Lumière Festival Lights Up Vancouver Tomorrow, November 13–16, with More Than 25 Artworks Celebrating “Unity”
Vancouver, B.C., November 12, 2025 — Lumière Festival officially kicks-off a four-day celebration of light, art, and community on November 13, 2025 at 5 p.m.
WHAT: Lumière Festival 2025 – Vancouver’s annual free, family-friendly celebration of light, art, and community.
WHEN: Thursday to Sunday, November 13 – 16, 2025 (5:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.)
WHERE: Downtown Vancouver, Gastown (Blood Alley Square), and the West End
WHO: Presented by Lumière Festival Vancouver Society in partnership with Destination Vancouver, Vancouver Hotel Destination Association, the West End BIA, Downtown Van, and Gastown Business Improvement Society
WHY: Guided by this year’s theme Unity, Lumière connects communities through light-based art that inspires reflection, participation, and wonder.
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
More than 25 light-based installations and projections will transform streets and plazas across three downtown BIA districts, showcasing local and international artists exploring light, connection, and creativity.
Downtown Vancouver – Vancouver Art Gallery, 800 Robson Plaza (Robson Square) & Robson Square Skating Rink
- Iridescence – Niko Tiainen (Finland)
- APOGEE – Chalk River Labs (Australia)
- Voxelite – Tyler Soon (Local)
- Lux Memoriae – Ari Lazer (Local)
- CONVERGE – Interim Collective (Local)
- Painting Mirror – Maxime Touroute (France)
- Qwasen – Debra Sparrow (Local)
- Poems of Positivity – Orlosky Studio (Local)
- Crystal Math and Wish – Foxlight Labs (USA)
- Luxtriplicata – Johan Fredrik Källman (Sweden)
- Tide – Sunny Liu, Cinemagic Innovations Ltd. & Janice Heu (Local)
- Moving Art – Eastside Arts Society (Local)Canopy – Tangible Interaction (Local)
- Ember Arts Fire Society performances (Local) – Nightly at 7:15, 8:00 and 8:45 p.m.
West End – Jim Deva Plaza & 1800 Davie Plaza
- DecaDance – The Egg Arts Society (Local)
- Recycled Reflections – Will Donaldson (Local)
- Infinite Fire Lounge – Fiction Factory Props | Juan Pablo Gonzalez (Local)
- Saṃsāra – Patrick Conlan (Local)
- Shutterbuggy – The Egg Arts Society (Friday & Saturday only)
- Crafting Station – Madeleine Chaffee (Thursday to Saturday, 5:30 – 8 p.m.)
- Memories of Colour – Melanie Lazelle of The Wilder Experience (Squamish)
Gastown – Blood Alley Square
- 一起就美好 – A Moment Together – Ilya (Local)
- All the Stars We Cannot See – Gao Yujie & Megan Smith (Local)
- Visual Alchemy – Soluna Productions (Local)
- Star-Stuff: a way for the universe to know itself – John Desnoyers-Stewart (Local)
- Full installation descriptions and festival details: www.lumiereyvr.com/lumiere-2025
ABOUT LUMIÈRE FESTIVAL
Founded in 2014, Lumière Festival Vancouver Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming the winter season through light, art, music, and performance. The festival enlivens public spaces and strengthens community connection through shared artistic experiences.
Lumière Festival is presented in partnership with the West End BIA, Downtown Vancouver BIA, and Gastown BIA, with support from a wide range of community partners and cultural organizations.
For more information, visit www.lumiereyvr.com.
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Press images from 2024 are available here
Media Contacts:
Shelley Hayashi
Board President, Lumière Festival Vancouver Society
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Dennis Pang
Agency Director, Popcorn Media
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