Weekend at GLOW Eindhoven in The Netherlands

Once a year, in November, the lovely city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands explodes with light!_I2A5655_cl84MDB4NjAwX2RfanBnXy9fYXNzZXQvX3ByaXZhdGUvbXVsdGlnYWxsZXJ5LzYyMg_b458b418_I2A5266_cl84MDB4NjAwX2RfanBnXy9fYXNzZXQvX3ByaXZhdGUvbXVsdGlnYWxsZXJ5LzYyMg_f4f414cc

Now celebrating its 10th anniversary, the Light Festival GLOW invites around 50 artists to create light installations, sculptures, projections and performances all over the city.

Basically, the whole town centre goes crazy with light!!

Here is the walking map from 2015:

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Some of the light art is projected onto city buildings…

GLOW 2014 Villas Parklaan Les Orpailleurs de Lumière; Parklaan Flashback. © Claus Langer

GLOW 2014
Villas Parklaan
Les Orpailleurs de Lumière; Parklaan Flashback.
© Claus Langer

…and sometimes out of the building!!

GLOW 2014 DELA-building Michael Suk; Statemachine © Claus Langer

GLOW 2014
DELA-building
Michael Suk; Statemachine
© Claus Langer

GLOW surprises the visitor with a new perspective on the city, and it can be visited free of charge.

Over 650,000 people visited GLOW last year!

GLOW 2014 Augustijnenkerk Casa Magica; Transcendent Flow © Claus Langer

GLOW 2014
Augustijnenkerk
Casa Magica; Transcendent Flow
© Claus Langer

Some of the art installations focus on vibrant colours and exquisite patterns featuring Eindhoven’s architecture…

GLOW 2014 Catharinakerk Ad Lib Créations; The Enchanted Cathedral & The seasons. © Claus Langer

GLOW 2014
Catharinakerk
Ad Lib Créations; The Enchanted Cathedral & The seasons.
© Claus Langer

…while others push the technological boundaries of physics!

GLOW 2015 © Claus Langer

GLOW 2015
© Claus Langer

In fact, many of Eindhoven’s sponsors are high-tech companies, often in partnership with Eindhoven’s tech and education hub.

GLOW 2015 © Claus Langer

GLOW 2015
© Claus Langer

All in all, a wonderful festival and an event to mark in your calendar!

GLOW 2015 © Claus Langer

GLOW 2015
© Claus Langer

All details can be found at the GLOW website.