(Sweden) – The annual Lights in Alingsås has announced Movies in Lights as its theme for 2025, drawing inspiration from the world of cinema. Student lighting designers and their workshop heads will create installations interpreting the different aspects of film, with details to be revealed on 3 October.

“We wanted a theme centred around stories – something that evokes the feeling of movie night, the buzz of anticipation, the murmur of the audience, the sense of being transported to another world – and the smell of popcorn,” says Frida Almqvist, Workshop Manager for Lights in Alingsås.

The event will also see the return of the window display competition, introduced last year in partnership with the Alingsås Retail Association. Seventeen local businesses took part in the inaugural competition, which invited visitors to vote for their favourite displays.

In addition, the official Lights in Alingsås app will be updated for 2025. The audio guide, previously available only as a paid feature, will now be offered free of charge to support self-guided exploration. Guided tours will continue to be available from Åmanska Parken.

Workshop week will take place from 26 September to 4 October, with the festival running from 3 October to 2 November 2025.

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