The Calendar
Lighting festivals, light artists, projection shows, and immersive museums — what is on now and what is coming. Updated weekly with the Thursday issue.
82 shows · 15 countries — 6 closing soon · 27 on view · 31 opening · 18 permanent
Closing Soon6
MALAM Projection Mapping Competition, The Cathay — Photo: Tan Geng HuiThe Cathay — Singapore, Singapore
MALAM Projection Mapping Competition
Through · final day
Tales of Earth and Sea, National Museum of Singapore — Photo: Tan Geng HuiNational Museum of Singapore — Singapore, Singapore
Tales of Earth and Sea
Through · final day
The Fox, The Folks
Berlin New Media Week 2026Berlin, Germany
Berlin New Media Week
Through · 1 day left
Doug Aitken, Lightscape — courtesy Victoria MiroThe Shed — New York, USA
Doug Aitken: Lightscape
Through · 8 days left
Doug Aitken
Renaissance — courtesy Hall des LumièresHall des Lumières — New York, USA
Hall des Lumières: Renaissance
Through · 8 days left
Miguel Chevalier, Post natural: living plankton — Island of Light, SmögenIsland of Light, Smögen — Smögen, Sweden
Post natural: living plankton — Miguel Chevalier
Through · 8 days left
Miguel Chevalier
On View27
FORTUNES by Iregular, Great Hall — courtesy Detroit Institute of ArtsDetroit Institute of Arts — Detroit, USA
FORTUNES
Through
Iregular
Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO — Missouri Botanical GardenMissouri Botanical Garden — St. Louis, USA
Patterns in Nature: The Art of HYBYCOZO
Through
HYBYCOZO
Kosei Komatsu — Setouchi City Museum of ArtSetouchi City Museum of Art — Setouchi, JP
Kosei Komatsu: The Sea Rises, the Sky Falls
Through
Kosei Komatsu
The Assault of Illusion — Santa Mònica, Barcelona (press image via e-flux)Arts Santa Monica — Barcelona, Spain
The Assault of Illusion
Through
A.A. Murakami
Es Devlin at Casa Bradesco — photo: Nelson KonCasa Bradesco Gallery — São Paulo, Brazil
Es Devlin: Sou O Outro do Outro
Through
Es Devlin
Leo Villareal, BUCKYBALL — courtesy Meatpacking District14th Street Square — New York, US
Leo Villareal: BUCKYBALL at 14th St Square
Through
Leo Villareal
Ocean, Bassins des Lumières — Photo: © Culturespaces / Vincent PinsonBassins des Lumières — Bordeaux, France
Ocean (Bassins des Lumières)
Through
Olafur Eliasson, One-way colour tunnel — courtesy SFMOMASFMOMA — San Francisco, USA
Olafur Eliasson: One-way colour tunnel
Through
Olafur Eliasson
AMIANGELIKA & 1100, BLCK SUN — via Rendah MagSaint Petersburg, Russia
AMIANGELIKA — BLCK SUN
Through
FLOW by D'STRICT, reSOUND New York — Photo courtesy of d'strict and MATTE Projects (c) d'strict 2026HERO at Rockefeller Center — New York, USA
reSOUND New York
Through
MASARY Studios · D'STRICT · Katie Scott · Shoplifter · Children of the Light · Eric Gunther · Fillip Studios · Liam Lee
Anish Kapoor, Hayward Gallery 2026 — via South Bank LondonHayward Gallery — London, UK
Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery
Through
Anish Kapoor
Nivola, Colombo e lo spazio intorno — Museo Nivola, OraniMuseo Nivola — Orani, Italy
Nivola, Colombo e lo spazio intorno
Through
Gianni Colombo · Costantino Nivola
Jesús Rafael Soto, Pénétrable BBL Jaune, Serpentine 2026 (installation view)Serpentine South (outdoor) — London, GB
Soto: Pénétrable BBL Jaune at Serpentine
Through
Jesús Rafael Soto
Evelyne Axell, Ice Cream 1 (1964) — Fondation CarmignacVilla Carmignac — Porquerolles, France
Sea, Pop & Sun (Villa Carmignac)
Through
Studio Olafur Eliasson
ENESS, Modern Guru — via Kalmar SlottKalmar Castle — Kalmar, Sweden
Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness
Through
ENESS
Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey — MCAD ManilaMCAD Manila — Manila, Philippines
Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey (MCAD Manila)
Through
Studio Olafur Eliasson
Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst Unna (ZfIL)ZfIL — Unna, DE
ZfIL: Light Dialogues
Through
Martin Creed · François Morellet · Maurizio Nannucci · Tracey Emin
Danziger Studio (Frank Gehry) — Marta HerfordMarta Herford — Herford, Germany
Mindset Los Angeles: Gehry and the Cool School
Through
Larry Bell
Jennifer Steinkamp, site rendering — courtesy SFMOMAHumboldt Bank Building, 785 Market Street — San Francisco, USA
Jennifer Steinkamp: It's a nice day for a white wedding
Through
