The Light Festival 2025

The Light Festival is back, brighter and more interactive than ever, illuminating winter nights from 23rd January to 23rd February 2025.

This free interactive art trail features eight must-see light installations by British and international artists, with all of them either making their UK or London debut. Shining both inside and outside the Power Station from 8am to 11pm daily, many installations go beyond the visual, incorporating soundscapes and interactive elements that respond to movement and more.

THE LIGHT FESTIVAL MAP

From a tornado of light to the Northern Lights and a giant ball of yarn, there’s plenty to discover! This year’s festival also includes family-friendly workshops and exclusive offers from our retailers.

Plus, we’ve partnered with Malaysia Airlines and YTL Hotels to give away a luxury holiday for two to Kuala Lumpur, enter now for your chance to win!

Spin me a Yarn by Studio Vertigo

What would the world look like if giants walked among us? Would we have colossal houses and tiny buildings standing side by side? And would we have massive pets that made our life massively unsafe? Giant cats playing with huge balls of wool? Spin me a Yarn, the illuminated and unusually large-scale artwork triggers these thoughts and forces us to view the world in a completely different way, playfully changing the meaning of our relationship to ordinary objects and our environment.

Parabolic Lightcloud by Amigo & Amigo

In the installation, design studio Amigo & Amigo use more than 1,000 lights to make something invisible visible: our human emotions. With different colour combinations, patterns and transitions they show us intense emotions such as love or happiness, but also calmness or sadness. But don’t be fooled, this effect can work just as well the other way around! A digitally controlled medium, like this light installation, can have a powerful influence on our mood and our actions without us realising it.

In Bloom by Kumquat Lab

In Bloom is an interactive musical light sculpture inspired by the pollination process in plants. The sculpture resembles a plant with ten luminous spheres representing its ‘flowers’. Visitors can trigger musical notes by passing their hands in front of these flowers to activate sound and light. As visitors engage with the sculpture, they become part of a collective musical collaboration, where individual notes blend seamlessly into a harmonious melody.

Aurora by James Glancy Design

A bespoke piece of light art created exclusively for Battersea Power Station for the Light Festival 2025. The installation is inspired by the wonder of the Northern Lights. The nature of light, an abstract light sculpture inspired by the ephemeral natural light phenomenon that occurs in the Artic and Antarctic regions. These lights created in the Earth’s magnetosphere by solar winds that ionize with the magnetospheric plasma.

Spider by Groupe LAPS

The monumental SPIDER by Groupe LAPS consists of a whopping 80 smaller spiders, at two metres wide, made from tubes with LED light. Our fascination with the gigantic monster spiders is often a popular topic in books and movies, think of Aragog and his spider family from Harry Potter, or the evil Shelob from the Lord of the Rings trilogy. However, not everyone will feel like they have ended up in a science fiction horror scene of an episode of Stranger Things. With their playful running and jumping around, the spiders resemble acrobats in some way and it is this double feeling that Groupe LAPS plays with in this artwork.

Atlas by Jon Voss

British sculptor, Jon Voss, has given the mythical story of Atlas new skin: a mechanical cyborg who supports the modern cities we live in. It’s a representation of all the cables, cords, pipes, pillars and copper wires hidden from view: that vast infrastructure of life-support systems feeding the people of every city, town and village. And yet it’s peaceful - at least for now! The human form of Atlas is a reflection of the human in our technology, how it’s centered around us and in service to us. Jon Voss’ atlas is mythical, and true to every myth it contains a subtle warning of what might come if we take too much for granted.

Tornado by UxU Studio

This artwork is presented as a tornado composed of light, a light art installation that combines devastating natural phenomena with magnificent fantasy. When a tornado of light appears in the city, does it bring fear to the people? Or surprise? Or fascination? According to the artists, the white light of the tornado spinning in the darkness attempts to trigger a reflection: “In the future of Anthropocene, can we use our abilities as humans more clearly and wisely?

