Photo Showcase Launched to Celebrate Festival Success
The Lights of Leamington team is delighted to celebrate the success of the Lights of Leamington Festival 2025 and wishes to thank everyone who attended, supported, and helped bring this extraordinary event to life.
Lunching on the 8th of February, 6,700 people visited the ‘Switched on Stories’ exhibition at All Saints Church which explored the festival’s rich history. Then from February 19th to 23rd, an astounding 39,000 people visited Jephson Gardens for Spotlight Festival, which featured a beautiful light show produced by SLX. Other festival highlights were two sold-out Candlelight Concerts and two nights of dancing in the gardens at a Silent Disco.
To celebrate, the Lights of Leamington team has launched a Photography Showcase, inviting attendees to submit their best festival images and videos. Details on how to take part are available on the festival website, with submissions open until Monday 7th April 2025.
Stephanie Kerr, BID Leamington said, “We saw so many phones and cameras capturing the magic and we loved seeing what was posted online, including the creative films that were made.”
“With the help of Nat from Gallery Photiq, we would now love to view the festival through your eyes, and showcase some of your favourite images and films that capture your moments of wow, joy and creativity.”
The event brought the community together in many creative ways, with over 700 children and 260 adults taking part in free half-term workshops, crafting Dyah Lamps and contributing to a glowing mural of angel wings.
Visitors also enjoyed ‘The Power of Love’ heart trail around the town centre, and the unveiling of a new permanent mural commissioned by BID Leamington at the Royal Priors Shopping Centre, and created by BRINK Contemporary Arts in collaboration with @mig29_murals.
Led by a voluntary steering group formed in 2020, Spotlight Festival was directed by Stephanie Kerr of BID Leamington and produced by Kate Livingston of Slate Events. Many volunteers, local businesses, and partners also helped bring the festival to life. Special thanks go to our volunteers, Charlie Sabin, Jo Derviller from Imaginate Creative, and Pete Smith from PSL Distribution for their support.
Warwick District Council UKSPF grant funding and sponsorship from the Royal Leamington Spa Town Council played a crucial role in ensuring that the majority of the festival was free to attend, as the team was committed to making it accessible and supporting local businesses.
As we look to the future, we are eager to gather feedback to shape upcoming projects. We encourage attendees and community members to share their thoughts through the survey available on our festival website.
For more information about the photography showcase, to submit images, or to provide feedback, please visit https://lightsofleamington.co.uk/gallery/
Our sincere thanks to everyone who made Lights of Leamington ‘Spotlight Festival 2025’ and ‘Switched on Stories’ such a success!
Notes:
Our official website: lightsofleamington.co.uk.
To view details of the photography showcase, including how to submit and the gallery, see: https://lightsofleamington.co.uk/gallery/
To compete our survey, see: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Z9RQQQJ
To learn more about the Lights of Leamington story, see: https://lightsofleamington.co.uk/news-info/background/
Contact:
Email: info@lightsofleamington.co.uk
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By the Lake – Light Show details:
The light show named ‘By the Lake’ was produced by SLX. Alex Keighley was the Creative Producer and Tom Trick the Lighting and Programming Designer. The music was also ‘light inspired’, using the tracks Lumen and Chroma by Mark Petrie.