Bristol Light Festival made its highly anticipated return between 2nd-11th February 2024 with 10 evenings of stunning light installations across the city centre. The playful, immersive and colourful artworks illuminated some of Bristol’s well-trodden paths, as well as some unexpected places, as the festival welcomed 275,000 visitors at a traditionally dark time of year. 

From the dazzling world premiere of Studio McGuire’s Ascendance, to Real Hackney Dave’s luminous reminder that Bristol is always a Good Idea, the spectacular installations shone for five hours a day, brightening up the city at the height of winter. For those looking to share their light artworks next year, expressions of interest are now open at bristollightfestival.org/call-for-artists/.

Bristol Light Festival aims to bring communities in the city together, and the 2024 edition saw more than 50 organisations directly support the delivery of the festival – with an emphasis on engaging Bristol and locally-based businesses. 55 paid employment opportunities were created for event and creative personnel, throughout the planning and delivery of the event, further adding to the direct benefits of such an event for the people of Bristol. 

Bristol Light Festival brings together installations from world-renowned artists as well as the best of the South West. Ahead of its fifth iteration in 2025, it is now a firm fixture on Bristol’s event calendar with the playful, supportive and inclusive atmosphere it brings to the city each year. The festival is founded by Bristol City Centre Business BID and delivered in partnership with Redcliffe & Temple BID. The festival is curated by multi award-winning Creative Director, Katherine Jewkes.