The festival is on display daily from 5pm to 10pm until the 31st January.
Canary Wharf has unveiled its latest Winter Lights display, marking its 10th anniversary and featuring a trail of 16 new installations.
This year’s theme DREAMSCAPE will transport visitors through an ethereal trail of surreal illusions, kinetic sculptures, and celestial landscapes to blur the boundary between reality and imagination.
To celebrate the tenth edition of the festival, Canary Wharf has commissioned artist Anna Lomax to design a limited-edition print, available to purchase in-store at the charitable organisation Circle Collective. Lomax has also been commissioned to create a triptych of installations titled For Ever and Ever and Ever, which will be exhibited throughout the retail malls.
Among the highlights are monumental hand formed from floating light voxels by Patrice LaCroix, an astronomical installation that brings the solar system into the treetops by Artistic and Janis Petersons, and a vast water-screen projection that turns mist into shimmering holograms by Limbic Cinema.
Visitors can experience the festival for free each evening, with the district’s cafés, restaurants and bars open throughout. For a full day out, Winter Lights can be combined with a trip to the popular ice rink in Canada Square Park and immersive festive bar, The Winter Club, in Wood Wharf.
Alongside Canary Wharf’s bars, cafés and restaurants, Winter Lights Bites food stands will pop up across Montgomery Square, Jubilee Park and Union Square, serving global street food from wood-fired pizzas and jerk chicken to Moroccan dishes, plus sweet treats including crêpes and crumble.
Visitors can take advantage of Off Peak Offers from Monday to Wednesday, including 20% off food from Winter Lights Bites traders, free entry to the Ice Bar when purchasing a drink at The Winter Club, as well as three hours of free parking when you spend £10 at Waitrose.
Pippa Dale, Associate-Director Arts & Events at Canary Wharf Group said: “Our tenth edition of Winter Lights marks a milestone moment. Over the past decade, the experience has grown and brightened into the capital’s most ambitious light art festival, with this year’s DREAMSCAPE theme representing our boldest vision yet. This year’s artists have created an extraordinary world of illusion, reflection and playfulness, transforming the dark nights of January into a celebration of creativity. We can’t wait to welcome visitors to what will be our most immersive and transportive edition yet.”
To find out more visit: https://canarywharf.com/winter-lights/