Winter Food Pop-Up

• Take a visit to our Winter Warmers huts in Malaysia Square and heat up with a loaded toastie or chimney cake, then wash it down with steaming cup of mulled wine or spiced cider, a hot toddy, or even a marshmallow-topped hot chocolate. Opening hours: Wednesday – Sunday, 11am – 8pm.

Performances

• Adding to the magic, live performances will captivate visitors throughout the festival. Marvel at the LED drummers, be amazed by the LED stilt walkers, enjoy the breathtaking LED Cyr Wheel Show and the LED Optioscopes dancers bringing the night to life with their magnificent costumes and stunning routines!

Special Offers

• The Light Festival is back for 2025, and Paris Baguette are joining in on the fun! Warm up with one of their exciting offers. Grab Afternoon Tea for two for just £10 per person, featuring the perfect selection of cream cakes, macarons and sandwiches – ideal for families and friends looking to relax. Visit with a friend and they’ll treat you both to a complimentary hot drink on them, it’s the perfect way to warm up after checking out the lights. Fancy a savoury bite? Grab a delicious savoury pastry and barista-made coffee for just £5 from 23rd January to 23rd February 2025.

• Light up your ride at Boom Cycle! The Light Festival has returned to Battersea Power Station, and Boom Cycle is bringing the party! Get ready for two electrifying themed rides that will light up your day on Saturday 15th February. Choose from a 10am Disco Vibes ride with Amy, or a Queer House Party with Aaron at 11am.

• Make your evening even more special with a visit to Cinnamon Kitchen! To celebrate The Light Festival, they’re offering an exclusive dessert, the Rasmalai Tres Leches Cake, with pistachio nougat. Whether you’re looking to relax with a hot drink or end your evening on a sweet note, Cinnamon Kitchen provides the ideal setting to complement your Light Festival experience.

• Ever wanted to dine by candlelight with one of London’s most beautiful views during Battersea’s annual Light Festival? JOIA restaurant will be hosting its third Blackout Dinner on 20th February 2025. Be welcomed into JOIA restaurant on the 15th floor and take your seat as the restaurant in plunged into complete darkness, with hundreds of candles and the unbeatable views of London’s skyline and iconic Battersea Power Station chimneys as the only source of light. Head chef Cristian has created a delicious set menu for the evening for £95pp and it includes a selection of signature JOIA pestiscos and tapas to share.

• Looking for the perfect spot to unwind before or after exploring The Light Festival? Head to Sticks’n’Sushi on Electric Boulevard and let it all glow with a ‘Let There Be Lychee’ cocktail – a refreshing blend of Bombay gin, lychee, and raspberry dust (£12). Enjoy a mix of classic and creative sushi, plus delicious grilled skewers – perfect even for those who aren’t big on fish. With affordable set menus and kids’ bento boxes from just £10, Sticks’n’Sushi is an ideal spot to book during the festival.

• Bright, bold, and beautifully balanced—’Luminous‘ is Fiume’s latest special edition cocktail, crafted to light up your evening. A refreshing mix of Tanqueray gin, Suze, Maraschino liqueur, lemon juice, and sugar syrup, this cocktail delivers a vibrant citrus kick with a touch of bittersweet elegance!

• Bread Street Kitchen is shining bright for The Light Festival with a special-edition “Illumination” cocktail, featuring Beefeater Gin, Apricot Liqueur, and served on a glowing LED coaster. Available until the festival ends!

Getting Here

Travelling to Battersea Power Station for The Light Festival couldn’t be easier with the Zone 1 Battersea Power Station Underground station bringing the riverside neighbourhood within 15 minutes of the West End and the City.

Battersea Power Station also has its very own Uber Boat by Thames Clippers pier and is a 15-minute journey from Embankment, 20 minutes from Blackfriars, 30 minutes from Putney and 40 minutes from Canary Wharf.

The riverside neighbourhood is easily accessible by bus, bike, car and train too. Find out more here.

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