Photo: David Geary/Lumière Festival
The 11th annual Lumière Festival, Vancouver’s interactive celebration of light, art, and community, returns this fall from November 7 to 10 at public venues throughout Downtown Vancouver.
The popular festival promises another year of immersive experiences, from various small and large-scale illuminated artwork installations to dazzling light-based projections accompanied by live dynamic performances, to liven up its weekend.
Festival Opening
Photo: David Geary/Lumière Festival
The festival will open with a spectacular event on Thursday, Nov. 7, at Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza (šxwƛ̓ ənəq Xwtl’e7énḵ Square), featuring dynamic performances by Ember Arts, Elektric Collective, and other talented performers.
This year’s edition of the Lumière is exclusively curated by Ana Valine, a local award-winning filmmaker. Festival highlights include a vibrant mix of European, American, and Canadian artists.
“Lumière aims to transform the city’s urban landscape into a radiant canvas of light, redefining November as the start of the winter season with inspiration and connection,” says Valine.
Installation Locations
Photo: David Geary/Lumière Festival
New locations include Coal Harbour featuring the “Borealis” art installation, an immersive light and sound art piece by Swiss artist Dan Acher, and “Translucens,” a holographic projection on a curtain of water with an accompanying soundtrack by Finnish designer Niko Tiainen.
Lumière is a great opportunity for both locals and tourists to seek out stunning must-see waterfront locations like English Bay and the aforementioned Coal Harbour.
Photo: David Geary/Lumière Festival
Lumière 2024 will showcase installations across some of Vancouver’s most iconic locations:
- Harbour Green (1199 W Cordova)
- Vancouver Art Gallery North Plaza
- Lot 19 (855 West Hastings)
- Gastown Gateway (356 Water)
- Maple Tree Square
- Helmcken Plaza (338 Helmcken)
- Bill Curtis Square (1198 Mainland)
- Jim Deva Plaza (1200 Bute)
- 1800 Davie Plaza (1800 Davie)
- West End Community Centre
- Robson Street (1087-91 Robson)
In addition, Lumière will also feature these installations:
- “Parasol” @ Bentall Centre
- “Canopy” @ VAG South Plaza
- “Dichroic Vancouver” @ Manulife Tower (980 Howe)
Photo: David Geary/Lumière Festival
Founded in 2014, Lumière Festival Vancouver Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to transforming winter through light, art, music, and dance.
The free annual festival attracted 70,000 attendees last year. It aims to enrich public spaces by fostering community engagement, creating cultural experiences, breaking down barriers, and connecting people across generations.
To browse all the festival details and programming, visit Lumière’s website.
