Alluminous

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ALLUMINOUS will be back in Almere during the autumn holidays. And everyone is welcome to visit our festival! ALLUMINOUS is a magical light art route around the Weerwater lake where art and theater come together. The route is 5 kilometers long and takes an average of 2 hours to walk.

ALLUMINOUS can be visited every evening during October 20 to 29, from 7:00 PM to 11:00 PM. The festival is free, you don’t need a ticket.

ALLUMINOUS can be experienced on foot, by bicycle, and even by boat

Good to know is that the route was designed to be walked clockwise. The best way to experience the light art festival is by walking the route, but you can also choose to cycle. We developed a separate cycle route which include bicycle parking areas near the art installations. From there you walk a short distance to the artwork. New is the illuminated passenger boat that shuttles up and down between the Esplanade and Hortus. The shuttle boat is not only a complete light art experience in itself, but is also a good solution for anyone who wants to shorten the route. This way you can walk halve the ALLUMINOUS route and shuttle back by boat, or the other way around. You can buy a boat ticket on site, which is available at both sides, Esplanade and Hortus. Unfortunately, online reservations are not possible.

The ALLUMINOUS route is fully accessible to people with a mobility scooter as well!

Attention: From October 24th to October 30th, there will be no trains running to and from Almere Centrum. Buses will be provided at all stations in Almere during this period. Additionally, there are enough parking facilities for cars during the ALLUMINOUS light art festival. Please refer to the NS website for more information.

ALLUMINOUS culinary

Combine ALLUMINOUS with dinner or drinks at one of the many restaurants and bars in Almere city center or enjoy the food trucks at the 3 catering squares along the route. There is live music at the catering square on Utopia Island provided by local Poppodium de Meester.

Light art with a twist

ALLUMINOUS came up with a new light festival concept where art and theater come together, with the city of Almere and the Weerwater lake as inspiration. ALLUMINOUS collaborates with Almere theater companies Vis à Vis, Suburbia, Gouden Haas and BonteHond. They all selected a talent from the theater scene who was then linked to an artist by ALLUMINOUS. These newformed duo’s create light art with more theatre, more experiment and more spectacle. Light art that can only be seen right here in Almere.

This year, partners Black Pencil ensemble, Flevoland's initiative Carte Blanche in collaboration with MOJO, Light Art Collection, M. and Circuloco are also joining the ALLUMINOUS program. Almere Partner TSR AV provides the magically illuminated route.

We hope to see you at ALLUMINOUS!