Poland's largest festival of light: projection mapping, illuminations and light installations across the centre of Łódź.
The 16th Light.Move.Festival. runs from Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2026. Every evening from 7 pm to midnight, projection mapping on facades, illuminated tenement houses, light installations in parks and passages and live music turn the centre of Łódź into a night-time walking route. Below you will find the full day-by-day programme, a map of every location and practical tips.
Mappings play in a loop throughout the evening. Pick a day and the kind of show you want to see.
Mapping / projection
On the facade of the Poznański Family Palace (entrance from the main gate with the clock) a colourful journey unfolds through distant landscapes, symbols and cultures that take on a new dimension after dark. The mapping runs from 7 pm to midnight.
The projection was created by MRK6 Studio, known for 3D mapping, animation and event visual design.
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On the facade of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary at ul. Kościelna 8/10, a mapping built on repetition unfolds: patterns multiply, shift and grow in a rhythmic loop, like a dream image that never repeats itself. It runs from 7 pm to midnight.
The projection is by VPM Studio.
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In the Old Town Park, an installation built from a collection of vintage projectors fills the ground and trees with ever-changing shapes in a 1970s mood, in a full 360-degree projection accompanied by a dreamy, rhythmic soundtrack. The show runs from 7 pm to midnight.
Its author, Emilien Guesnard, has worked as a concert-hall lighting director since 1998 and has long used light as the main material of his work.
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In Schiller Passage, an interactive video installation invites visitors to place their head inside an oxygen tank: their face is then projected onto the crown of a spreading tree. The effect is a reminder that trees and people share the same breath: we exhale the carbon dioxide that trees turn into oxygen. Open to visitors from 7 pm to midnight.
Installation
In the Old Town Park, a kinetic light installation nods to 19th-century "flea circuses": fast, chaotic movements imitate jumping insects, creating a visual illusion. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
It comes from the Dutch Studio Toer, founded in 2011 by Castor Bours and Wouter Widdershoven, known for its experimental approach to light installations.
Installation
In the Old Town Park, a tree is wrapped in a web of light, creating a space inspired by the bond between nature, life and spirituality. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
Its author, Paweł Grodzki, is a graduate of the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź, a collagraphy artist and co-founder of the U21 Studio collective.
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Two monumental chairs stand in the Old Town Park, symbolising the longing for closeness and reunion with another person in a world dominated by technology. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
Its author, Karolina Howorko, a Warsaw-based architect and visual artist, has shown her work at, among others, the Amsterdam Light Festival.
Installation
In the Old Town Park, overlapping shapes, light and silhouettes of people and animals build a story of freedom, harmony and mutual respect, free from coercion and suffering. On view from 7:30 pm to midnight.
It was created by students of the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Łódź, a school running since 1945.
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Between the trees of the Old Town Park stretches a web of coloured threads, catching light between earth and sky. Each thread follows its own course, forming shifting, ephemeral paths that invite visitors to stray off course for a moment and let the colour lead the way. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
The installation is by the Lux Pro Monumentis Foundation.
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In the Old Town Park a garden blooms whose flowers grow not from the soil but from light: petals pulse, tremble and change shape, seeming to react to passers-by. These rootless flowers still seem to take root in the imagination, forming a place found on no map. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
The installation is by Lux Pro Monumentis.
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In Manufaktura, five suspended luminous forms echo the shapes of a sunflower's spiral and gothic rose windows: light moves between them in a six-minute cycle reflecting the rhythm of the seasons, accompanied by an original soundtrack blending nature sounds with electronic music. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
The installation is by the French art group Luminariste.
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In Schiller Passage, a luminous female figure resembling a wave or mist glows from within after dark, symbolising femininity, strength and inner light. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
Its author, Miss God, is an interdisciplinary artist, composer and vocalist, creator of, among others, the EAST VOICES light installation and the multimedia show "You're in My Dream".
Mapping / projection
In Park Sienkiewicza, a projection traces an endless flow of light: from primal cosmic glow to the solar energy sustaining earthly ecosystems, with particles falling from flowers evoking the Earth's return to nature. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
Its author, Tatsuru Arai, blends classical and contemporary music traditions with artificial intelligence, creating concepts such as "Trans-Ages Music" and "Hyper-Serial Music".
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Around the fountain in Park Sienkiewicza, gold and silver frames circle, through which people, light and reflections pass, briefly becoming part of an image that vanishes a moment later. Each frame opens a different view: sometimes a silhouette, sometimes a patch of sky, sometimes the fountain's shimmering water. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
The installation is by the Lux Pro Monumentis Foundation.
