Enjoy Everything More, Monday – Thursday

Our visitor numbers vary throughout the week, and weekends tend to be the busiest. If you can visit earlier in the week, you’ll enjoy a more relaxed experience and have more time to take it all in. Come see an illuminated Alingsås – any day is magical!

Monday – Thursday perks:

• Fewer crowds along the trail
• A more immersive light and sound experience
• 50% off guided tours (Monday–Tuesday)
• Less traffic
• More available parking

Green = Few visitors | Yellow = More visitors | Red = Most visitors*

*Based on 2024´s visitor numbers.

THEME – Stories of Love

This year’s theme is Stories of Love and explores love in all its forms — from the great epic romances we read about in books to the love we feel for family, friends, and our pets. We live in a time when the world needs more love. We want to shower visitors with love so they leave here with a warm feeling inside.

LIGHTING TRAIL

The walk is 3,5 km long and offers more surprises along the way. Visitors can discover the installations through a guided tour, digitally with an audio guide in the app, or on their own.

The trail starts, as usual, in Åmanska Parken and and the city centre, continuing down to Nolhaga Park via Lugnet. On the way back toward the city centre, guides and visitors will pass Sävevägen before heading out along Södra Ringgatan.

Along the route, there will be additional smaller installations – known as Highlights.

ILLUMINATION HOURS

Every day from 2/10 – 1/11 the installations are lit from dusk to dawn and follow the usual street light´s rhythm. Every day the installations are programmed to go on “night scene” from  kl 24:00 – 05:00.

MUSIC

To enhance the lighting experience, site 1-6,plus several Highlights are sounded every day from dusk to kl 22.

BROCHURE

This year’s brochure (in Swedish) with the map will be available in Swedish in September and will be distributed around Alingsås in cafés, shops and restaurants. They are also available at Alingsås Energi´s reception,  Grand Hotel and in Kulturhuset.

Download the Lights in Alingsås-app to find out more about the festival in English.

INSTALLATIONS of 2026

1 – Town Hall, Randall Fisher, based in the USA
2 – Gardener’s Villa, Stephan Horn, based in Germany
3 – Nolhaga Castle. Mariliis Kundla, based in Estonia
4 – Castle Axis, Andrea Mantello & Giusy Gallina, based in Belgium and Italy
5 – The Labyrinth, Shoshanna Segal, based in the USA
6 – The Tunnel, Jose Cardona, based in Mexico

1-6 = Workshop installations
Highlights: Children´s Lights plus many more will occur along the way.

Graphic design: Snurr Kommunikation, 2026.

Children´s Lights 2025

THE JURAPARK – The Return of the Excavators

About the installation

They have awakened now
the ancient steel dinosaurs
with long necks and enormous jaws

They are looking for humans
that they can scare
so they wet themselves
Children, who dare to sit on their backs
and tickle their heavy chins

The excavators are back
and they are scarier than ever

DO YOU DARE TO LOOK?

Idea and design

Malin Wallin

Music and lyrics

Ola Jansson och Kristoffer Walli

Sponsors

In collaboration with Alingsås Energi and Sparbanken Alingsås.

Technical sponsor: LedLab

Photo: Patrik Gunnar Helin, 2025.

PUBLIC TOURS 2026

Our guided tours starts every day from 3/10 in Åmanska parken, The tour takes about 2 hours long, is 3,5 km long and our guides will take you through beautiful Alingsås and give you deeper insight into the concept behind each installation. Maximum number: 30 people/guide. These tours are only available in Swedish.

Ticket release September 1, via Billetto
All tickets need to be purchased at Billetto.se or at Alingsås Kulturhus (on Södra Ringgatan 3) in good time before the guided tour starts. Opening hours: Mon-Thir kl. 10-18, Fri kl. 10-15, Sat kl. 10-14, Sun Closed. Open kl. 10-15 the day before a red day). Questions? Pleace call Alingsås Tourist Office on +322-616200. Opening hours: Mon-Fri kl 10-16.

