What is the program for Light Art Festival ?
Festival programme, including the map, can also be found here. Light Art Festival (LAF) will bring nine light installations by Slovak and international artists to the streets, park,…
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The gastro will shine again
Pancakes by candlelight or a drink sparkling with light – and that’s just the beginning… When your hunger for art during your walk through illuminated Trenčín turns into…
Activities for families during LAF
Are you planning to visit the Light Art Festival with young children? Then we recommend an artwork designed especially for them, located in M. R. Štefánik Park. The…
Culture Express to the Light Art Festival
Hop on the Culture Express and experience a journey that is already part of the program itself. On selected connections, you’ll encounter a piece of the Light Art Festival –…
WE LAF VOLUNTEERING
During the Light Art Festival, we will need help to ensure a smooth course of events. We can’t do it alone, but together we can – will you…
Experience an engaging edition of the Light Art Festival!
After last year’s success, Light Art Festival returns to the streets of Trenčín, bringing together light art from Slovakia and abroad with music and sound to present the…
Audio-Interactive Installation by Veronika Šmírová Presented at a Festival in Norway
Slovak multimedia artist Veronika Šmírová will present her interactive installation Lines (2019) at the Factory Lights Festival in Norway from 21 to 22 November 2025.The international premiere of…
Thank you for the first year of LAF
Thank you for being part of the very first edition of the Light Art Festival. Your presence, support, and feedback mean a great deal to us. Thanks to…
Without volunteers, it wouldn’t shine!
The first edition of the Light Art Festival brought light, art, and thousands of visitors to Trenčín – but above all, it showed the power of collaboration and…
Guided Tours of the Light Art Festival Installations
What the eyes don’t see, the ears will hear!During the Light Art Festival, curators from the Miloš Alexander Bazovský Gallery will guide you through the light installations directly…
What? Where? When?
With the festival just around the corner, here come your most asked questions: How do I get to the installations? Will there be food? Can I bring my…
I LAF GASTRO
Pancakes by candlelight or a drink sparkling like the Saharan sun – and that’s just the beginning… When your hunger for art during your walk through illuminated Trenčín…
I LAF VOLUNTEERING
During the Light Art Festival, we will need help to ensure everything runs smoothly. We can’t do it alone – but together, we can. Will you join us?…
7 installations, 7 locations
The first edition of the Light Art Festival will bring light to 7 unique locations across Trenčín. Urban spaces will come alive through light installations by artists from…
Guided Tours With Artist Lukáš Dřevjaný
Are you curious about the light installation Fragment located at Peace Square (Mierové námestie)? Join a guided tour led by its creator – Czech digital artist Lukáš Dřevjaný.…
Mierové Square in a Different Light
November days and longer evenings are the perfect time to experience light in a new way. From November 15 to 24, a large-scale light installation will quite literally…
Program
Verejná knižnica Michala Rešetku
Evening library (only on Friday)
When was the last time yo uvisited library at night? If your answer is “never”, then you can change it during Light Art Festival. On Friday, the Public library…
Galéria Miloša Alexandra Bazovského
Drawing with light in gallery
This year, in addition to guided tours, the Miloš Alexander Bazovský Gallery will also offer drawing with light during the Light Art Festival. Participants will be introduced to…
FVLCRVM, Studio Odyssea (SK)
FVLCRVM audiovisual show
A sound that will shine. That’s how we can describe the opening concert of this year’s Light Art Festival, featuring artist FVLCRVM. His music set will be accompanied…
Lukáš Matejka, Štefan Oliš, Pavol Soukal (SK)
A Cry into the Dark
Artwork The work engages with the archetypal gesture of a scream—the human voice as our most personal instrument. A single, publicly visible act of courage can illuminate the…
Ondřej Puchta (CZ)
Artikulon
Artwork Artikulón is an interactive sound object that enables intuitive music-making through touchless control. It brings together contemporary art, design, and technology in an experience where body movement…
Jan Hladil (CZ)
Rezonator
Artwork Resonator connects technology with a philosophical perspective on the human condition. It is based on the model of a resonator—a fundamental component of a laser device—but goes…
Veronika Šmírová (SK)
Interference
Artwork The installation Interference is based on a well-known experiment from 1803 that demonstrated the wave nature of light. Veronika Šmírová’s artistic interpretation transforms this scientific principle into…
blekksprut1 (NO)
Growth
Artwork “Growth” is an audiovisual immersive mapping and sculptural installation celebrating the collaboration between Slovakia and Norway, as well as the long-term development and cultural heritage of the Bodø24 and Trenčín26 projects. The…
Colectif Scale (FR)
FLUX
Artwork Over the past four years, Flux has become a globally sought-after installation, presented on renowned music stages as well as at prestigious art events. It is a…
Matej Mazák (SK)
Spooklings
Artwork Spooklings are small creatures that live wherever you find stones, trees, waterfalls, or even the spaces between leaves. We name them after the places they inhabit. They…
Yasuhiro Chida (JP)
Analemma
Artwork Analemma is a light installation exploring how we perceive space, light, and our own presence within it. The artist investigates what constitutes a powerful human experience—as a…
Tadej Droljc (SL)
Dinner with a Hyperobject
The artwork is not suitable for people with epilepsy. Artwork The work conveys the experience of a hyperobject—an entity created by human activity that is so vast it…
(LAF × UTB × LUMó HUB)
Light in Textile: Thematic Workshop (only on Friday)
How does textile change when light falls on it? In this open workshop, we will explore how different materials respond to light – through transparency, reflection, layering, and…
LUMó HUB
Upcycling Curtains: Bag or Skirt (only on saturday)
Curtains are a material that has already lived a life in a home – which makes them a perfect starting point for a new piece. Together with designer…
KADE TADE Running club
Run at the speed of light (only on Sobota)
Just like last year, we’re teaming up again with the running club KADE TADE Running club to run at the speed of light. Together, we’ll head out into…
Divadlo Maťo
Children’s vernissage of Spooklings
Slovak artist Matej Mazák will place his interactive light installation Spooklings in Park Milana Rastislava Štefánika. The playful objects respond to movement and sound, so children can engage…
Galéria M. A. Bazovského
Guided tours
For art enthusiasts, the festival is preparing guided tours in collaboration with the M. A. Bazovský Gallery, offering an exclusive look at selected works in interior spaces from…
Trenčín 2026
Curiosity Workshops in Trenčín
During the Light Art Festival in Trenčín, the popular Curiosity Workshops will return, offering a playful and creative experience for both children and adults. These interactive spaces invite…
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