Looking for a fun, uplifting activity to help you beat the winter blues? Battersea Power Station’s annual Light Festival is back for its fifth year, brightening up your evenings from January 23 – February 23. This gorgeous interactive display is free to visit and features eight remarkable light installations by British and international artists.
What’s in store this year?
The 2025 festival is bigger and better than ever, offering visitors an unforgettable visual spectacle. The artworks on display have been made in collaboration with Light Art Collection, James Glancy Design, and Kumquat Lab, one of which (named Aurora) is a bespoke piece that has been created especially for this iconic landmark’s Art Deco Turbine Hall A, by James Glancy Design.
Other unmissable installations include Kumquat Lab’s musical light sculpture In Bloom, and Never Ends by Luigi Console and Valentina November, which takes visitors on a fairytale-esque horse ride.
But that is only the start! Not only have a number of the installations been brought to life with interactive features and soundscapes, there are also roaming performers to celebrate the festival’s launch on January 23, 25, and 26, including mesmerising LED drummers, whose high-impact drumming, slick choreography and magnificent lighting makes them impossible to miss. You can also enjoy LED stilt walkers and an LED Cyr Wheel Show featuring dance, acrobatics, costumes, and of course, stunning lights.
Stick around to enjoy Battersea Power Station
Once you’ve seen all of the light displays, Battersea Power Station has an abundance of excellent shops, restaurants, bars, and cafes where you can continue your evening. If you’re craving a delicious morsel to warm you up, Dishoom, Sticks ‘n’ Sushi, El Pastor, Roti King, Arcade Food Hall and more are at your fingertips. Or if a tipple is in order, head to Control Room B, Battersea Brewery or Searcys Champagne Bar.
For those in need of some retail therapy, you’ll find a fantastic selection of British and International brands within Battersea Power Station. Offering everything from ZARA, Aēsop, and Reformation, to arc’teryx, Boots Beauty, and Marks and Spencer’s first standalone clothing store, there’s something for everyone.