‘Winter Lights’ returning to Dublin in December with expanded set of locations
Dublin City Council’s popular ‘Winter Lights’ Christmas-themed attraction is set to return to the streets of the capital in December, lighting up 25 city centre locations over the festive period.
Many popular lighting installations that featured in previous years, like projections on the Custom House and GPO buildings are set to return, with new displays coming to Meeting Square House, Temple Bar Square and Dublin Castle.
As in previous years, the GPO will feature dynamic lighting projections from eight Irish and international artists.
George’s Dock will also feature 100 dramatic beams of light illuminating the sky.
A children’s art competition is also running as part of Winter Lights, with the artworks to be projected onto Barnardo Square beside Dublin Castle.
The popular Merrion Square Winter Lights event is also returning. It introduces an interactive lighting experience to the city-centre park in the evenings, from 5pm, with walk-through installations and an immersive kaleidoscope available to visitors.
Lord Mayor Ray McAdam said that in just a few short years, the Winter Lights events quickly become one of the city’s leading Christmas attractions.
"If you’ve never seen them before, or if you have and you just want to experience some Christmas cheer on these dark nights, come into town, see the lights and make some new memories,” he said.
The full list of Winter Lights displays coming in December is below:
GPO – Dynamic digital projections of artwork from eight artists
O’Connell Street trees – Colour changing LED lighting on the street trees
The Spire – This will become a beacon of light visible from across the city
Wolfe Tone Square – An interactive motion-sensing wall of LED pixels
Hugh Lane Gallery – Moving artworks from NCAD students will be projected onto the building
Custom House – Projections from Irish artist James Earley onto the building
Talbot Street Bridge – Hanging light sculpture under the Talbot Street rail bridge
River Liffey boat – Floating light installation featuring 180 beams of light will travel from Heuston Station to Dublin Port
James Joyce Bridge – Colour changing light installation
Millennium Bridge – The popular rainbow archways are back
Ha’penny Bridge – Colour changing light installation
Samuel Beckett Bridge – Features a series of visuals moving across the bridge
George’s Dock – 100 beams of light illuminating the sky, a collaboration between lighting designer Sonya Fossett and electronic music artist Caolan Ryan
The Docks – Professional dancer Jessie Thompson features in a performance piece on a 40-metre wide water screen
Temple Bar Square – Large-scale Xs and Os game
Meeting House Square – 3D lighting installation featuring 3,000 balls of light, a piece by designer Anthony Murphy
Newcomen Bank – Video mapped onto building, in collaboration with Spectrum Studios
City Hall – Video mapped onto building, in collaboration with Lightscape Studios
Palace Street building – Artwork from children’s winter art competition will be projected here
Palace Street gate – Dynamic light projections leading to Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle courtyard – ‘Flux’, from French artists collective Scale, a unique and playful show where the choreography links with the music
Dublin Castle lower yard – Video from artist Jack Phelan will be projected onto the building
Digital Depot – Patrick’s Tower, the former smock windmill, will be illuminated with digital projections
Merrion Square Park – Walkthrough lighting installations feature in this ticketed event
Tickets for the Merrion Square Park event can be booked online from tomorrow