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New experience format of the Festival of Lights celebrates its premiere
Festival of Lights IN CONCERT will kick off in 2025 as a new highlight of the renowned Festival of Lights in Berlin, which attracts millions of visitors. It will feature a series of immersive 3D light art shows and ambient music DJ sets by renowned artists in historic buildings. Top acts such as Alle Farben, Chris Bekker, Monika Kruse, Parra for Cuva and Schwarz & Wesseltoft (Henrik Schwarz & pianist Bugge Wesseltoft) will be performing.
While the annual fascinating light shows of the Festival of Lights illuminate the imposing Berlin Cathedral and the facades of other Berlin landmarks, the interior of the famous historic church building will become the venue for a spectacular interplay of 3D light art and ambient-style live electronic music from 10 to 14 October 2025.
Five evenings, nine concerts and 3D art shows, an emotional experience
On five evenings, nine unique shows will deliver a spectacle the likes of which Berlin has never seen before.
For each show, exclusive 3D projections will be created especially for the monumental interior of the church and synchronised live with ambient music by renowned musicians and DJs.
Visitors can expect an immersive total work of art combining light, music, space and emotion – a visual and auditory experience that goes far beyond classic concert formats.
Music and light merge into a language that speaks directly to the heart.
About the line-up ꟾ Festival of Lights IN CONCERT
The line-up of musical artists: Alle Farben, Chris Bekker, Monika Kruse, Parra for Cuva, Schwarz & Wesseltoft (Henrik Schwarz & Bugge Wesseltoft)Alle Farben
A sound that flows like light across the dome – familiar, rousing and joyful.
Chris Bekker An audiovisual experience with the soundtrack of Berlin – emotional, electronic and trance-like.
Monika Kruse
She's back! A spherical total experience that has never been seen before – moving, emotional and meditative.
Parra for CuvaA journey into a musical galaxy – gentle, spherical and deeply moving.
Schwarz & Wesseltoft
A finale for the synth and piano senses – unusual, instrumental and symbiotic.
Dates:
Premiere on Friday, 10 October, 2 shows: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.Saturday, 11 October 2 shows: 8:30 p.m. & 10:30 p.m. Sunday, 12 October 1 show: 8:30 p.m. Monday, 13 October, 2 shows: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, 14 October, 2 shows: 7:30 p.m. & 9:30 p.m.Tickets will be available HERE from 20 August 2025!
- Limited tickets available from 20 August 2025 in official advance sales.
- Each show is limited to a few hundred tickets.
About the Festival of Lights:
The Festival of Lights is one of the most famous light art festivals in the world. Every year in October, it transforms Berlin into a huge open-air gallery for several nights. International light artists stage iconic landmarks with impressive projections and installations – and tell visual stories that inspire, connect and amaze.
This year, the 21st Festival of Lights will take place under the motto ‘Let's shine together’.