الأضواء والنار، شهرًا بشهر حول العالم
فوانيس ونيران ومفرقعات وتجهيزات ضوئية — الليالي التي تكون فيها السماء هي البرنامج.
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متى يكون قائمًا
الأضواء والنار في يناير
- ميورقة 🇪🇸 إسبانياSant Sebastia · 17–21 يناPalma's patron saint, and the one night the city is entirely its own: bonfires in half a dozen squares on 19 January, people grilling sausages over them, free stages until the small hours.79
- يزد 🇮🇷 إيرانSadeh fire festival · 28 ينا – 2 فبرThe Zoroastrian midwinter fire festival, lit at dusk outside the city at the end of January.74
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.70
- ليتشي 🇮🇹 إيطالياFocara di Novoli · 14–18 يناA twenty-metre cone of vine cuttings is stacked all winter at Novoli, twenty minutes north, and burnt on the eve of Sant'Antonio Abate.69
- كوبه 🇯🇵 اليابانKobe Luminarie · 25 ينا – 10 فبر (عادةً)The light memorial for the 1995 earthquake, which moved out of December in recent years and now runs for about ten nights at the turn of January into February across Meriken Park and the old settlement.69
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.68
- نارا 🇯🇵 اليابانWakakusa Yamayaki · 20–28 ينا (عادةً)The grass on Wakakusa hill is set alight on the fourth Saturday of January, fireworks first.67
- بوسان 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةHaeundae Light Festival · 29 نوف – 18 ينا (عادةً)Haeundae Beach and the seafront square light up with large-scale sculptures and media art each winter, organised by the district office and free to walk through from 6 to 11pm.66
- نابا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNapa Lighted Art Festival · 10 ينا – 20 فبر (عادةً)Five weeks of free light installations along a walking route through downtown Napa and the riverfront, with building projections in the first week or so.64
- رالي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 نوف – 12 ينا (عادةً)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.62
- دوشنبة 🇹🇯 طاجيكستانSada fire festival · 30 يناThe ancient Tajik festival of fire, made an official national celebration, is marked in Dushanbe with bonfires, music and folk shows on 30 January.61
- ريتشموند 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGardenFest of Lights · 15 نوف – 5 ينا (عادةً)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.59
- سنداي 🇯🇵 اليابانDonto-sai · 14 يناNew Year decorations are burned at Osaki Hachimangu on 14 January and a procession of men walks to it through the cold in loincloths, carrying bells.57
- ماتسوموتو 🇯🇵 اليابانCastle projection mapping · 10 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)From mid-December to mid-February the castle keep is lit with projection mapping every evening, a short looping show that has become the town's winter night-out.57
- نيكو 🇯🇵 اليابانYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 ينا – 2 مار (عادةً)Hundreds of small snow huts lit by candles along the riverbed at Yunishigawa Onsen, deep in the mountains of the city's northern district.55
- فوجيكاواجوتشيكو 🇯🇵 اليابانKawaguchiko Winter Fireworks · 24 ينا – 23 فبر (عادةً)Free weekend fireworks over the lake from three launch points, the winter counterpart to the August festival, set against a snow-capped Fuji.55
- أمستردام 🇳🇱 هولنداAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 نوف – 17 يناLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.48
- سابورو 🇯🇵 اليابانSapporo White Illumination · 20 نوف – 14 مارOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.40
- أوتاوا 🇨🇦 كنداWinter Lights Across Canada · 5 ديس – 8 ينا (عادةً)Confederation Boulevard is strung with lights from early December to early January, and a free sound-and-light show is projected onto the Parliament buildings most evenings.32
- نوزاواونسن 🇯🇵 اليابانDosojin Fire Festival · 15 يناMen of twenty-five and forty-two defend a wooden shrine on the night of 15 January while the rest of the village attacks it with burning torches.30
الأضواء والنار في فبراير
- تاينان 🇹🇼 تايوانYanshui Beehive Fireworks · 5 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)Racks of bottle rockets fired horizontally into the crowd at Yanshui on Lantern Festival night.91
- كانبرا 🇦🇺 أسترالياEnlighten Festival · 25 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)For ten nights the national institutions are projected onto and open late, so the buildings people normally drive past become the reason to be out.89
- يزد 🇮🇷 إيرانSadeh fire festival · 28 ينا – 2 فبرThe Zoroastrian midwinter fire festival, lit at dusk outside the city at the end of January.81
- تايبيه 🇹🇼 تايوانLantern Festival · 15 فبر – 15 مار (عادةً)The city runs its own lantern displays for a fortnight after Lunar New Year, and Pingxi up the branch line releases sky lanterns on two announced nights.79
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.77
- نابا 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNapa Lighted Art Festival · 10 ينا – 20 فبر (عادةً)Five weeks of free light installations along a walking route through downtown Napa and the riverfront, with building projections in the first week or so.73
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.70
- كوبه 🇯🇵 اليابانKobe Luminarie · 25 ينا – 10 فبر (عادةً)The light memorial for the 1995 earthquake, which moved out of December in recent years and now runs for about ten nights at the turn of January into February across Meriken Park and the old settlement.70
- نارا 🇯🇵 اليابانNara Rurie winter illumination · 5–16 فبر (عادةً)For a week in mid-February, blue light links Todaiji, Kasuga Taisha and Kofukuji through Nara Park, with evening temple openings and food stalls; it is the park's one busy night-time event of winter.69
