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Illuminale – Light Art Festival

When tree tops suddenly mysteriously gleam, when architecture reveals its hidden secrets through projections, when grassy areas are overtaken by tall Chinese lanterns, soft music wafts through the hedges and streets, and the entire area sparkles for a few hours – then the Illuminale has once again taken over a new playing field. The light art festival has been a highlight of late summer since 2011, lighting up the eyes of not only children: About fifteen to twenty thousand stream year for year to different parts of the city and its green spaces, where the Illuminale permits them to shine in a completely new light.
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Since 2018, the architectural monuments of our UNESCO World Heritage Sites have been the focus of the Illuminale. Following the Imperial Baths, the cathedral, the Church of Our Lady, and the Porta Nigra, the Basilica of Constantine will reveal new facets of itself through a large video mapping this year.
The Electoral Palace and parts of the Palace Gardens will also be part of the event site. On the open space between the medieval city wall and the east wing of the palace, the City Campus will open its pavilions, which will present exciting research questions and current projects as a marketplace for science. The collaboration between the Illuminale and the City Campus, under the motto “Knowledge creates light” since 2014, offers visitors a unique opportunity not only to immerse themselves in the art and culture scene of their city, but also to experience the university location of Trier in a new light.
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Illuminale Details

Date:
Friday, September 26 and Saturday September 27, 2025 from 7 pm to midnight

Venue:
Basilica of Constantine and Palace Garden (Palastgarten), Trier

Admission:
Adults: 7 EUR
Children under 6 years: free admission, ticket required
Children (6-17 years): 3 EUR
Families (2 adults with up to 4 children of their own): 20 EUR
People with Solidarkarte: 3 EUR

For safety reasons, there is a limitation regarding the number of people allowed on the festival site at once. Therefore, children under the age of 6 must also purchase valid free tickets, which must be presented at the entrance.

Tickets include the VRT-KombiTicket and entitles the holder to use the VRT network for travel to and from the festival on the day of the event within the area covered by the VRT.


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City Campus Details

Date:
Friday, September 26 and Saturday September 27, 2025 from 7 pm to midnight

Venue:
Palace Garden (Palastgarten), Trier

Free admission

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Contact

Trier Tourismus und Marketing GmbH
Sichelstraße 34-36
54290 Trier

Tel. +49 (0)651 97808 0
E-Mail info@trier-info.de

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