Lilu Light Festival Lucerne

Discover the Lilu tour of the versatile light installations of the Lilu Light Festival Lucerne 2020 on your own. It can be completed independently in about two hours. The 19 light installations are in operation daily from 18 to 22 hrs.

Due to high demand, an additional guided Lilu-tour will take place.

Join us on a guided tour of the versatile light installations of the Lilu Lightfestival Lucerne 2020 and learn interesting background information on the individual installations and their artists.

The guided Lilu-tour can only be booked in German.

The guided Lilu tour can also be booked exclusively for private groups between 6 and 10 pm. The group price is CHF 300. (citytours.luzern.com).

At the beginning of the Bible the world is prepared. It is sung about, cheered, written about, marvelled at and told. The texts are not about scientific explanations of what once was. They are about that which is of lasting importance. It is about interpreting the lives of people in the light of their origin.

Moni Egger, Dr. theol, is a lecturer at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Lucerne, a fairy-tale and Bible teller.

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From 9 to 19 January 2020 Lucerne will be illuminated for the second time. Discover the creative light installations and experience an attractive supporting programme for all the senses.

Appetizer, intermediate course, main course and dessert by chef Gabriel Neves in a luminous atmosphere.

On 9 and 16 January from 6 p.m. you can experience the Brasserie in a special atmosphere. Reserve your tables today for the «flashlight dinner».

During 11 days in January, Lucerne once again lives up to its name «City of Lights». Stroll along the illuminated Lucerne lake basin to the VILLA Schweizerhof. A fascinating light installation awaits you here as well. You will be greeted with a welcome drink followed by a seasonal 3-course menu. Marvel at the illuminated garden of the VILLA and look forward to a small gift of light.

Two light shows «Genesis 2» at the Church of St. Leodegar Lucerne are musically accompanied by the renowned pianist Lisa Morgenstern.

Lisa Morgenstern is a German-Bulgarian pianist, singer and composer. Her album «Chameleon», released in spring 2019, dramatically combines experimental pop music with classical elements.

On the occasion of their No Fire In The Sand – Tour Black Sea Dahu accompanies an extended lightshow «Genesis 2» at the Church of St. Leodegar Lucerne.

They are THE band of the hour: Black Sea Dahu are currently on everyone’s lips – in and outside the country’s borders and on their way to becoming the most successful CH export. In 2019 alone, the indie-folk group will play well over a hundred shows. Black Sea Dahu stand for discrepancy, the in-between: going away, being somewhere, coming back, being somewhere else, maybe just mentally. After their completely sold out autumn tour, the band will now play at the Lilu Light Festival Lucerne 2019 before heading to the big stages of the world.

One can easily imagine, how – a long time ago, before the invention of the electric bulb – people were dining only with candle light. Revive with us on two special evening events during the Lilu festival this special atmosphere. And enjoy a typical Lucerne menu, surrounded by candle light only!

Beside the Lucerne menu we will also serve various dishes that the Taube is famous for! Do you prefer to dine the «normal way» and enjoy the benefits of electric light? Come in, we have also tables in the lovely «Nadelwehrsääli» on the 1st floor!

Can you imagine anything better than sitting and enjoying beside the cracking noise, the smell and light of an open fire? We don’t think so and therefore we celebrate the LILU festival the fiery way: on two special evenings we turn out the lights. Only the beechwood fire and candles create the unique atmosphere within the Ampersand team will serve the «Lighted Chicken!» menu: crispy Swiss chicken with Grill-Flavour!

Beside the «Lighted Chicken»» we will also serve various dishes that the Ampersand is famous for!

In the distant future, we live in remote megacities and travel in spaceships. In virtual paradises and simulated biotopes, we will recharge vital energy. Particularly effective will be the synthesis of earthly pleasures and heavenly light. “Food for the body – light for the spirit.”

In the Riviera restaurant, the fusion of light and cuisine can already be experienced today. Illuminated delicacies and drinks can be tasted at five Delightcubes. The dazzling table surfaces radiate ambiguous, the food is mysteriously illuminated and the guests lightly lit. A multisensory happening in the sphere of action of light.

The St. Peter’s Chapel team, students of the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences, Arts and Music  develop an audiovisual story, which is projected onto the gallery of the church. In dialogue with the architecture and the content of the St. Peter’s Chapel, the smallest audiovisual pearls are created, which are combined to form a partly contemplative, partly stirring overall work.

On 16.01.2020 the light installation will also be accompanied by live music.

Join us on a guided tour of the versatile light installations of the Lilu Lightfestival Lucerne 2020 and learn interesting background information on the individual installations and their artists.

The guided Lilu-tour can only be booked in German.

The guided Lilu-tour can also be booked exclusively for private groups between 6 and 10 pm. The group price is CHF 300. (citytours.luzern.com).

Artist collective Projektil’s latest show is a continuation of last year’s major success, Genesis. Genesis 2 finds days 4 to 7 of the creation story staged in the sacred space of Lucerne’s Church of St. Leodegar. The ceiling, walls and other structures of the church are brought to life by means of light projections, mesmerising the audience under an open sky that provides a visual reinterpretation of the history of creation. A heavenly fantasy world in a breathtaking venue. The show lasts about 20 minutes.

Artist collective Projektil’s latest show is a continuation of last year’s major success, Genesis. Genesis 2 finds days 4 to 7 of the creation story staged in the sacred space of Lucerne’s Church of St. Leodegar. The ceiling, walls and other structures of the church are brought to life by means of light projections, mesmerising the audience under an open sky that provides a visual reinterpretation of the history of creation. A heavenly fantasy world in a breathtaking venue. The spectacle is accompanied by Wolfgang Sieber at the organ. The show lasts about 20 minutes.