- ماتسوموتو 🇯🇵 اليابانCastle projection mapping · 10 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)From mid-December to mid-February the castle keep is lit with projection mapping every evening, a short looping show that has become the town's winter night-out.62
- برستل 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةBristol Light Festival · 15 فبر – 1 مار (عادةً)Ten nights of light installations around the harbour and the old centre in late February, free and walkable in an evening.62
- نيكو 🇯🇵 اليابانYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 ينا – 2 مار (عادةً)Hundreds of small snow huts lit by candles along the riverbed at Yunishigawa Onsen, deep in the mountains of the city's northern district.60
- يريفان 🇦🇲 أرمينياTrndez, the fire holiday · 13–14 فبرBonfires in courtyards and churchyards on the evening of 13 February, with couples jumping the flames.59
- فوجيكاواجوتشيكو 🇯🇵 اليابانKawaguchiko Winter Fireworks · 24 ينا – 23 فبر (عادةً)Free weekend fireworks over the lake from three launch points, the winter counterpart to the August festival, set against a snow-capped Fuji.58
- بورتلاند 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةPortland Winter Light Festival · 1–12 فبر (عادةً)Ten nights of light installations along the waterfront and out in the industrial east side in early February.55
- لوكسمبورغ 🇱🇺 لوكسمبورغLiichtmessdag · 2 فبرOn 2 February children walk the streets after dark with home-made lanterns and sing at doors for sweets.53
- زولت 🇩🇪 ألمانياBiikebrennen · 21 فبرNine bonfires are lit across the island on the evening of 21 February to burn out the winter, followed by kale and pork in the village halls.52
- سابورو 🇯🇵 اليابانSapporo White Illumination · 20 نوف – 14 مارOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.45
- Mestia 🇬🇪 جورجياLamproba torch festival · 5–25 فبر (عادةً)Svan villages cut birch torches and carry them to the family graves after dark, one for every man in the household.40
الأضواء والنار في مارس
- كانبرا 🇦🇺 أسترالياEnlighten Festival · 25 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)For ten nights the national institutions are projected onto and open late, so the buildings people normally drive past become the reason to be out.90
- بلنسية 🇪🇸 إسبانياLas Fallas · 1–19 مارA daytime gunpowder concert in the Plaza del Ayuntamiento every day from 1 March, then on the night of the 19th several hundred enormous sculptures are burned in the streets that built them.84
- تايبيه 🇹🇼 تايوانLantern Festival · 15 فبر – 15 مار (عادةً)The city runs its own lantern displays for a fortnight after Lunar New Year, and Pingxi up the branch line releases sky lanterns on two announced nights.82
- تاينان 🇹🇼 تايوانYanshui Beehive Fireworks · 5 فبر – 10 مار (عادةً)Racks of bottle rockets fired horizontally into the crowd at Yanshui on Lantern Festival night.82
- طهران 🇮🇷 إيرانChaharshanbe Suri · 14–19 مار (عادةً)The fire festival on the last Tuesday evening before the new year: bonfires at every junction, fireworks that are technically illegal, and hospitals braced for it.81
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.75
- زغرب 🇭🇷 كرواتياFestival of Lights Zagreb · 15–25 مار (عادةً)Five evenings of free light installations and projections across the Upper and Lower Towns in March.74
- نارا 🇯🇵 اليابانOmizutori · 1–14 مارBurning cedar torches are run along the balcony of Todai-ji's Nigatsu-do every night for a fortnight, the 12th being the big one.74
- جيجو 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةJeju Fire Festival · 1–15 مار (عادةً)A whole hillside at Saebyeol Oreum is set alight over a weekend to burn off the old grazing grass.73
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.73
- برستل 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةBristol Light Festival · 15 فبر – 1 مار (عادةً)Ten nights of light installations around the harbour and the old centre in late February, free and walkable in an evening.67
- لوكسمبورغ 🇱🇺 لوكسمبورغBuergbrennen bonfires · 8 فبر – 15 مار (عادةً)On the first Sunday of Lent every village and city quarter burns a wooden cross on a hill to see winter off.65
- نيكو 🇯🇵 اليابانYunishigawa Kamakura Festival · 25 ينا – 2 مار (عادةً)Hundreds of small snow huts lit by candles along the riverbed at Yunishigawa Onsen, deep in the mountains of the city's northern district.65
- سابورو 🇯🇵 اليابانSapporo White Illumination · 20 نوف – 14 مارOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.57
الأضواء والنار في أبريل
- فاليتا 🇲🇹 مالطاMalta International Fireworks Festival · 14 أبر – 1 مايو (عادةً)Maltese fireworks clubs and foreign teams compete over the Grand Harbour on several nights in late April.93
- أليس سبرينغز 🇦🇺 أسترالياParrtjima festival of light · 5–20 أبر (عادةً)Ten free nights of First Nations light work thrown across two kilometres of the MacDonnell Ranges at the Desert Park, with talks and music underneath it.89
- سول 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةLotus Lantern Festival · 25 أبر – 25 مايو (عادةً)Lanterns hang through the temple courtyards for weeks and a parade fills Jongno on the weekend before Buddha's Birthday, which is usually in May.85
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.81
- براغ 🇨🇿 جمهورية التشيكBurning of the Witches · 30 أبرBonfires go up on Petrin, Ladronka and the hills around the city on the night of 30 April to see winter off.79
- زيورخ 🇨🇭 سويسراSechselauten · 12–22 أبر (عادةً)The guilds parade on the third Monday of April and burn a snowman on a bonfire; how fast his head explodes is taken as the summer forecast.78
- إدنبرة 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةBeltane Fire Festival · 30 أبرA ticketed fire procession up Calton Hill on the night of 30 April, run by volunteers and cold enough that most of the audience regrets what they wore.76
