Workington – Light Works
Hall Park, Workington
After the incredible success of Light Works Workington last year, which welcomed over 10,000 visitors, the much-loved festival of light is back – and expanding. This December, Light Works will illuminate Workington on Saturday 6 and Sunday 7 December, before heading to Seascale on Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 December.
Seascale’s first ever community-driven Light Works, with schools and local groups joining the celebrations to launch the festival with a spectacular lantern parade. As part of the creative build-up, community groups have also been invited to design light projections that will be transformed into illuminated sculptures by Fluid Productions.
Programme for Workington Light Works 2025:
This community led light works project has been made possible thanks to the support of Arts Council England, Cumberland Council and the by the UK government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.
Across the light works you can experience lots of different worlds:
The community lantern parade (Saturday 5.30pm)
Light Works Sculptures
The Magic Light Pathway
Our Super Light Tunnel
The Film and Drawing Castle
The Light Dance Project
The Community Light Works Carol
The Magical Squiggle Voice people
Food and refreshment stalls will be available on both nights.
Please feel free to ask our friendly stewards any questions you may have and do donate if you have any spare coins. This is help up continue to continue producing Light Works for free next year and beyond.
Featured artists & creative practitioners include: Jack McNeil – composer, musician and facilitator, Ceilia Burbush – lead lantern artist, Janice Murray and Nanette Maddan – lantern parade artists, The Knotted Project – poetry, dance and film directors, Movement Artist – Katy Higgins and Giles Bennett – multimedia artist and facilitator.
Thank you to our production partners Fluid Productions who have supported the whole process from start to finish with unending patience and creativity, our brilliant trainees and community producers who have lit up the project and thank you to all the wonderful supportive kind organisations and artists that have made this happen – very quickly.
Most importantly thank you to over 500 community members that have lit up the project with joy.
Happy Light Works, love Everyone Here
Opening Lantern parade (Saturday only)
We hope you will join us for the community lantern parade on Saturday 6th December to begin our Light Works festival. We will gather outside the Unicorn Gates at Workington Hall Park at 5.00pm and the parade will set off at 5.30pm. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
If you made a lantern at Helena Thompson Museum, please collect it at 4.30pm. If you made a lantern at Moorclose Community Centre, please collect it at The Unicorn Gates (next to Horse Close car park) at 5pm.
The lantern parade route is suitable for wheelchair users and pushchairs, but it may be uneven and slippy under foot. We recommend that people bring torches, dress up warm and where suitable footwear and clothing for the weather.
You don’t need to have made a lantern to take part, everyone is welcome!
How to get there:
Parking is limited at Horse Close car park (CA14 4YB) so where possible we recommend that you walk to Hall Park. There are plenty of other pay and display carparks in Workington town centre within walking distance. You can find a list of local car parks HERE.
Bus time tables can be found HERE
Train time tables can be found HERE (please note there is a considerable walk from the Train Station to Hall Park- approximately 25 mins).
Want to get involved in the Light Works next year? Send us an email: info@everyonehere.org