Light Art & Immersive Shows in Europe (2026)
Light-art festivals, immersive exhibitions, and installations across Europe in 2026 — what’s on now and what’s coming.
23 shows · updated weekly · see the full calendar
Berlin New Media Week 2026Berlin, Germany
Berlin New Media Week
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Miguel Chevalier, Post natural: living plankton — Island of Light, SmögenIsland of Light, Smögen — Smögen, Sweden
Post natural: living plankton — Miguel Chevalier
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Miguel Chevalier
The Assault of Illusion — Santa Mònica, Barcelona (press image via e-flux)Arts Santa Monica — Barcelona, Spain
The Assault of Illusion
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A.A. Murakami
Ocean, Bassins des Lumières — Photo: © Culturespaces / Vincent PinsonBassins des Lumières — Bordeaux, France
Ocean (Bassins des Lumières)
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AMIANGELIKA & 1100, BLCK SUN — via Rendah MagSaint Petersburg, Russia
AMIANGELIKA — BLCK SUN
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Anish Kapoor, Hayward Gallery 2026 — via South Bank LondonHayward Gallery — London, UK
Anish Kapoor at Hayward Gallery
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Anish Kapoor
Nivola, Colombo e lo spazio intorno — Museo Nivola, OraniMuseo Nivola — Orani, Italy
Nivola, Colombo e lo spazio intorno
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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
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Jesús Rafael Soto
Evelyne Axell, Ice Cream 1 (1964) — Fondation CarmignacVilla Carmignac — Porquerolles, France
Sea, Pop & Sun (Villa Carmignac)
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Studio Olafur Eliasson
ENESS, Modern Guru — via Kalmar SlottKalmar Castle — Kalmar, Sweden
Modern Guru and the Path to Artificial Happiness
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ENESS
Zentrum für Internationale Lichtkunst Unna (ZfIL)ZfIL — Unna, DE
ZfIL: Light Dialogues
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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
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Larry Bell
Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light, The Light DurhamThe Light Durham (Aykley Heads) — Durham, UK
Victory Over the Sun: Encounters with Light
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Tomás Saraceno: Ancestral Futures — key visual, Haus der Kunst 2026Haus der Kunst — Munich, Germany
Tomás Saraceno: Ancestral Futures
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Tomás Saraceno
Visual System, Nimbus — Atomium, BrusselsAtomium — Brussels, Belgium
Nimbus
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Visual System
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
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Janet Echelman
Ars Electronica Festival 2026 — Negotiating Humanity, key visual courtesy Ars ElectronicaLinz, Austria
Ars Electronica Festival 2026 — Negotiating Humanity
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Festival of Lights Berlin, Brandenburg Gate projection — courtesy Festival of LightsBerlin, Germany
Festival of Lights Berlin
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Photo: Paul Raats — GLOW EindhovenEindhoven, Netherlands
GLOW Eindhoven
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Amsterdam Light Festival — courtesy Amsterdam Light FestivalAmsterdam, Netherlands
Amsterdam Light Festival (Edition 15)
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Fête des Lumières 2025, Gare Saint-Paul — Ville de LyonLyon, France
Fête des Lumières
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Llum BCN — photo Xavi Torrent, courtesy Barcelona City CouncilBarcelona, Spain
Llum BCN
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GAMMA Festival, Saint Petersburg — courtesy GAMMASaint Petersburg, Russia
GAMMA Festival 2027
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