- ستوكهولم 🇸🇪 السويدValborg · 30 أبرBonfires and choirs on the evening of 30 April, at Skansen and along the water at Riddarfjarden.73
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.68
الأضواء والنار في مايو
- فاليتا 🇲🇹 مالطاMalta International Fireworks Festival · 14 أبر – 1 مايو (عادةً)Maltese fireworks clubs and foreign teams compete over the Grand Harbour on several nights in late April.94
- سول 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةLotus Lantern Festival · 25 أبر – 25 مايو (عادةً)Lanterns hang through the temple courtyards for weeks and a parade fills Jongno on the weekend before Buddha's Birthday, which is usually in May.90
- بوسان 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةBusan Lotus Lantern Festival · 1–17 مايو (عادةً)Streets fill with handmade lotus lanterns and a parade in the run-up to Buddha's Birthday, a UNESCO-listed tradition with roots going back 1,200 years.88
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.85
- برنو 🇨🇿 جمهورية التشيكIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 مايو – 10 يول (عادةً)The international fireworks competition is fired over the Brno dam on a handful of Wednesday and Saturday nights between late May and early July, with drone shows on some of them.85
- سيدني 🇦🇺 أسترالياVivid Sydney · 22 مايو – 14 يون (عادةً)Three weeks of projections and light walks around the harbour from the end of May, on the coldest evenings of the year, with the ferries and Circular Quay solid after six.83
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.62
- دا نانغ 🇻🇳 فيتنامDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 مايو – 15 يول (عادةً)Six competition nights spread over about six weeks, with international teams firing over the Han River from a grandstand in the middle of town.61
- فيينتيان 🇱🇦 لاوسBoun Bang Fai, the rocket festival · 1 مايو – 15 يون (عادةً)Villages around the capital fire homemade bamboo rockets into the sky to ask for rain, with a good deal of drinking and mud on the ground beneath them.50
الأضواء والنار في يونيو
- فونشال 🇵🇹 البرتغالAtlantic Festival · 1–30 يون (عادةً)Fireworks fired over the bay on the first three Saturdays of June as an international competition, set to music, watched from the seafront and from the boats moored off it.94
- كوبنهاغن 🇩🇰 الدنماركSankt Hans Aften · 23 يونBonfires on the beaches at Amager and Bellevue on the evening of 23 June, with a witch on top and a song everyone in the crowd knows by heart.92
- برنو 🇨🇿 جمهورية التشيكIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 مايو – 10 يول (عادةً)The international fireworks competition is fired over the Brno dam on a handful of Wednesday and Saturday nights between late May and early July, with drone shows on some of them.92
- سانت بطرسبرغ 🇷🇺 روسياScarlet Sails · 18–30 يون (عادةً)The school-leavers' night in late June: a tall ship with red sails comes up the Neva and the city puts on its largest fireworks.90
- هايدلبرغ 🇩🇪 ألمانياCastle illumination nights · 1 يون – 15 يول (عادةً)Red flares light the castle ruin and fireworks go off over the old bridge for about twenty minutes, on the first Saturday of June and again in July.89
- أودنسه 🇩🇰 الدنماركSankt Hans Aften · 23 يونMidsummer Eve on 23 June: bonfires are lit by beaches, lakes and in parks across the country, often with a witch figure on top, while people sing the midsummer song and picnic into the light evening.89
- آرهوس 🇩🇰 الدنماركSankt Hans Aften · 23 يونMidsummer Eve on 23 June: bonfires are lit by beaches, lakes and in parks across the country, often with a witch figure on top, while people sing the midsummer song and picnic into the light evening.88
- برشلونة 🇪🇸 إسبانياSant Joan · 23–24 يونBonfires, firecrackers and fireworks on the beach from dusk until dawn on the night of the 23rd, followed by a public holiday to sleep it off.87
- القدس 🇮🇱 إسرائيلFestival of Light · 1 يون – 5 يول (عادةً)A week of projections and light installations along marked routes inside the Old City walls, free and running late.87
- يابسة 🇪🇸 إسبانياNit de Sant Joan · 23–24 يونBonfires on the beaches on midsummer night and people jumping the waves at midnight, which is the island's own festival rather than an imported one.87
- بيزا 🇮🇹 إيطالياLuminara di San Ranieri · 16–17 يونOn the night of 16 June the palazzi along both banks of the Arno are outlined in tens of thousands of candles and the street lights go off.87
- لقنت 🇪🇸 إسبانياHogueras de San Juan · 20–25 يونNinety-odd sculptures go up in the streets on 20 June and burn on the night of the 24th, with daily mascleta bangs in Plaza de los Luceros.85
- ديترويت 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةFord Fireworks · 20–30 يون (عادةً)The river fireworks in late June are shared with Windsor across the water, and both riverfronts fill by mid-afternoon.84
- أوليسوند 🇳🇴 النرويجSlinningsbalet midsummer bonfire · 19–25 يون (عادةً)Teenagers spend two months stacking pallets into a tower on the Slinningen point and light it on the Saturday nearest 23 June.84
- أندورا لا فيلا 🇦🇩 أندوراSolstice fire festivals · 21–24 يونOn midsummer night the parishes carry burning torches down off the mountainsides into the villages, a Pyrenean tradition UNESCO lists across the three countries that share it.77
- سيدني 🇦🇺 أسترالياVivid Sydney · 22 مايو – 14 يون (عادةً)Three weeks of projections and light walks around the harbour from the end of May, on the coldest evenings of the year, with the ferries and Circular Quay solid after six.77
- أديلايد 🇦🇺 أسترالياIlluminate Adelaide · 26 يون – 19 يول (عادةً)A winter light and culture festival across the CBD with more than a hundred events, light installations and immersive art running through most of July.74
