Light show returns as part of new festival

The Lights in the Night show returns to Wolverhampton city centre as part of a new creative festival for the city

A free festive 3D light projection show is returning to Wolverhampton as part of a new creative festival in the city.

The Lights in the Night show, which last took place in 2023, takes place on Friday 28 and Saturday 29 November from 18:00 to 21:00 GMT.

The light show will be projected on St Peter's Collegiate Church and conveys the city's past in a 3D light animation, which plays on a loop every five minutes.

The show forms part of the city's inaugural Fringe Arts Wolves, which also includes a Light Over Darkness exhibition at the church on 28 November from 17:00 until 21:00 and 29 November from 11:00 until 16:00.

There will also be a Christmas Carol performance by the Wulfruna Ladies Choir, on 29 November.

The festival will open with a Lantern Parade by Gatis Community Space on 28 November, followed by Wolverhampton Art Gallery LATES with after-hours workshops, music, and spoken word.

Across the weekend, exhibitions will animate historic and contemporary venues, pubs and bars will host live music and open mics, and Victoria Street will be filled with a festive Christmas Market.

Visitors can also discover the Overhear Sound Trail and City of Youth Culture Murals.

'Well-tested model'

Fringe Arts Wolves is the works of Asylum Artist Quarter, Gatis, the council and Wolverhampton BID, supported by the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.

Hannah Taylor, director of Asylum Artist Quarter and project manager for Fringe Arts Wolves said: "Fringe arts are a well-tested model for celebrating the diversity of local creatives and utilising the resources we already have.

"I think it's fantastic that City of Wolverhampton Council and the Wolverhampton BID are supporting a Fringe Arts festival, they are well known for increasing footfall and developing a strong brand for a city and I hope I can support this to develop and get more ambitious every year."

Lights in the Night and Fringe Arts Wolves are part of a wider city events programme which is funded by the council, commercial sponsorship and with £37,000 in support from the government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund.