Birmingham Light Festival reveals the full programme for 2026, including a gallery of spectacular, illuminated artworks from internationally renowned and local artists, plus a series of special events, all taking place across the city from 12 – 15 February

Birmingham Light Festival will return to transform city spaces into a dazzling open-air gallery from 12-15 February, with a programme of spectacular light installations and special events set to brighten the dark winter nights.

For the Festival’s second year, brand new temporary illuminated artworks will take over the streets, squares and public spaces in Birmingham, giving festival-goers new opportunities to fall in love with the city this Valentine’s weekend.

High over Victoria Square, The Look of Love: All Eyes on Town Hall by Designs in Air, will see giant eyes keeping watch over Colmore Business District from Birmingham Town Hall as some silliness unfolds below. Voted the favourite installation from the inaugural Birmingham Light Festival, the iconic silent disco is back. This year taking the form of a classic party game, The Silly Statues x Silent Disco by festival producers, Outdoor Places Unusual Spaces (OPUS), will transform Victoria Square into a giant game of musical statues, with disco host Madame Freeze rewarding the silliest frozen poses.

Check out the full list of special events, offers and highlighted locations on the Birmingham Light Festival website.

Led by City Curator, Alex Nicholson-Evans and festival producers OPUS, founding partners Colmore BID, Central BID, Southside District, Westside BID and The Jewellery Quarter BID have come together with Bullring, Edgbaston Village, Mailbox, Network Rail, Birmingham City University and Brindleyplace to brighten up February’s dark nights with Birmingham Light Festival for the second time.

Alex Nicholson-Evans, said: “We are so excited to be able to reveal the full programme for Birmingham Light Festival 2026. We have some truly remarkable artworks lined up and are delighted to be able to showcase thought-provoking, internationally renowned works alongside original creations from incredibly talented local artists.

“Once again our fantastic founding partners, forward thinking festival supporters and a whole host of incredible organisations from across the city have come together to make sure that Birmingham has something really wonderful to look forward to in this particularly dark and cold winter. The countdown is officially on!”

Visit the Birmingham Light Festival website for more information.