LMF Kids
In Park Sienkiewicza, a line of light becomes a creative tool: a single stroke can conjure houses, flowers or your own stories, echoing the classic 1977 animation "The Magic Pencil". Open from 7 pm to midnight.
It was created jointly by Maciej Szynwelski, Zuzanna Formella and Łukasz Wedler, a collective working across sculpture, textile art and landscape architecture.
LMF Kids
In Park Sienkiewicza, mischievous digital creatures tease the crowd from a huge screen: grab a ball to fight them off, and every hit triggers an explosion of light, colour and sound. Open from 7 pm to midnight.
It comes from the Prague-based Czech collective INITI INTERACTIVE, shown at festivals including Ars Electronica, Nuit Blanche Brussels and Glow Eindhoven.
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In Park Sienkiewicza, visitors can paint their own colourful planets, twinkling stars, mysterious nebulae and distant galaxies, experimenting with colour and building fantastical constellations. Everyone leaves the workshop with their own unique slice of the universe. The workshop runs from 7 pm to 10 pm.
Led by Dorota Piecuch and Anna Dzwonkowska.
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In Park Sienkiewicza, children and adults can blow their own light, shimmering soap bubbles in various shapes and sizes, combining bold colours and watching how fluorescent light brings out their glow. The result is a space full of movement and flickering reflections. The workshop runs from 7 pm to 10 pm.
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In Park Sienkiewicza, children can discover their "second face": face painting in bold colours and glowing details creates a whole new version of themselves each time. Every pattern can tell a different story, limited only by the participant's imagination. The workshop runs from 7 pm to 10 pm.
Led by Jagoda Chojnacka and Anna Dzwonkowska.
LMF Kids
In the Old Town Park, visitors can give an ordinary piece of fabric a neon character: they design their own unique pattern, playing with bold colours, shapes and forms, and transfer the finished composition straight onto the material, which takes on a whole new dimension under light. The workshop runs from 7 pm to 10 pm.
Led by Sandra Stojańska-Rekus and Anna Dzwonkowska.
LMF Kids
In Park Sienkiewicza, visitors can design and decorate their own dream frame: choosing colours, patterns and favourite motifs, adding original ornaments and playing with the composition. The finished piece captures dreams and memories as a lasting keepsake. The workshop runs from 7 pm to 10 pm.
Led by Zuzanna Kabała and Anna Dzwonkowska.
Illumination
On Piotrkowska Street and Plac Kościelny, the eclectic facades of Łódź's tenement houses and palaces get a new look under eco-friendly LED light, highlighting their architectural detail. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
The concept comes from Beata Konieczniak, architect, urban planner and Artistic Director of Light.Move.Festival.
Illumination
In the Old Town Park and Park Sienkiewicza, trees get an artistic, colourful illumination that sets the magical mood of the light festival from the moment visitors step into the park. The colours shift along the walking route, forming a natural backdrop for the evening. On view from 7 pm to midnight.
The concept comes from Beata Konieczniak, architect, urban planner and Artistic Director of Light.Move.Festival.
Mapping / projection
In the Old Town Park, the audience's real-time movement and gestures shape an image on screen: the body becomes a brush, and every participant co-creates the artwork without needing any special skills. Created for Radio Łódź's 95th anniversary, the installation runs from 7 pm to midnight.
Its author, Daria Łuka, blends classic graphic design with new technologies and interactivity.
Concert
On the balcony of the Poznański Family Palace at ul. Ogrodowa 15, BOKKA performs as part of the Electro Stage. The concert takes place on Friday, 25 September, in four sets between 8 pm and 10:20 pm.
Formed in 2013, the band has performed incognito from the start and quickly caught the attention of Pitchfork magazine with its blend of electronica, synth pop and alternative rock; it has five Fryderyk nominations and in 2026 played as a special guest on Archive's European tour.
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On the balcony of the Poznański Family Palace at ul. Ogrodowa 15, Marek Biliński performs as part of the Electro Stage. The concert takes place on Saturday, 26 September, in three sets between 8 pm and 10:40 pm.
A Polish electronic music composer, he found fame with the album "Ogród Króla Świtu" (a Gold Record) and the video "Ucieczka z Tropiku", named best music video of 1984, and in 2018 he received the Silver Medal "Meritorious for Culture, Gloria Artis".