Ticket prices Mondays and Tuesdays (half price)
Adult: 75 SEK*, Pensioner: 60 SEK*, Youth (10-17 years): 50 SEK*, Children (0-9 years): Free. * = Including Billeo’s service fee.

Ticket prices Wednesdays to Sundays
Adult: 150 SEK*, Pensioner: 120 SEK*, Youth (10-17 years): 100 SEK*, Children (0-9 years): Free. * = Including Billeo’s service fee.

For questions in the evening about the event or guided tours:
In Åmanska parken, the guided tours start, and there will be hosts in the park in the evenings who can answer questions and help you out every day from October 3. Alternatively, visit the reception at Grand Hotel on Bankgatan 1 after 4:00 pm from October 2.

PRIVATE TOURS AND BUSINESS BOOKINGS 2026

Gather colleagues, friends and customers for a pleasant evening together in the spirit of light. Fill in the booking form here on our website and we will get back to you within 2 working days. These tours are available in Swedish or English.

If you have any questions, call Alingsås Energi’s customer service on tel: +46322-617617, (button selection 5, “övriga frågor”). Questions sent to lights@alingsasenergi.se will be answered within 2 working days.

Photo: Patrik Gunnar Helin, 2025.

Get all info about Lights to your smartphone

Download the app

The app is free and provides comprehensive information about the event and its installations, available in Swedish or English. The app allows you to navigate through the event with a digital map, ensuring a smooth experience as it displays your exact position.  Download the Lights app on App Store or Google Play

Make sure to enable your location feature when using the app.

Don´t forget to update the app for 2026 if you already have it downloaded from previous year.

Photo: Patrik Gunnar Helin, 2024.

Take the opportunity to shop, fika* or eat a warm meal before you go out and discover this year’s installations.

*FIKA
is a Swedish word, for a social cup of coffee break with a cake or bun. The Swedes loves to fika several times a day, long or short, with colleagues, friends or family.

This page for the 2026-festival will be updated in course due.

ACCOMMODATION

GRAND HOTEL
Bankgatan 1
Lights offer with: Guided tour, three-course menu, accommodation in a double room, breakfast buffet and fika at Nygrens Café – coffee & pastries.

You enjoy a well-composed dinner in the hotel dining room. Choose a starter & main course from the Grand´s Lights menu, after the tour to see the light installations you are then offered “Grandfika” – 5 kinds of sweet variations of pastries with coffee. Read more and book your package here.

BOUTIQUES/MALLS

Whant more shopping? Click here to find all boutiques and malls.

FIKA/COFFEE

Alingsås has a flourishing café culture. Click here to find them all.

RESTAURANTS

Click here to find more restaurants in Alingsås.

Photo: Patrik Gunnar Helin, 2025.

Photo: Patrik Gunnar Helin, 2022.

TRAIN/BUS

You can easily travel to Alingsås with train from several cities close by. Search for your best tour with the public transport on Västtrafik’s website.

PARKING

There is plenty of parking in the city center, free or for a fee. For example: the trainstation, Estrad Alingsås, Storken, Vimpeln, Lilla Torget, Stora Torget and Nolhaga.

ADRESS

The lighting trail and the guided tours starts in Åmanska parken (the red dot). Åmanska parken is neighbour with Estrad, Kulturhuset and Grand Hotel on Bankgatan 1/Bryggaregatan 2, 441 30 Alingsås

Find your way to Alingsås Kultuhuset, ticketsale:
Södra Ringgatan 3
44130 Alingsås

Find your way to Alingsås Energi, organizer:
Södra Strömgatan 6
441 81 Alingsås

Find all the public bathrooms during the festival on the map.

Among a few, you´ll find one central public bathroom at Lilla Torget (the red dot) and at the train station. Public toilets close to nature are available in and at plantaget park´s playground (Mullbärsplantagen, Nolhaga Castle and in Nolhagaparken. At the start of the trail in Åmanska Park, there will be a toilet booth.