Lumiere Durham 2025 : Dates to book tickets released

Ticketing information has been released ahead of the return of Lumiere to Durham <i>(Image: STUART BOULTON)</i>
Ticketing information has been released ahead of the return of Lumiere to Durham (Image: STUART BOULTON)
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Ticket information has been released ahead of the return of Lumiere Durham this year.

Lumiere is the largest light festival across the county, which sees buildings, bridges and streets, such as the historic Durham Cathedral, transformed through a range of imaginative artwork.

The event, produced and curated by Artichoke and commissioned by Durham County Council, will take place in Durham from Thursday, November 13 to Saturday, November 15, 2025.

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Ticketing information ahead of this year's show has been released by the council.

Durham County residents, which is anyone living at a County Durham postcode, will be able to book tickets on the Lumiere website from September 30. To register an account visit: www.lumiere-festival.com/login

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Tickets will go on general release to the wider public from October 1.

Lumiere Durham is ticketed all night (between 5pm and 10pm). Durham County Council also stated that spectators can enjoy more than half of the artworks outside the central ticketed zone.

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Earlier this year, residents were invited to send in their best photos of Lumiere to be displayed in a public exhibition.

The images will be displayed at the Dead Dog Gallery at Durham Sixth Form Centre during this year's art light biennial.

Lumiere began in 2009 and has attracted more than a million visitors to the city. It has also brought in £43 million for the local economy since it began.

It has also had a significant impact on the community, promoting positive change and benefitting the lives of 14,000 schoolchildren and people through its learning and participation programme.

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