The River of Light festival returns to Liverpool this week with a huge firework display and 10 new light installations .
From November 1, Liverpool's waterfront will be transformed with light, colour and sound as dazzling art commissions go on display across the city.
The artwork is set to become part of the city’s landscape for nine days, until November 9, with huge firework displays on the Liverpool and Wirral sides of the water.
Before you visit this season’s must-visit selfie spots, we’ve taken a look at just when they’re available for viewing - and when you can see the fireworks, of course.
Full timetable of events for River of Light 2019:
Firework displays
There will be two simultaneous firework displays at the River of Light festival this year, on the Wirral waterfront as well as Liverpool’s.
On November 3 the fireworks will begin on both sides of the water from 6:30pm and run for approximately 15 minutes.
Fireworks are expected to be finished by 6:45pm.
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.
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