Jennifer Steinkamp
HOST: Laura Lit — courtesy The Contemporary AustinThe Contemporary Austin – Laguna Gloria — Austin, USA
HOST: Laura Lit
Through
Laura Lit
Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan — courtesy Pace GallerySeattle Art Museum — Seattle, USA
Monochrome: Calder and Tara Donovan
Through
Alexander Calder · Tara Donovan
Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light, The Light DurhamThe Light Durham (Aykley Heads) — Durham, UK
Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light
Through
Refik Anadol Studio, Machine Dreams — Dataland, via ARTnewsDataland — Los Angeles, USA
Machine Dreams: Rainforest
Through
Refik Anadol
Tomás Saraceno: Ancestral Futures — key visual, Haus der Kunst 2026Haus der Kunst — Munich, Germany
Tomás Saraceno: Ancestral Futures
Through
Tomás Saraceno
Visual System, Nimbus — Atomium, BrusselsAtomium — Brussels, Belgium
Nimbus
Through
Visual System
Glow: A Cinematic Moodscape — courtesy Academy Museum of Motion PicturesAcademy Museum of Motion Pictures — Los Angeles, USA
Glow: A Cinematic Moodscape
Through
A Sky Full of Hope – Earthtime 1.78 Frankfurt, Konstablerwache — Photo: Holger Menzel, © Stadt Frankfurt am MainKonstablerwache — Frankfurt, Germany
A Sky Full of Hope – Earthtime 1.78 Frankfurt
Through
Janet Echelman
Opening31
Ars Electronica Festival 2026 — Negotiating Humanity, key visual courtesy Ars ElectronicaLinz, Austria
Ars Electronica Festival 2026 — Negotiating Humanity
Opens — through
Astrographics (The Adler Planetarium) — courtesy Art on THE MARTArt on THE MART — Chicago, USA
Astrographics
Opens — through
The Adler Planetarium
Where Data Becomes Light (Argonne National Laboratory) — courtesy Art on THE MARTArt on THE MART — Chicago, USA
Where Data Becomes Light
Opens — through
Argonne National Laboratory · Electronic Visualization Laboratory
Courtesy Illumination NYCRobert F. Wagner Jr. Park — New York, USA
Illumination NYC Light Art Festival
Opens — through
Tacita Dean, FILM, 2011 (Still) — courtesy the artist and Marciano Art FoundationMarciano Art Foundation — Los Angeles, USA
Tacita Dean: FILM
Opens — through
Tacita Dean
teamLab, Massless Suns and Dark Suns — © teamLab, courtesy Smart Museum of ArtSmart Museum of Art, University of Chicago — Chicago, USA
teamLab: Everything Exists in Infinite Continuity
Opens — through
teamLab
Anne Lindberg, in The Gravity of Light — courtesy Boulder Museum of Contemporary ArtBoulder Museum of Contemporary Art — Boulder, USA
The Gravity of Light
Opens — through
Bill Armstrong · Anne Lindberg
WaterWork — Photo: Ryan Conway, courtesy Design AustinSeaholm Intake Facility — Austin, USA
WaterWork
Opens — through
Beili Liu
Minnie Park, The Meta Rose: Shared Resonance — courtesy Melbourne FringeMelbourne, Australia
Minnie Park — The Meta Rose: Shared Resonance
Opens — through
Minnie Park
Goat Farm Arts Center — courtesy Discover AtlantaGoat Farm Arts Center — Atlanta, USA
SITE 2026
Opens — through
1024 architecture
Nuit Blanche Toronto — courtesy City of TorontoToronto, Canada
Nuit Blanche Toronto
Opens — through
BLINK Cincinnati — courtesy BLINKCincinnati, USA
BLINK Cincinnati
Opens — through
Festival of Lights Berlin, Brandenburg Gate projection — courtesy Festival of LightsBerlin, Germany
Festival of Lights Berlin
Opens — through
Signal Festival, Prague — photo Dušan Vondra, courtesy Signal FestivalPrague, Czech Republic
Signal Festival
Opens — through
Larry Bell: Improvisations, installation view — courtesy SITE Santa FeSITE Santa Fe — Santa Fe, USA
Larry Bell: Improvisations
Opens — through
Larry Bell
Larry Bell, Cube 25A, 2006 — courtesy 203 Fine ArtEncore Gallery at Taos Center of the Arts — Taos, USA
Larry Bell and Michelle Cooke: Pure Clear Thoughts
Opens — through
Larry Bell · Michelle Cooke
Raven Chacon, The Naming of Names, 2026 (still) — © Raven Chacon, courtesy SFMOMASFMOMA — San Francisco, USA
New Work: Raven Chacon
Opens
Raven Chacon
Photo: Paul Raats — GLOW EindhovenEindhoven, Netherlands
GLOW Eindhoven
Opens — through
Creek Show 2026 — courtesy Waterloo GreenwayWaterloo Greenway — Austin, USA
Creek Show 2026
Opens — through
Yuliya Lanina
Staro Rīga, Latvian National Library — courtesy LiveRigaRiga, Latvia
Staro Rīga (Beaming Riga)
Opens — through
Sarah Sze, rendering — courtesy Sarah Sze Studio and SFMOMASFMOMA — San Francisco, USA
