Nobel Week Lights
Join us 5–13 December!
The light art festival Nobel Week Lights illuminates Stockholm during the darkest time of the year. In December each year, streets and squares are transformed into canvases where international and local artists, designers and students interpret the Nobel Prize through large-scale light art. The festival is part of the Nobel Week celebrations and highlights the 125‑year legacy of the Nobel Prize – a legacy that has shaped the world and continues to point the way toward a brighter future.
This year, Nobel Week Lights takes place 5–13 December, in the city center and in Tensta. The festival presents 19 artworks that bear witness to humanity’s ability to transform the world, time and again. Experience stories of hope, resilience and new ideas, while seeing the city in a new light.
Nobel Week Lights has free admission and is accessible to all.
See the artworks in this year’s festival
A giant interactive carpet in Tensta, laser beams stretching across the night sky in the city centre, and glowing organisms from the ocean. See all artworks in this year’s edition of Nobel Week Lights here!
Activities and guided tours
There’s something for everyone at Nobel Week Lights! This year’s programme of activities and guided tours will be released on 16 November.
See the artworks in last year’s festival
During 2025, the festival took place 6–14 December, showing 19 illuminating artworks in Tensta and the city center.
Glimpses from the 2025 festival
Watch the film from the 2025 edition of the light art festival below.
NOBEL WEEK LIGHTS
A light art festival inspired by the Nobel Prize
5–13 December 2026 | Free admission