Luminate, the UK’s number one immersive light trail, is set to brighten up the darkest of winter nights, as it takes visitors on a mile-long illuminated journey filled with wonder and intrigue, ahead of the festive season. This November, Luminate comes to Birmingham Botanical Gardens. The light trail is an after-dark experience and one which is sure to captivate all ages – an event not to be missed in the lead up to the festive season.
As darkness descends, visitors can weave their way through an immersive light experience through the gardens. This mesmerising trail features stunning light elements and interactive light play all set to a beautiful soundtrack. The team behind Luminate create bespoke installations that deliver those wow moments and take your breath away. New to Birmingham this year is an installation featuring hundreds of roses, which will be laid out and will be illuminated to a medley of music and flanked by imposing trees which will also be beautifully lit. A fitting piece for this horticultural location.
As the dark nights draw in, this is a sure-fire way to light up the faces of friends and family. On the route there will be mulled wine and marshmallows to toast on fire pits, to keep the chill away.
Birmingham Botanical Gardens is the green heart of Birmingham, offering a uniquely bio-diverse natural environment. It is one of the UK’s most significant historic Botanic Gardens which has remarkably remained intact since 1829. This winter, Luminate will light up the beautiful gardens with a display featuring fairies, light batons, and the ever-popular wishing wall where visitors can make a wish on a tag and pin it to the wall ahead of the festivities. Who knows what 2025 will bring you. Wishes can come true!
Janine Maycock, part of the Luminate team, says: “We work hard to ensure Luminate is a fun and enchanting evening out. We have lots of family visitors, but it is also a romantic date night, and has sparked several proposals of marriage. The trail is different each year, so there is always a surprise, and we look forward to welcoming people for the first time as well as our returning visitors to Luminate at Birmingham.”
A spokesperson for Birmingham Botanical Gardens says: “We are thrilled to host Luminate at the Gardens this year. The light trail will bring a magical atmosphere to our beautiful surroundings, making it a must-see event for families and visitors during the festive period.”
There will be two evenings on Monday December 2 and Monday December 9 where visitors are able to come along with their four-legged friends and the trail is flat and on a wide, hard-surface path suitable for wheelchairs, mobility scooters, and pushchairs.
The team at Luminate works with Ecologi to offset their carbon footprint and have planted over 80,000 trees to date.
Details
Birmingham Botanical Gardens
Friday November 29th to Wednesday January 1st
https://luminate.live/birmingham-botanical-gardens
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