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Light art illuminating the Nobel Prize

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 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 last year’s festival

During 2025, the festival took place 6–14 December, showing 19 illuminating artworks in Tensta and the city center.

Konstverket In a Heartbeat av konstnären Charlotte Landelius, Nobel Week Lights 2025.
Charlotte Landelius, In a Heartbeat. Nobel Week Lights 2025. © Nobel Prize Outreach. Foto: Benoît Derrier
Opening night during Nobel Week Lights 2025 in Tensta.
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Dan Lepp

Activities during the festival

At Nobel Week Lights, there’s something for everyone!

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 here!

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Lucion, moonGARDEN. Photo: Benoît Derrier
People watching an artwork at Nobel Week Lights 2024
© Nobel Prize Outreach. Photo: Benoît Derrier

Glimpses from the 2025 festival

Watch the film from the 2025 edition of the light art festival below.

Splash Nobel Week Lights

A light art festival inspired by the Nobel Prize


5–13 December 2026 | Free admission