
@westendbia @downtownvan @mygastown @stayvancouverhotels @destination_vancouver
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Get ready to dance the night away under the lights at Robson Square Skating Rink. 🕺✨ #LumiereYVR
Tide turns your moves into glowing visuals, so every step becomes part of the artwork. Come shine, spin, jump, groove and watch the rink react to your energy.
DJ @janiceheu is keeping the beats bright, with stunning visuals by Sunny Liu and electric lighting by @cinemagicart. It is a full-on glow party and you are the star.
📍: Robson Square Skating Rink
⏰: 5 to 9:30 PM
✨: Sunny Liu, @cinemagicart, @janiceheu
📸: @bohdanlee
@westendbia @downtownvan @mygastown @stayvancouverhotels @destination_vancouver
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The city was alive with light last night. ✨ #LumiereYVR
The glow continues tonight, so grab your friends and come and feel it for yourselves. This is your chance to experience Vancouver’s brightest festival before it’s over!
📍 Find the installations in this reel across Downtown Vancouver at:
• Vancouver Art Gallery (Howe Street)
• šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square
• 800 Robson Plaza
• Robson Square Skating Rink
Lumiere runs nightly until 16th November from 5 to 9.30 PM. Come and step into the light. ✨
✨: @tangibleint, @foxlightlabs, @emberartsfire, @chalkriverlabs, @tiainen.xyz, @tybotlabs, @ari.lazer, @maximetouroute, @johanfkallman
📸: @bohdanlee
@westendbia @downtownvan @mygastown @stayvancouverhotels @destination_vancouver
#lightfestival #lumiere #lettherebelight #publicart #artsandculture #artworks #lightart #illuminate #artists #performers #festival #specialevent #downtownvancouver #downtownvan #yvr #veryvancouver
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