WIN tickets to Lightopia - Europe's Largest Lantern and Light Festival!
A Visual Feast for the Whole Family to Enjoy…
Taking place at Heaton Park, Manchester’s largest historic park and Europe’s largest municipal park, Lightopia is a brand new, immersive and visually-dramatic lantern and light festival, that promises to fuse beautiful art installations with human experience.
One of the amazing displays available to view at the festival
The very first of its kind in the UK and Europe, Lightopia is an exploration of light, movement and form, beautifully captivating the senses with unique interactive and immersive lights, lanterns, installations and incredible lasers with water-screen multimedia shows, destined to create unforgettable memories and provide alternative family fun throughout the festival season.
Transporting guests to new worlds of expression and emotion, the installations throughout are designed by critically acclaimed Ava Moradi, a contemporary artist who has exhibited and created art and installations revolving around light and design internationally for over ten years.
The exhibits function to capture and enhance your imagination…
Installations include, The Love Gate, Tree of Life, Elysian Field, S-Harmony, The Flower Road, Happy Valley, Two Moons Eagle and many more, symbolising various experiences throughout life and humanity. An iconic Manchester Light Bees installation symbolises community, brightness and personal power, representing the amazing sense of unity and solidarity within Manchester. Guests can follow the bee to discover further destinations.
Guests will be led on a breath-taking journey of discovery through the park, guided by beautiful light trails. Educational elements shine through, as visitors can explore the values behind spirituality, inclusivity, togetherness and the importance of positive energy, through each installation.
The parades will hinge and transform your dreams into a reality…
Times and Tickets…
Lightopia is open to the public from 21st November to 31st December. The event is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays, except during school holidays. Christmas Eve and Christmas Day are closed. Opening times are between 17:00 to 22:00. Last entry is 20:30 daily.
Advance adult tickets cost £18. Adult tickets on the day cost £20. Advance child tickets (aged between 3-16) cost £11. Child tickets on the day cost £13. Advance family tickets (2 adults and 2 children) cost £54. Family tickets on the day cost £62. Children under 3 go free. Heaton Park Tram-stop is the closest transport link from Manchester city centre. For further information and ticket bookings, please visit: www.lightopiafestival.com
Five Family Tickets Up For Grabs!
We have five family tickets to this amazing spectacle to give away! These tickets mean that five lucky families can come to this extravaganza free of charge, and see everything that it has to offer - fantastic!
T & C’s: To enter the competition and be in it to win it for a family ticket, all you need to do is text COUNTRYLIGHT to 60777. The closing date for the draw is 13th November - so do not delay! Editor's decision is final. Prize not transferable to another individual and no cash or other alternatives offered.