- Baqueira-Beret 🇪🇸 إسبانياHaro de Les solstice fire · 23 يونDown the valley at Les, a burning fir trunk is dropped in the square on midsummer night, one of the Pyrenean fire festivals UNESCO lists.70
- أورنجستاد أروباDia di San Juan · 24 يونMidsummer bonfires and the Dera Gai dance in red and yellow, held out in the country districts rather than in town.69
- دنيدن 🇳🇿 نيوزيلنداMidwinter Carnival · 8–25 يون (عادةً)A lantern procession around the Octagon on the darkest weekend of the year, with the lanterns made in community workshops over the preceding months.66
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.52
- دا نانغ 🇻🇳 فيتنامDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 مايو – 15 يول (عادةً)Six competition nights spread over about six weeks, with international teams firing over the Han River from a grandstand in the middle of town.51
- فيينتيان 🇱🇦 لاوسBoun Bang Fai, the rocket festival · 1 مايو – 15 يون (عادةً)Villages around the capital fire homemade bamboo rockets into the sky to ask for rain, with a good deal of drinking and mud on the ground beneath them.47
الأضواء والنار في يوليو
- كولونيا 🇩🇪 ألمانياKoelner Lichter · 8 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)A boat convoy and a fireworks set piece over the Rhine on a Saturday evening in summer, watched from both banks.90
- برنو 🇨🇿 جمهورية التشيكIgnis Brunensis fireworks · 25 مايو – 10 يول (عادةً)The international fireworks competition is fired over the Brno dam on a handful of Wednesday and Saturday nights between late May and early July, with drone shows on some of them.87
- مينسك 🇧🇾 بيلاروسKupalle · 5–8 يولMidsummer night in the Belarusian calendar: bonfires, wreaths on the water and the fern-flower story, held at the open-air museums and villages outside the city rather than in it.86
- هايدلبرغ 🇩🇪 ألمانياCastle illumination nights · 1 يون – 15 يول (عادةً)Red flares light the castle ruin and fireworks go off over the old bridge for about twenty minutes, on the first Saturday of June and again in July.85
- القدس 🇮🇱 إسرائيلFestival of Light · 1 يون – 5 يول (عادةً)A week of projections and light installations along marked routes inside the Old City walls, free and running late.83
- ساوث ليك تاهوي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةLights on the Lake fireworks · 3–5 يولBarge fireworks off the south shore on the fourth, watched from boats and from the beach at Nevada Beach.83
- كان 🇫🇷 فرنساFestival d'Art Pyrotechnique · 4 يول – 24 أغس (عادةً)Six firework shows fired from a barge in the bay across July and August, one country a night, judged as a competition.83
- قرقشونة 🇫🇷 فرنساEmbrasement de la Cite · 14 يولAt half past ten on 14 July the lights go out and the ramparts appear to burn, for about twenty-five minutes.83
- موناكو 🇲🇨 موناكوFireworks competition · 10 يول – 20 أغس (عادةً)Several evenings across July and August when competing teams fire from a barge in Port Hercule and the whole waterfront and the Rock turn out for it.82
- بليد 🇸🇮 سلوفينياBled Days · 18–31 يول (عادةً)A craft fair and free concerts round the lake on the fourth weekend of July, ending on the Saturday night when thousands of candle-lit eggshells are floated on the water before the fireworks.81
- البندقية 🇮🇹 إيطالياFesta del Redentore · 14–21 يول (عادةً)A pontoon bridge to the Giudecca and forty-five minutes of fireworks over the basin on the third Saturday of July, watched from boats moored gunwale to gunwale.78
- زادار 🇭🇷 كرواتياNight of the Full Moon · 15 يول – 15 أغس (عادةً)For a few nights in high summer the waterfront switches off its lights and the quays are lit by candles and torches, with the boats along the Riva selling what the region grows and catches.78
- بوسطن 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةBoston Pops on the Esplanade · 4 يولThe Pops play the Hatch Shell on the Charles on the Fourth and the fireworks follow at dusk.76
- أديلايد 🇦🇺 أسترالياIlluminate Adelaide · 26 يون – 19 يول (عادةً)A winter light and culture festival across the CBD with more than a hundred events, light installations and immersive art running through most of July.76
- كولومبوس 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةRed, White and Boom · 1–5 يول (عادةً)The largest fireworks display in the Midwest, fired over the Scioto on the evening of the 3rd with a street festival along the Mile all day.71
- دالي 🇨🇳 الصينTorch Festival · 15 يول – 20 أغس (عادةً)Bai and Yi villages around Erhai raise a pine torch in the square on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month and carry smaller ones through the fields after dark.66
- ليجيانج 🇨🇳 الصينNaxi Torch Festival · 15 يول – 20 أغس (عادةً)Pine torches outside every door on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth lunar month, usually late July or early August.63
- طوكيو 🇯🇵 اليابانSumida River fireworks · 20–31 يول (عادةً)Twenty thousand shells over the river at Asakusa on the last Saturday of July, watched by close to a million people.58
- دا نانغ 🇻🇳 فيتنامDa Nang Fireworks Festival · 25 مايو – 15 يول (عادةً)Six competition nights spread over about six weeks, with international teams firing over the Han River from a grandstand in the middle of town.56
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.56
الأضواء والنار في أغسطس
- كالغاري 🇨🇦 كنداGlobalFest fireworks · 15 أغس – 1 سبت (عادةً)Four nights of competing international fireworks teams with food pavilions underneath, at the end of August.94
- كولونيا 🇩🇪 ألمانياKoelner Lichter · 8 يول – 5 أغس (عادةً)A boat convoy and a fireworks set piece over the Rhine on a Saturday evening in summer, watched from both banks.89
- سانتا فيه 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةZozobra and Fiestas de Santa Fe · 28 أغس – 14 سبت (عادةً)A fifteen-metre marionette stuffed with the year's written-down troubles is burned in front of tens of thousands on the Friday before Labor Day, and the town's fiestas follow the week after.88
