City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide’s FREE Family Friendly Event!

Illuminate Adelaide’s biggest free program of art, light and technology – returns from 3 – 19 July with an all-new series of exciting free installations featuring interactive experiences, stunning projections, and captivating roaming performances created by world-renowned artists and creative studios.

Enjoy 17 unforgettable nights as Adelaide’s iconic cultural institutions and hidden gems come alight with breathtaking displays spanning the bustling CBD from Adelaide’s East End all the way down to the glittering Festival Plaza.

City Lights has become one of Adelaide’s most cherished annual events – awakening the city with visitors all eager to shake off the winter chill together! 

Illuminate Adelaide Installations 2026

• Optik — The Urban Conga
• Embrace — Beamhacker
• Dream Herd — Amigo & Amigo
• CYGNUS — Loomaland
• Piano Walk — Amigo & Amigo
• Nocturnal — Glow Art Creations
• Under Pressure — Pavol Truben
• Rarrirarri — The Mulka Project
• The Origin of the World — Miguel Chevalier
• Pixel Waves — Miguel Chevalier
• …please have a seat! — lichtbankobjekte by M+V
• River of Lights — Liquid PXL
• Checkmate — Amigo & Amigo
• Birdmen — Close-Act Theatre
• Neon Dog Park — Volter International
• Bob the Railway Dog — illuminart – Stories in Light
• Mirror Me — Fresh Creative Entertainment
• Axon Anxiety — Laurence Walker
• Rundle Illuminations — Various Artists x Illuminate Adelaide

Where to Eat & Drink at City Lights – City Lights Pit Stops 

• Art Gallery of South Australia
• State Library of South Australia
• LUMEN Bar
• Lot Fourteen
• Rymill Kiosk

Dates & Times:

Friday 3 –  Sunday 19 July 2026

• Sunday – Thursday 5:30 – 10:30pm
• Friday – Saturday 5:30 – 11:00pm

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO

READ OUR REVIEW OF CITY LIGHTS 2025

For more information and all enquiries, please visit the Illuminate Adelaide website.

What:   City Lights – Illuminate Adelaide 2026

When:  Friday 3 – Sunday 19 July 2026

Where: Where: Adelaide CBD, along North Terrace and Rundle Street

Who:   Everyone 

At Play & Go Adelaide we make every effort to provide accurate information to the best of our knowledge at the time of publication. We recommend confirming times, dates and details directly before making any plans as details may be subject to change.

Image source: Play & Go Adelaide and Illuminate Adelaide Facebook

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