Light Art & Immersive Shows in North America (2026)
Light-art and immersive shows across the US and Canada in 2026 — festivals, museum shows, and permanent installations.
48 shows · updated weekly · see the full calendar
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
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
Leo Villareal, BUCKYBALL — courtesy Meatpacking District14th Street Square — New York, US
Leo Villareal: BUCKYBALL at 14th St Square
Through
Leo Villareal
Olafur Eliasson, One-way colour tunnel — courtesy SFMOMASFMOMA — San Francisco, USA
Olafur Eliasson: One-way colour tunnel
Through
Olafur Eliasson
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
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
Refik Anadol Studio, Machine Dreams — Dataland, via ARTnewsDataland — Los Angeles, USA
Machine Dreams: Rainforest
Through
Refik Anadol
Glow: A Cinematic Moodscape — courtesy Academy Museum of Motion PicturesAcademy Museum of Motion Pictures — Los Angeles, USA
Glow: A Cinematic Moodscape
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
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
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
Creek Show 2026 — courtesy Waterloo GreenwayWaterloo Greenway — Austin, USA
Creek Show 2026
Opens — through
Yuliya Lanina
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
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
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