- كيبك 🇨🇦 كنداGrands Feux Loto-Quebec · 1–24 أغس (عادةً)Free pyromusical shows fired from a barge on the St Lawrence between Quebec and Levis, spread across Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights through the month; the boardwalk spots fill early.87
- أنسي 🇫🇷 فرنساFete du lac · 1 أغس (عادةً)The pyrotechnic show over the water on the first Saturday of August pulls a six-figure crowd into a small town.87
- سان سبستيان 🇪🇸 إسبانياAste Nagusia · 8–18 أغس (عادةً)The week around 15 August, when an international fireworks competition is fired over the bay every night and judged by the crowd on the promenade.84
- كان 🇫🇷 فرنساFestival d'Art Pyrotechnique · 4 يول – 24 أغس (عادةً)Six firework shows fired from a barge in the bay across July and August, one country a night, judged as a competition.82
- موناكو 🇲🇨 موناكوFireworks competition · 10 يول – 20 أغس (عادةً)Several evenings across July and August when competing teams fire from a barge in Port Hercule and the whole waterfront and the Rock turn out for it.80
- بودابست 🇭🇺 المجرSt Stephen's Day · 20 أغسThe national holiday on 20 August ends with fireworks along the Danube, watched from both banks and from Gellert Hill.79
- سينسيناتي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةRiverfest fireworks · 30 أغس – 8 سبت (عادةً)On the Sunday of Labour Day weekend half a million people line both banks for a half-hour firework show fired off barges and the Purple People Bridge.79
- زادار 🇭🇷 كرواتياNight of the Full Moon · 15 يول – 15 أغس (عادةً)For a few nights in high summer the waterfront switches off its lights and the quays are lit by candles and torches, with the boats along the Riva selling what the region grows and catches.75
- كوتور 🇲🇪 الجبل الأسودBoka Night · 12–28 أغس (عادةً)Usually the third Saturday of August: decorated boats parade the length of the harbour under lanterns, a prize goes to the best, and it finishes with fireworks off the walls.74
- ليجيانج 🇨🇳 الصينNaxi Torch Festival · 15 يول – 20 أغس (عادةً)Pine torches outside every door on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth lunar month, usually late July or early August.68
- فوجيكاواجوتشيكو 🇯🇵 اليابانKawaguchiko Lake Festival Fireworks · 5 أغسAround ten thousand fireworks over the lake with Mount Fuji behind them, the largest of the Fuji Five Lakes' summer displays and running since 1917.67
- أديس أبابا 🇪🇹 إثيوبياBuhe, the Transfiguration · 18–19 أغسOn the eve of 19 August boys go door to door singing and cracking braided whips, and neighbourhoods light bonfires in the evening.63
- دالي 🇨🇳 الصينTorch Festival · 15 يول – 20 أغس (عادةً)Bai and Yi villages around Erhai raise a pine torch in the square on the twenty-fourth of the sixth lunar month and carry smaller ones through the fields after dark.63
- نارا 🇯🇵 اليابانKasuga Mantoro · 14–15 أغسThree thousand lanterns lit along the stone approach and through the shrine on the two nights of Obon.60
- ناغانو 🇯🇵 اليابانLake Suwa fireworks · 15 أغسOn 15 August tens of thousands of fireworks go up over Lake Suwa, about an hour and a half south by train, watched by crowds in the hundreds of thousands.60
- كيوتو 🇯🇵 اليابانGozan no Okuribi · 16 أغسFive giant characters are lit on the hills on the evening of 16 August to send the ancestors home.54
- كاغوشيما 🇯🇵 اليابانKinko Bay Summer Night Fireworks · 1–31 أغس (عادةً)One of Kyushu's largest displays, fired over the port with the volcano behind it on a late-summer Saturday.52
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.50
الأضواء والنار في سبتمبر
- سانتا فيه 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةZozobra and Fiestas de Santa Fe · 28 أغس – 14 سبت (عادةً)A fifteen-metre marionette stuffed with the year's written-down troubles is burned in front of tens of thousands on the Friday before Labor Day, and the town's fiestas follow the week after.92
- هايدلبرغ 🇩🇪 ألمانياSeptember castle illumination · 1–8 سبت (عادةً)The third and last illumination of the year, on the first Saturday of September, with a beer garden and live music on the Nepomuk terrace at the end of the old bridge from late afternoon.91
- سينسيناتي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةRiverfest fireworks · 30 أغس – 8 سبت (عادةً)On the Sunday of Labour Day weekend half a million people line both banks for a half-hour firework show fired off barges and the Purple People Bridge.89
- سان ميغيل دي الليندي 🇲🇽 المكسيكAlborada · 26 سبت – 1 أكت (عادةً)For the feast of the town's patron the fireworks start at four in the morning over the Parroquia and go on until sunrise.89
- كالغاري 🇨🇦 كنداGlobalFest fireworks · 15 أغس – 1 سبت (عادةً)Four nights of competing international fireworks teams with food pavilions underneath, at the end of August.86
- وودج 🇵🇱 بولنداLight Move Festival · 28 سبت – 12 أكت (عادةً)Projections and light installations thrown onto the palaces and tenements down Piotrkowska over one long autumn weekend, when it is dark early enough to work and not yet cold enough to hurt.81
- أديس أبابا 🇪🇹 إثيوبياMeskel · 26–28 سبتThe demera bonfire is lit in Meskel Square on the eve of 27 September in front of a crowd that fills the whole bowl.67
- بحر دار 🇪🇹 إثيوبياMeskel · 26–28 سبتA demera bonfire is stacked and lit on the eve of 27 September, and the direction the pole falls is read for the year ahead.66
- نوزاواونسن 🇯🇵 اليابانToro Matsuri (Lantern Festival) · 8–9 سبتThe Yuzawa Shrine festival: on the night of 8 September lantern processions climb to the shrine for lion and court dances, and more than a thousand fireworks go up over the village.64
