Culture: Eight weeks of the Light Blooms Festival in northern Saxony-Anhalt
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- The Light Blooms Festival will bring light, art and culture to the Altmark, Elbe-Havel-Winkel and Jerichower Land through the end of October.
- Weekend events will illuminate 17 locations with light shows, music, art installations, illuminations and fire performances.
- The festival begins in Gardelegen and will end on October 30 in Neulingen near Arendsee, with free admission to all events.
For eight weeks, the Light Blooms Festival will bring light, art and culture to northern Saxony-Anhalt. The event will run through the end of October across the Altmark, the Elbe-Havel-Winkel and the Jerichower Land.
Organizers said 17 locations will be artistically and musically illuminated on weekends. The festival opens in Gardelegen at St. Nicholas Church, where visitors can expect a mix of light shows, music, art activities, illuminations and fire performances.
The festival has expanded after its first two editions in 2022 and 2024. After Gardelegen, it will travel to Tangerhütte, Krumke, the Hanseatic town of Seehausen, Jerichow, Ipse, Kamern and Lindstedt. The finale is scheduled for October 30 in Neulingen near Arendsee. Admission to all events is free.
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Originally published by Die Zeit in German. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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