The biggest community light festival in Ireland, Longford Lights 2025 brings breath-taking installations, spectacles and performances to cheer up the whole family this February.

Longford Lights Festival 2025 promises an exciting programme of art installations, events and performances over four magical nights in February. The festival is an evening event taking place in Connolly Barracks and for the first time extends beyond the barracks wall to include artworks and entertainment across Longford Town.

We have over 50 artists and performers coming from all over Ireland, UK, Italy, Spain, Ukraine, Poland and Finland. Highlights include Metamorphosis, a spectacular ensemble piece that includes fire, dance and music all brought together with projection art; Oculucis, by Italian artist Hermes “Hem” Mangialardo; Community Chandeliers facilitated by Michelle Dufaur; artworks dotted along main street; a silent disco in the Market Square; and Backstage Theatre will be presenting their hit children’s play Luminaria in St. John’s Hall.

Integral to Longford Lights are our signature community art projects. This year we have several projects including Taipeis – Interwoven Threads, a partnership project with Creative Ireland Longford-Westmeath, that celebrates the stories of emigrants through art making.

Entry to the main festival site in Connolly Barracks is by ticket only.
Entry times are at the set times of 6.30pm, 7.30pm, and 8.30pm.

Please note that the details of events listed above are provided by the relevant Local Authorities.