Lantern parade highlight of Light Night festival in Spilsby

After a very successful launch event at the Spilsby Methodist Church, the Different Light Collective is gearing up for this years’ Spilsby Light Night which organisers say will be on a larger scale than the original event last year.

The event itself will be held at sites across the centre of Spilsby on the evening of Saturday, March 7.

Free programmes will be available on the night showing a trail map showing where all the main lighting installations can be found, but people are encouraged to look out for a smaller hidden light moments too!

During the last week of February two professional artists will be working with a wide range of local schools and community groups to create special space themed lanterns for the Community Parade.

The Parade will gather outside the Primary School on the Saturday evening and will set off around 6.15pm-6.30pm and make its way slowly to the central Car Park in the centre of town arriving by 7pm latest.

There will be a rolling road closure as the parade moves down the route and in addition the central car park and the Buttercross car park will both be closed all day Saturday and the High Street will be closed to traffic from 2pm until 10pm.

As well as projections and lighting on the front of the Sessions House, the Methodist Church and other buildings in town, there will also be an Illumaphonium you can have a go on near the statue of Sir John

Franklin, a big outdoor screen near the George Hotel where you can play Space Invaders, a beautiful interactive sound & light piece called the Celestial Sound Cloud inside St James’ Church, an exhibition of amazing photographs by students from Woodlands Academy inside the Methodist Church, a Silent Disco, a chance to draw some digital graffiti on Tinn Criddle’s building and even a special VR experience in the New Life Church!

There will also be a special contemporary dance & light performance called Version 2.0 inside the Franklin Hall by Tom Dale Company, a Nottingham based group who have gained a national reputation for their cutting edge blend of movement and digital technology. The piece is just 20 minutes long and is performed by a single dancer, Jemima Brown, who was recently highlighted by The Guardian as one of the 5 best dancers in the UK. There will be 3 performances of Version 2.0 at 5.30pm, 7.30pm and 8.30pm and to be sure of a place email [email protected]

Simon Hollingworth, Creative Producer of Spilsby Light Night is really excited about sharing everything he and the Different Light Team have been working on and can’t wait to see what people make of it all.