Illuminate Festival

Illuminate Festival 2025

Saturday 22 and Sunday 23 February 2025, free
Across Oldham Town Centre, Gallery Oldham and Oldham Library and Northern Roots Urban Farm and Eco Park.

See Oldham in a new light as Illuminate Light Night returns for its seventh year.

Experience Light Art in the Dark inspired by our 2025 theme of ‘Illuminating the everyday’ as you explore the illuminated townscape of installations, exhibitions and performances by local, national and international light artists over two incredible nights.

Don’t miss the Illuminate parade on Saturday where hundreds of community lanterns create a river of light through the town centre to the Old Town Hall, for the opening show.

Light Artists

Would you like to take part in Illuminate 2025?

We’re always happy to talk to light artists and potential festival partners. If you would like to discuss a project for Illuminate, please get in touch with Rachel.Wood@Oldham.gov.uk