Tickets for next year’s Carlisle City of Lights event are now on sale.
The event, in February, will feature lighting of the city’s key historic landmarks and a spectacular sound and light experience inside and outside Carlisle Cathedral, and also within the grounds of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery and Carlisle Castle.
Its theme is science and it will be held over three evenings – Thursday February 23, Friday February 24 and Saturday February 25.
The event will start at Carlisle Cathedral, followed by Tullie House and then ending at Carlisle Castle with sound and light projected on to buildings.
City of Lights is organised by the Discover Carlisle team – part of Carlisle City Council – and Luxmuralis in association with Cumbria County Council.
Carlisle city councillor Stephen Higgs, portfolio holder for culture, heritage and leisure, said: “The 2023 event will incorporate the inside of Carlisle Cathedral as well as outside the Fratry and will bring a new element to the event. We have worked hard to make this event bigger and better featuring Carlisle Cathedral, Tullie House and Carlisle Castle. Get your tickets soon!”
Cyril Weber, chair of Cumbria County Council’s local committee for Carlisle, added: “I am excited to once again see our city and this year see its key landmarks brought to life through the various lighting installations.
“The City of Lights project is a fantastic opportunity to showcase and celebrate our city, and a great example of the county and city council working together in partnership. I’m delighted that this is now a regular event which the whole community can take part in and enjoy.”
Artist Peter Walker and composer David Harper are an artistic collaboration called Luxmurali. Through Son-et-Lumiere installation and sound art pieces they transform and reinterpret the sense of place and space creatively helping people take a physical and emotional journey to identify with the subject and message of the artwork.
Peter added: “Sound and light art will be projected onto the architectural features of Carlisle Castle and Carlisle Cathedral transforming and enveloping the space. Visitors will view individual light and sound art installations digitally and artistically created by artistic collaboration Luxmuralis which highlight the architectural features of the space. Viewers are immersed in the soundscapes they hear and walk through the light artworks that are all around them on an explorative journey.
“The artwork Science is designed to enable people to explore and contemplate the contributions of science and human understanding of the physical world around us.
“The artwork explores chemistry and biology and interprets artistically the scale of molecules cells and DNA as well as exploring the history of science, the contributions of science to humanity, and offers a reflection upon famous scientists past and present.”
Tickets are on sale from Carlisle’s Tourist Information Centre and DiscoverCarlisle.co.uk
Tickets provide access to all the venues on the same night.