- سنغافورة 🇸🇬 سنغافورةMid-Autumn Festival · 1 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)Lanterns go up over Chinatown for weeks beforehand and the mooncake stalls take Smith Street; the street celebration itself lands on the weekend nearest the full moon, and it is shoulder to shoulder after dark.60
- غوانغجو 🇨🇳 الصينMid-Autumn Festival · 5 سبت – 8 أكت (عادةً)The Cantonese call it the Mooncake Festival and mean it: boxes stacked in every bakery for a fortnight, then lanterns in the parks on the night of the full moon.50
- هونغ كونغ 🇭🇰 هونغ كونغMid-Autumn and the fire dragon · 5 سبت – 10 أكت (عادةً)Lanterns go up in Victoria Park and a straw dragon stuck with incense is carried through the lanes of Tai Hang for three nights.47
- ماكاو 🇲🇴 ماكاوFireworks Display Contest · 1 سبت – 10 أكت (عادةً)Five nights spread over four weeks, two displays a night from a barge in front of Macau Tower, with teams competing.46
- شنجن 🇨🇳 الصينMid-Autumn Festival · 15 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)A three-day holiday when families gather for mooncakes and reunion dinners; parks and waterfront promenades put on lantern displays and light shows, and domestic travel bookings surge around the long weekend.46
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.44
- مدينة هو تشي منه 🇻🇳 فيتنامMid-Autumn Festival · 5 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)Luong Nhu Hoc street in District 5 turns into a wall of paper lanterns for a fortnight beforehand, and mooncakes appear on every corner.43
الأضواء والنار في أكتوبر
- سان ميغيل دي الليندي 🇲🇽 المكسيكAlborada · 26 سبت – 1 أكت (عادةً)For the feast of the town's patron the fireworks start at four in the morning over the Parroquia and go on until sunrise.94
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.82
- براغ 🇨🇿 جمهورية التشيكSignal light festival · 12–20 أكت (عادةً)Four evenings of projections and light installations walked as a route through the old town.73
- لايبزيغ 🇩🇪 ألمانياLichtfest · 8–10 أكتOn 9 October the ring road is lit with installations to mark the 1989 Monday demonstration that broke the regime's nerve without a shot.72
- برلين 🇩🇪 ألمانياFestival of Lights · 3–15 أكت (عادةً)Ten evenings in early October with projections on the Brandenburg Gate, the cathedral and the television tower.71
- برن 🇨🇭 سويسراRendez-vous Bundesplatz · 15 أكت – 25 نوف (عادةً)A free projection show on the parliament building, three times a night for about five weeks.71
- غوانغجو 🇨🇳 الصينMid-Autumn Festival · 5 سبت – 8 أكت (عادةً)The Cantonese call it the Mooncake Festival and mean it: boxes stacked in every bakery for a fortnight, then lanterns in the parks on the night of the full moon.70
- ويتبي 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةWhitby Abbey Illuminated · 20 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)English Heritage floods the abbey ruin with coloured light on the dark evenings of half-term week.69
- ليفربول 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةRiver of Light · 22 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)A free trail of light installations along the waterfront for ten nights around the end of October, lit early because it is dark early.68
- Nong Khiaw 🇱🇦 لاوسAwk Phansa and river lights · 1–31 أكت (عادةً)The end of Lent is celebrated with candles around the temples and small banana-trunk boats of flowers and candles floated down the Nam Ou at night; riverside towns hold their boat races around the same days.68
- لوانغ برابانغ 🇱🇦 لاوسAwk Phansa and Lai Heua Fai · 5–31 أكت (عادةً)The end of the rains retreat, and the night Luang Prabang floats lit boats down the Mekong: the biggest thing in the local year after new year.67
- وودج 🇵🇱 بولنداLight Move Festival · 28 سبت – 12 أكت (عادةً)Projections and light installations thrown onto the palaces and tenements down Piotrkowska over one long autumn weekend, when it is dark early enough to work and not yet cold enough to hurt.67
- هونغ كونغ 🇭🇰 هونغ كونغMid-Autumn and the fire dragon · 5 سبت – 10 أكت (عادةً)Lanterns go up in Victoria Park and a straw dragon stuck with incense is carried through the lanes of Tai Hang for three nights.65
- شنجن 🇨🇳 الصينMid-Autumn Festival · 15 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)A three-day holiday when families gather for mooncakes and reunion dinners; parks and waterfront promenades put on lantern displays and light shows, and domestic travel bookings surge around the long weekend.65
- Hsipaw 🇲🇲 ميانمارThadingyut festival of lights · 1–31 أكت (عادةً)The end of Lent is marked with oil lamps and paper lanterns on houses and pagodas for three nights, and it is a public holiday.64
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 ميانمارTaunggyi fire balloon festival · 25 أكت – 30 نوف (عادةً)Shan State's capital, a couple of hours east, spends the week before the Tazaungmon full moon launching hot-air balloons, many strung with fireworks.64
- ماكاو 🇲🇴 ماكاوFireworks Display Contest · 1 سبت – 10 أكت (عادةً)Five nights spread over four weeks, two displays a night from a barge in front of Macau Tower, with teams competing.63
- ماندالاي 🇲🇲 ميانمارThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 أكت (عادةً)The end of the Buddhist lent: candles and lamps on every house and monastery for three days, and the start of the season when people travel again.63
- باغان 🇲🇲 ميانمارThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 أكت (عادةً)The end of Buddhist Lent, marked with candles and paper lanterns on pagoda platforms for three nights.60
- يانغون 🇲🇲 ميانمارThadingyut, festival of lights · 1–31 أكت (عادةً)The end of Buddhist Lent, when candles and coloured lights go up on every house and pagoda platform for three nights and younger people pay respects to their elders.57