Sarah Sze: Forever is Composed of Nows
Opens
Sarah Sze
Courtesy LuminoCity FestivalRandall's Island Park — New York, USA
LuminoCity Festival
Opens — through
Amsterdam Light Festival — courtesy Amsterdam Light FestivalAmsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Light Festival (Edition 15)
Opens — through
Illuminate SF — courtesy San Francisco Travel AssociationCitywide — San Francisco, USA
Illuminate SF Festival of Light
Opens — through
Leo Villareal · Jenny Holzer · Erwin Redl
LUNA Fête — Photo: Bryce Ell, courtesy Arts New OrleansDowntown New Orleans — New Orleans, USA
LUNA Fête 2026
Opens — through
Fête des Lumières 2025, Gare Saint-Paul — Ville de LyonLyon, France
Fête des Lumières
Opens — through
Lux Helsinki — photo Otso Kähönen, courtesy City of HelsinkiHelsinki, Finland
Lux Helsinki
Opens — through
Kobe Luminarie — official mark, courtesy Kobe Luminarie Organizing CommitteeKobe, Japan
Kobe Luminarie
Opens — through
Llum BCN — photo Xavi Torrent, courtesy Barcelona City CouncilBarcelona, Spain
Llum BCN
Opens — through
Vivid Sydney, Sydney Opera House — courtesy Destination NSWSydney, Australia
Vivid Sydney
Opens — through
GAMMA Festival, Saint Petersburg — courtesy GAMMASaint Petersburg, Russia
GAMMA Festival 2027
Opens — through
Permanent18
WNDR Museum ChicagoWNDR Museum — Chicago, USA
WNDR Museum Chicago
Permanent installation
Sarah Sze, Sleepers — courtesy Denver Art MuseumDenver Art Museum — Denver, USA
Fuse Box: Sarah Sze
Permanent installation
Sarah Sze
Meow Wolf Denver, Convergence Station — Photo: Eric ScireMeow Wolf Denver — Denver, USA
Convergence Station
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Night Lights Denver — courtesy Denver Theatre DistrictDaniels & Fisher Tower — Denver, USA
Night Lights Denver
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf Grapevine, The Real Unreal — Photo: Arturo OlmosMeow Wolf Grapevine — Grapevine, USA
The Real Unreal
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf Houston, Radio Tave — Photo: Kailye NayMeow Wolf Houston — Houston, USA
Radio Tave
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Meow Wolf Las Vegas, Omega MartMeow Wolf Las Vegas (AREA15) — Las Vegas, USA
Omega Mart
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Yayoi Kusama, Infinity Mirrored Room — courtesy The BroadThe Broad — Los Angeles, USA
Yayoi Kusama's Infinity Mirror Rooms
Permanent installation
Yayoi Kusama
Courtesy Superblue MiamiSuperblue Miami — Miami, USA
Superblue Miami: Every Wall Is a Door
Permanent installation
teamLab · Es Devlin · James Turrell · Rafael Lozano-Hemmer · Random International
Courtesy FilmGate MiamiFrost Planetarium, Frost Museum of Science — Miami, USA
FilmGate Fusion
Permanent installation
Le Clair Obscur
Studio Lemercier, Lightfall, 2024 — courtesy Superblue, © Mind The FilmSuperblue Miami — Miami, USA
Lightfall
Permanent installation
Studio Lemercier (Joanie Lemercier)
Vince Fraser, Ancestral Odyssey — courtesy New Orleans African American MuseumNew Orleans African American Museum — New Orleans, USA
Ancestral Odyssey
Permanent installation
Vince Fraser
Courtesy Edge at Hudson YardsEdge at Hudson Yards — New York, USA
Edge NYC Immersive Experience
Permanent installation
Moment Factory · SOFTlab
Courtesy ARTE Museum New YorkArte Museum New York — New York, USA
Arte Museum New York
Permanent installation
d'strict
The Bay Lights by Leo Villareal — courtesy IlluminateSan Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge — San Francisco, USA
The Bay Lights
Permanent installation
Leo Villareal
Meow Wolf Santa Fe, House of Eternal Return — via Wikimedia CommonsMeow Wolf Santa Fe — Santa Fe, USA
House of Eternal Return
Permanent installation
Meow Wolf
Laser Dome — courtesy Pacific Science CenterPacific Science Center Laser Dome — Seattle, USA
Pacific Science Center Laser Dome
Permanent installation
Pacific Sun and Glasshouse — courtesy Chihuly Garden and GlassChihuly Garden and Glass — Seattle, USA
Chihuly Garden and Glass
Permanent installation
Dale Chihuly
Listings are verified weekly as part of the Thursday issue; dates can change — confirm with the venue before traveling. Entries marked “first spotted” surfaced through our Instagram and TikTok fieldwork before trade coverage.