Concert
On the balcony of the Poznański Family Palace at ul. Ogrodowa 15, Odet performs as part of the Electro Stage. The concert takes place on Sunday, 27 September, in four sets between 8 pm and 10:15 pm.
It is the solo project of classical pianist and vocalist Aleksandra Dąbrowska, blending pop, electronica and classical music; her debut single "Rising" made it onto Spotify's international Fresh Finds playlist, and in 2025 she won the FENOMEN competition at the ZORZA festival.
Concert
In the garden of the Poznański Family Palace (entrance from the main gate with the clock), for only the second time in the festival's history, live music composed for a mapping show, "Grand Prix Marzeń", is performed. Concerts take place daily from Friday to Sunday, between 7:30 pm and 10:30 pm.
The music is by Paweł Steczek, a composer and instrumentalist and graduate of the Academy of Music in Katowice who has worked with Polish symphony orchestras, performing here with a vocalist and session musicians.
Concert
In the Old Town Park's Rock'n'Pop stage, Cochise performs with vocalist Paweł Małaszyński. The concert takes place on Friday, 25 September, in four sets between 8 pm and 11 pm.
Formed in Białystok in 2004, the band plays a mix of rock, grunge and metal, has released eight albums, has toured Belgium, England, Germany and the Czech Republic, and supported Godsmack in 2019.
Concert
In the eastern part of the Old Town Park, on the Rock'n'Pop stage set on the water, Black Radio performs. The concert takes place on Saturday, 26 September, in five sets between 8 pm and 11 pm.
A Łódź-based alt-rock band known for its live shows, it released the album "Black Radio" in 2023 and has played festivals including Pol'and'Rock, Jarocin and Łódź Summer Festival.
Concert
In the Old Town Park's Rock'n'Pop stage, the band BEMY performs. The concert takes place on Sunday, 27 September, in four sets between 8 pm and 10:20 pm.
This Polish-French pop-indie rock band, founded by brothers Mattia and Elie Rosinski with Wojciech Trusewicz, has played festivals including Sziget, Reeperbahn and Woodstock, and has shared the stage with Maroon 5 and Ed Sheeran.
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Party
As dusk falls over Park Sienkiewicza, a portal to a bygone era opens among the trees: disco light bounces off a mirror ball, and the park's colourful lights and greenery dance to the music of the era. The party blends a retro disco mood with the festival's outdoor setting. It runs from 7 pm to midnight.
Organised by the Lux Pro Monumentis Foundation.
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On the Old Market Square, the Club Stage runs all weekend: on Friday and Sunday, GROOVIEJAXX plays from 7 pm to 10 pm, followed by G Phase from 10 pm to midnight; on Saturday, G Phase and Smolny play together from 7 pm to midnight.
GROOVIEJAXX, a DJ from Łask, has played festivals such as Beats For Love and reached the finals of the Clubsound DJ's Cup Polish Championship, while Łódź-based G Phase and Smolny play melodic house and garage inspired by the British electronic scene.
Party
In the Old Town Park, the LMF Party Tram awaits: a historic tram car turns into a mobile party stage, touring the area to the beat of the music and taking passengers on a short, colourful ride through the festival's lights. Available from 7 pm to midnight.
Organised by the Lux Pro Monumentis Foundation.
Side event
Mapping / projection
On the facade of the DoubleTree by Hilton hotel at ul. Łąkowa 29, a projection travels through 35 years of technological change: from joysticks and modems to fibre optics and artificial intelligence, from 8-bit games to augmented reality, weaving these stages together with the history of the site itself. On view from 8 pm to midnight.
Produced by BIEL.studio, directed by Piotr Jasiński and Paweł Przybył, with animation by Paweł Przybył.
Every mapping, installation and music stop in one place. Click a point to see what is on and when.
Light.Move.Festival is a festival of kinetic light art that turns the centre of Łódź into an open-air gallery every autumn. Over three evenings, historic facades, parks and passages along Piotrkowska Street are covered in mapping projections, light installations and kinetic light sculptures, and admission to the whole event is free. It's the largest light festival in Poland and one of those events worth planning a Łódź weekend around in advance.
The festival's full name is the Light.Move.Festival Kinetic Light Art Festival. It's organised by the Lux Pro Monumentis Foundation, with Beata Konieczniak, an architect and light designer, as its founder and artistic director. The festival focuses on light art in motion: mapping projections on the facades of historic buildings, kinetic installations in parks, and interactive objects that respond to the viewer's presence. Artists combine projection technology with the city's architecture, so the same buildings we usually walk past without a second glance tell a completely different story during the festival.
