Amsterdam Light Festival - Lighting up the dark Winter days of Amsterdam





Water exposition

Land exposition:

For the sixth year in a row, dark winter evenings of Amsterdam are getting bright and beautiful by colorful lights all the way. From tonight,, all the Dutch as well leading International artists are illuminating the Amsterdam City Centre for 53 consecutive days – both on land & water.My colleagues told me that a few years ago, the Amsterdam Light Festival commenced as a small boat parade / Christmas Canal Parade. Under the strong patronage of Amsterdam’s recently deceased mayor,, the festival has grown into so magnificent & outstanding, appealing nearly aContinuing the success last year, there were 1800 people from all over the world showed interest to present their work this year, out of which only 900 international talents shortlisted for the proposal stage. From those 900 concepts, now that only 35 artworks have been finalised.At, within a walking distance from the Amsterdam Central Station, a huge exhibition on land has been set up with 15 unique artworks. The twenty other wonders make the beautiful canals of Amsterdam even more beautiful. The most famous participant this year is the Chinese artist “”. He laid a 6.5 km long border line of glass fiber, through which red laser light is shot through.There are many walk & boat tour operators, arranging numerous exciting events all through the 53 days. As always, Amsterdam is best seen from the water; you can choose any of the Water Colors canal cruises. To explore the festival on foot, don't miss thewalking route.Amsterdam Light Festival takes place on land and water. Please note the differences in opening dates and opening times for both exhibitions.30 November 2017 - 21 January 2018Times: daily, from 5 pm to 11 pm* (except on New Year’s Eve 5- 8PM)Location: along the canals of Amsterdam14 December 2017 - 7 January 2018Times: daily, from 5 pm to 10 pm*Location: Marineterrein Amsterdam, near Amsterdam Central Station.Some pictures from last year below: