The River of Light festival returns to Liverpool next month with a huge firework display and 10 new light installations.
From November 1 to 9, the Liverpool waterfront will be transformed with light, colour and sound as 10 art commissions by renowned light artists go on display across the city.
The free installations will become part of the city’s landscape for nine days and are set to be must-visit selfie spots.
All the installations you'll be able to see:
Spiders
The waterfront side of the Cunard Building will be getting an arachnid makeover as spider-shaped light sculptures appear on building, courtesy of French artists Groupe Laps.
Spiders will run from 5pm - 10pm each night.
Globoscope
Based in the courtyard at Liverpool Parish Church, Globoscope is an immersive sound and light journey made up of more than 200 luminous spheres.
Designed by critically acclaimed French arts company Collectif Coin, Globoscope runs from 5pm - 10pm each night.
Intrude
Australian artist Amanda Parer is bringing her crowd-pleasing, large-scale glowing, inflatable rabbits to Exchange Flags.
Intrude runs from 5pm - 10pm each night.
Run Beyond
A single figure is set to dominate the skyline of the Royal Albert Dock as viewers can track their leap to freedom in a consecutive sequence.
Created by Italian artist Angelo Bonello, Run Beyond aims to represent the leaps we make at points in our lives.
Runs 5pm - 10pm each night.
Submergence
Taking over Mann Island Atrium, Submergence is a large, immersive and responsive walkthrough experience using thousands of individual points of suspended light to transform its environment.
Submergence comes from Squidsoup, one of the UK’s leading digital augmentation companies.
Runs 5pm - 10pm each night.
Portal
A brand new commission featuring three large-scale kaleidoscopic images, Portal will transform the inner quayside of the Merseyside Maritime Museum, responding to human movement and dance.
Portal comes from local artist Sam Wiehl and will run from 5pm - 10pm each night.
Liverpool Jackpot
The Plaza Building on Old Hall Street will become a canvas for a set of neon lights which playfully comment on the city’s history and resilience.
Originally commissioned in 2007, the piece has been brought back by Liverpool Biennial and Liverpool BID Company as a signal of Liverpool’s future ambitions.
Runs from 5pm -10pm each night.
Flight
A six minute light show based at the Royal Liver Building, Flight will be a permanent installation once the festival has finished.
The show will take place every 30 minutes from 5pm - 9:30pm each night.
Whole Hole
A light portal to another dimension will appear on the wall of Wapping Dock created by Dutch artists Vendel & de Wolf.
Runs from 5pm - 10pm each night.
Cetus
Taking inspiration from the Cetus constellation, an underwater display in the Mann Island basin with see the area come alive through this multi-sensory artwork by The Kazimier.
As the sun sets the water will shimmer and pulsate mimicking the ancient Greek myth of the sea monster Cetus.
Runs from 5pm - 10pm each night.
River of Light fireworks display
The River of Light fireworks will return for one night only on Sunday, November 3 on the River Mersey as it becomes a stage for Titanium Fireworks once again.
Two simultaneous displays, from the waterfront in Liverpool and as part of Wirral’s Borough of Culture year in New Brighton, will start at 6.30pm with a soundtrack featuring artists and songs which have been big in the city this year.
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