Light.Move.Festival has been held in Łódź regularly for over a decade, usually towards the end of September. The event lasts three evenings, from Friday to Sunday, and the installations and mapping projections are shown after dark, for several hours each evening. The mappings run on a loop, so there's no need to catch a specific time slot: just arrive during the festival evening and walk the route between the points at your own pace.
The programme's points are concentrated in the strict centre, within walking distance of Piotrkowska Street. Most installations are set up in Staromiejski Park (Old Town Park) and Sienkiewicza Park, with Piotrkowska Street running between them. Mapping projections also appear on the facades of historic tenement houses and palaces along the city's main street, in Schiller Passage (Schiller Passage), and on the facades of sacred buildings in the centre. Projections sometimes also appear on the Poznański Palace, home to the City of Łódź Museum, and around Manufaktura. The exact locations of the points change from edition to edition, but the route always runs through the historic city centre rather than its outskirts.
The programme is built on four pillars. Mapping projections, 3D visuals fitted to a facade's architecture, are usually the largest group and the festival's most recognisable element. Alongside them are light installations, often interactive, built specifically for each edition in parks and passages. The third pillar is the music and concert part, with live performances and outdoor DJ zones, and the fourth is a zone for the youngest visitors, where light is explained in a simpler, playful way. The installations are created by both Polish and international artists working in light art, mapping and light design, so each edition shows a different set of techniques and styles, even though the festival's format stays the same.
Admission to the installations and mapping projections in the public space is free: walking between the programme's points requires no ticket or booking. Some accompanying events, such as concerts on a dedicated stage, may be split into time slots, but these are also outdoor events open to passers-by. It's always worth checking the current programme right before your visit, as the details of individual points are usually announced shortly before each edition starts.
The most convenient way to start is from Piotrkowska Street, heading towards Sienkiewicza Park or Staromiejski Park, as that's where most installations are concentrated, and the route between them is a short, pleasant walk through the centre. During the festival the centre can get crowded, especially on Friday and Saturday evenings, so it's more convenient to use public transport than to look for parking in the strict city centre. It's worth bringing a warm jacket, as late September evenings in Łódź can already be chilly, and the programme is mostly viewed outdoors.
It's an event for couples planning an evening stroll, for families with children, for whom a separate zone is prepared, and for photographers and architecture lovers, since the festival shows Łódź's historic tenement houses in a completely different light than during the day. It also works well as an idea for one evening during a longer stay in the city, as the route between the main points can be walked in an hour or two, with time along the way for dinner at one of the restaurants in the centre.
The festival is held every year in autumn, usually towards the end of September, and lasts three evenings, from Friday to Sunday. It's worth checking the exact dates of a given edition closer to the time, as they can shift by a week depending on the calendar.
No, viewing the mapping projections and light installations in the public space is free. It's an outdoor festival, open to everyone, with no tickets required for the main part of the programme.
Most of the action happens in Staromiejski Park and Sienkiewicza Park, connected by a walk along Piotrkowska Street, where new mapping projections appear on the tenement house facades.
The mapping projections and installations run on a loop all evening, so there's no need to arrive at a specific time. Concert and stage elements usually have set time slots.
The organiser is the Lux Pro Monumentis Foundation, and the festival's founder and artistic director is Beata Konieczniak.
Mapping projections on building facades still look good even in light rain, since the projection falls on the wall rather than on the viewers, though it's still worth bringing an umbrella or a rain jacket for the walk between the programme's points.
Light.Move.Festival is one of two regular festival highlights on Łódź's event calendar, alongside the Łódź of Many Cultures Festival. A full overview of the city's and region's recurring events can be found in the festivals calendar, and current events in Łódź are listed under events in Łódź. For more ideas for a walk through the city centre, including the historic sites you'll pass during the festival, see the Discover Łódź guide and the list of attractions in Łódź.
From Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2026, every evening from 7 pm to midnight.
Yes. The festival takes place in open public spaces and every item of the programme is free.
In the centre of Łódź: along Piotrkowska Street, at the Poznański Palace, in parks, passages and squares. All locations are marked on the map on this page.
Yes, it runs whatever the weather. On a rainy evening bring a waterproof jacket and shoes.
Public transport is best: MPK Łódź runs extra services during the festival, while traffic changes in the centre make parking difficult.
The full route is several kilometres long, so plan two evenings for everything or pick the mappings and installations you most want to see.
