Light Night Leeds makes a welcome return this week and we have everything you need to know about the illuminating event.
The family event will be welcoming thousands of families back to Leeds city centre after running in a slightly different guise last year - because of the issues caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
A firm favourite on the calendar, Light Night Leeds, will be taking place on Thursday, October 14, and Friday, October 15.
You can find out more about Light Night Leeds by visiting our homepage dedicated to the event
This year’s Light Night will mark a return to a more familiar format after Covid-19 restrictions meant that last year’s events were socially distanced or enjoyed remotely.
The 2021 programme has been modified to allow for additional safety measures but will still feature more than 40 installations and artworks spread across ten different zones, many supported by local businesses.
It is worth noting there will be no parade this year but there will be eye-catching displays and installations which will be based across Leeds city centre.
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When it starts and zones
Visitors to Light Night Leeds will be able to explore 10 zones with the fun taking place in the following locations:
Millennium Square
Town Hall
Headrow
Victoria
Briggate
Station
Arena
South Bank
Quarry Hill
While, there will also be attractions outside of Leeds city centre.
Obviously, Light Night Leeds can be truly appreciated when darkness hits but the fun will begin from around 6pm onwards on both nights.
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Highlights
Running under the theme Back to Nature, artists from around the world will be creating pieces reflecting everything from the spectacular diversity of the animal kingdom to the beauty of trees and plants and even the unstoppable power of the weather.
Highlights this year will include the chance to catch digital lightning bolts, cast from the front of Leeds Civic Hall thanks to artist Seb Lee-Delisle, and the opportunity to take control of a circle of futuristic monoliths on Millennium Square with Canadian studios Jack World and Ottomata.
French artists Pitaya’s light sculpture at Leeds Dock will recreate a giant, endangered marine mammal in a powerful message about biodiversity, while Leeds Town Hall’s Victoria Hall will be hosting a captivating combination of light, music and performance created by artist Richard Evans exploring the critical issue of climate change.
In Queen Square Luke Jerram’s remarkably accurate large-scale replica of the Earth, made with detailed NASA imagery, will remind visitors of the Earth’s precarious beauty.
We’ll be on the ground for Light Night bringing you all this year’s best bits.
While, you can also find out more about the event by visiting the Light Night Leeds official website.
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