- ماولاميين 🇲🇲 ميانمارThadingyut festival of lights · 1–31 أكت (عادةً)Candles and strings of bulbs on every house and monastery for the full moon that ends the Buddhist Lent, and a river town that is worth walking after dark for a change.56
- سنغافورة 🇸🇬 سنغافورةMid-Autumn Festival · 1 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)Lanterns go up over Chinatown for weeks beforehand and the mooncake stalls take Smith Street; the street celebration itself lands on the weekend nearest the full moon, and it is shoulder to shoulder after dark.52
- فيغان 🇵🇭 الفلبينRaniag Twilight Festival · 25 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)The town lights lanterns and stages a night festival around All Saints' and All Souls', which is also when Ilocano families come home to the cemeteries.50
- مدينة هو تشي منه 🇻🇳 فيتنامMid-Autumn Festival · 5 سبت – 5 أكت (عادةً)Luong Nhu Hoc street in District 5 turns into a wall of paper lanterns for a fortnight beforehand, and mooncakes appear on every corner.45
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.45
الأضواء والنار في نوفمبر
- غوانغجو 🇨🇳 الصينInternational Light Festival · 10–30 نوف (عادةً)Eleven days of installations along the new axis at Huacheng Square and Haixinsha.86
- بوسان 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةBusan Fireworks Festival · 1–10 نوف (عادةً)An hour of fireworks over Gwangalli bridge on a Saturday in early November, watched by around a million people, with the beachfront closed to traffic.82
- Kalaw 🇲🇲 ميانمارTaunggyi fire balloon festival · 25 أكت – 30 نوف (عادةً)Shan State's capital, a couple of hours east, spends the week before the Tazaungmon full moon launching hot-air balloons, many strung with fireworks.82
- بحيرة إينلي 🇲🇲 ميانمارTaunggyi balloon festival · 1–25 نوف (عادةً)On the Tazaungmon full moon the hill town up the road launches paper balloons loaded with fireworks, which go off overhead as often as they go up.81
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.80
- رالي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 نوف – 12 ينا (عادةً)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.77
- شيانج راي 🇹🇭 تايلاندLoi Krathong · 5–30 نوف (عادةً)Floats onto the Kok river on the twelfth full moon; smaller than the Chiang Mai version and easier to be in the middle of.76
- تشيانغ مي 🇹🇭 تايلاندLoi Krathong · 5–30 نوف (عادةً)Falls on the full moon of the twelfth Thai lunar month; the lantern release reschedules flights around it.74
- Pai 🇹🇭 تايلاندLoy Krathong · 5–30 نوف (عادةً)Floats onto the Pai river below the bamboo bridge and lanterns off the field behind the walking street; small enough that the whole town is at it.74
- ريتشموند 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGardenFest of Lights · 15 نوف – 5 ينا (عادةً)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.74
- Kanchanaburi 🇹🇭 تايلاندLoy Krathong · 5–30 نوف (عادةً)Floats released onto the Kwai from the town bank on the twelfth full moon, with the bridge lit above them.71
- برا ناكون سي أيوتايا 🇹🇭 تايلاندLoi Krathong · 5–30 نوف (عادةً)Floats go onto the old canals and the river around the island on the full moon of the twelfth lunar month, which is the one night the ruins are busy after dark.70
- يانغون 🇲🇲 ميانمارTazaungdaing · 1–30 نوف (عادةً)The festival of lights that follows a month later, with all-night weaving contests at Shwedagon where teams make monks' robes between dusk and dawn.69
- حديقة هوت سبرينغس الوطنية 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGarvan Gardens Holiday Lights · 20 نوف – 31 ديس (عادةً)Millions of lights fill the university's woodland garden on Lake Hamilton from late November to New Year's Eve, evenings only and closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas; weekend nights bring long queues at the gate.67
- هواهين 🇹🇭 تايلاندLoy Krathong · 5–30 نوف (عادةً)Floats go out from the fishing pier and the hotel beaches on the twelfth full moon, which is the one night the whole seafront is lit.66
- بانكوك 🇹🇭 تايلاندLoy Krathong · 5–30 نوف (عادةً)Candles and banana-leaf floats go onto every canal and onto the Chao Phraya on the November full moon.65
- شينغوان 🇨🇳 الصينGanden Ngamchoe butter lamps · 25 نوف – 31 ديس (عادةً)Tsongkhapa's memorial day, when rows of butter lamps are set along the roof parapets and window ledges of the old town after dark.65
- فيغان 🇵🇭 الفلبينRaniag Twilight Festival · 25 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)The town lights lanterns and stages a night festival around All Saints' and All Souls', which is also when Ilocano families come home to the cemeteries.65
- كامبريدج 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةFireworks night on Midsummer Common · 5 نوفThe city council's free bonfire-night display on Midsummer Common is one of the biggest in the region, with food stalls from early evening and fireworks at 7pm; the riverside paths are packed afterwards.63
- لندن 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةBonfire Night · 5 نوفFireworks on and around 5 November, run by the boroughs rather than the city, so the good ones are in the parks out from the centre and often ticketed.61
- سابورو 🇯🇵 اليابانSapporo White Illumination · 20 نوف – 14 مارOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.59
- أترخت 🇳🇱 هولنداSint Maarten · 11 نوفThe city's patron saint.59
- ويتبي 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةWhitby Abbey Illuminated · 20 أكت – 2 نوف (عادةً)English Heritage floods the abbey ruin with coloured light on the dark evenings of half-term week.58
- برن 🇨🇭 سويسراRendez-vous Bundesplatz · 15 أكت – 25 نوف (عادةً)A free projection show on the parliament building, three times a night for about five weeks.57
- أمستردام 🇳🇱 هولنداAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 نوف – 17 يناLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.56
…و9 غيرها في نوفمبر.
