Nobel Week Lights
6–14 December 2025
A light art festival illuminating the Nobel Prize
Nobel Week Lights is a festival lighting up Stockholm during the darkest time of the year – a free cultural experience for all. This year, the festival takes place in both Tensta and in the city center.
The light art festival invites international and local artists, designers, and students to create public light artworks inspired by the Nobel Prize.
Join us this winter and experience artworks illuminating the work of the Nobel Prize laureates in new and unexpected ways, while you see the city with new eyes together with loved ones.
Explore all artworks in Nobel Week Lights 2025
This year, the festival takes place 6–14 December, showing 19 illuminating artworks in Tensta and the city center.
Events during the festival
At Nobel Week Lights, there’s something for everyone.
Past festival editions have featured vibrant dance performances, literary readings, light runs, guided tours in multiple languages, photo workshops, and much more.
Previous editions of Nobel Week Lights
Held annually in December since 2020, Nobel Week Lights presents light artworks inspired by the Nobel Prize.
See the artwork programmes from previous editions of the festival.
Glimpses from the 2024 festival
The 2024 edition of the festival took place between 7–15 December, showing light art across central Stockholm. Watch the after movie from the festival below.
NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS
6–14 December
Free admission
The festival is free to visit, and open to everyone
Opening hours
The artworks are open daily, between 16:00-22:00