Jerusalem Festival of Light 2019Mon
Jul 1 8:00PM

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Jerusalem’s light festival celebrates 10 years! This unique festival attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors from Israel and abroad who stroll the picturesque lanes of Jerusalem’s Old City taking in its enchanted ambiance while its walls and cobblestone streets are illuminated with an amazing variety of modern light art installations created by local and international artists. The juxtaposition of the historic Old City with innovative and captivating artwork is a sight to behold.

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Every year, different tracks are offered, each clearly marked by a different color light, taking visitors from one art instillation to another. Details about the pieces exhibited along each track are readily available, allowing guests to choose a route based on their preferences. The routes are in and around the Old City.

The artworks which are usually huge in size include three-dimensional installations, videos on landmark Old City walls and sound-and-light shows. There is also an art fair featuring work by a wide range of light designers displaying and selling their artworks. Some attractions around the Old City are open as well during the evenings of that week as well. It is a feast for the eyes.

The Jerusalem Festival of Light 2018, one of an elite group of light festivals held around the world, is proudly presented by the Jerusalem Development Authority, the Ministry of Jerusalem and Diaspora Affairs, the Jerusalem Municipality and the Ministry of Tourism. It is produced by the Ariel Municipal Company.

This illuminating festival is appropriate for visitors, locals, families, artists and creative enthusiasts.

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Jerusalem Festival of Light 2018 Highlights

UV Dimension III

12 high power lasers create one multilayered image in a spectacular 3D laser show by Ad Lib Creations. The show will take you to a new world, full of magical light and fantasy.

Where: Jaffa Gate Plaza

Light Mills

How do you turn wind into light? Chinese artist Feng Jiacheng is bringing more than 700 windmills to show you just exactly how. Come watch a beautiful homage to nature that plays with natural elements and makes you contemplate about freedom, energy, and the secrets of this world we’re living in.

Where: Habad Street

Patterns

Like Instagraming? This one is for you. This absolutely breathtaking screening displays a colorful collage that reveals the graphic richness of Middle Eastern cultures and creates a new visual and cultural language.

Where: Gan HaTkuma

Time Drifts Jerusalem

Batei Machase Square undergoes a metamorphosis with this colorful and post-modern work of art by German artist Phillip Geist. Visit the Jewish Quarter and enjoy a powerful experience that uses content and light to explore knowledge and time in ways we have never seen.

Where: Batei Machase

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Waterlight Graffiti

Artist Antonin Foureau from France takes street art to the next level and you get to paint light with water! This unique exhibit uses a large LED screen that lights up once you touch it with anything damp – try with your fingertips!

Where: Mauristan Street

Special entrance fee: 10 ILS

World of Light Festival

Artistic mappings by light festivals from all around the world will be projected onto Damascus Gate, sending a message of universal unity. The different artistic impressions will change every 15 minutes and will light up the gate in beautiful colors and images. This is a world premiere of a unique project that has never been done before.

Where: Damascus Gate

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Photos courtesy of the Jerusalem Festival of Lights