الأضواء والنار في ديسمبر
- غواتيمالا 🇬🇹 غواتيمالاQuema del Diablo · 7 ديسAt six on the evening of the seventh, households burn rubbish and a papier-mâché devil outside the front door to clear the year out.96
- أنتيغوا غواتيمالا 🇬🇹 غواتيمالاQuema del Diablo · 7 ديسAt six in the evening on 7 December households burn their rubbish and a paper devil in the street to clear the year out.93
- سوفريير 🇱🇨 سانت لوسياFestival of Lights and Renewal · 12–13 ديسOn the eve of National Day, 13 December, Castries lights its Christmas displays, judges a lantern competition and closes with fireworks; the next day is a public holiday.73
- ناغويا 🇯🇵 اليابانNabana no Sato illumination · 18 أكت – 31 مايو (عادةً)A day trip away in Kuwana, about half an hour from Nagoya: a flower park lit by millions of LEDs from mid-October through spring.72
- بيبو 🇯🇵 اليابانBeppu Christmas Fantasia · 20–25 ديس (عادةً)Fireworks set to music launched from boats in Beppu Bay on the weekend around Christmas, watched from Matogahama Park and Spa Beach, with children's choirs and food stalls first.72
- ميرتل بيتش 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNights of a Thousand Candles · 1–31 ديس (عادةً)Brookgreen Gardens in Murrells Inlet, about half an hour south, lights thousands of hand-lit candles among its sculptures on selected December evenings.71
- بوسان 🇰🇷 كوريا الجنوبيةHaeundae Light Festival · 29 نوف – 18 ينا (عادةً)Haeundae Beach and the seafront square light up with large-scale sculptures and media art each winter, organised by the district office and free to walk through from 6 to 11pm.70
- رالي 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةNC Chinese Lantern Festival · 15 نوف – 12 ينا (عادةً)Giant illuminated lantern scenes fill Koka Booth Amphitheatre in neighbouring Cary each evening for about eight weeks, with nightly cultural performances.65
- ماتسوموتو 🇯🇵 اليابانCastle projection mapping · 10 ديس – 20 فبر (عادةً)From mid-December to mid-February the castle keep is lit with projection mapping every evening, a short looping show that has become the town's winter night-out.62
- ريتشموند 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGardenFest of Lights · 15 نوف – 5 ينا (عادةً)Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden is strung with around a million lights from mid-November into the first days of January.61
- ليون 🇫🇷 فرنساFete des Lumieres · 5–8 ديس (عادةً)Four nights of light installations around 8 December, free, and the busiest thing that happens here all year: a couple of million people on the same few bridges.59
- شينغوان 🇨🇳 الصينGanden Ngamchoe butter lamps · 25 نوف – 31 ديس (عادةً)Tsongkhapa's memorial day, when rows of butter lamps are set along the roof parapets and window ledges of the old town after dark.57
- حديقة هوت سبرينغس الوطنية 🇺🇸 الولايات المتحدةGarvan Gardens Holiday Lights · 20 نوف – 31 ديس (عادةً)Millions of lights fill the university's woodland garden on Lake Hamilton from late November to New Year's Eve, evenings only and closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas; weekend nights bring long queues at the gate.56
- برايتون 🇬🇧 المملكة المتحدةBurning the Clocks · 21 ديسA solstice lantern parade down to the beach on 21 December, where the paper lanterns are burned and there are fireworks over the water.55
- هوي أن 🇻🇳 فيتنامFull moon lantern night · 1 ينا – 31 ديسOn the 14th of each lunar month the old town switches off its electric lights from about six and runs on silk lanterns and candle floats on the Thu Bon.54
- أمستردام 🇳🇱 هولنداAmsterdam Light Festival · 26 نوف – 17 يناLight installations along the canals through the darkest eight weeks of the year, free to walk and ticketed by boat.51
- سابورو 🇯🇵 اليابانSapporo White Illumination · 20 نوف – 14 مارOdori Park is lit from late November until the middle of March, which covers the dark afternoons and the snow festival in one run.42
- أوتاوا 🇨🇦 كنداWinter Lights Across Canada · 5 ديس – 8 ينا (عادةً)Confederation Boulevard is strung with lights from early December to early January, and a free sound-and-light show is projected onto the Parliament buildings most evenings.35