Wohooo!!
The annual Sharjah Light Festival is back again! This beautiful light festival illuminates all of the city’s landmarks with light and sound installations that project unbelievable images and animations on buildings. Over 500,000 people who come from all over Sharjah, the UAE, and the world attend the festival! Check out it’s 9 locations below!
The Spiral of Light
University City Hall is a Sharjah landmark that exemplifies the emirate’s commitment to education and heritage. It is an appropriate setting for this story, which depicts the wise vision that has laid the groundwork for the last 50 years and the next 50 to come. The ‘past’ sequences depict life in ancient Sharjah, emphasizing the significance of the sea, the library, and the spiral. The ‘present’ depicts the emirate’s most significant achievements in education, art, astronomy, construction, communication, and ecology, which led to the emirate’s current successes. Enlightenment, family, heritage, and culture are held up as the means to success for Sharjah and the UAE over the next 50 years.
WHERE: University City Hall
TIMING: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
Beauty by Contrast
This light display highlights the beauty of Sharjah’s beloved Al Noor Mosque, mirroring the position of art as a tool of communication and Islamic art throughout time and history as an elemental language of the universe.
WHERE: Al Noor Mosque
TIMING: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
Flowers of the Future
Flowers of the Future takes place against the breathtaking backdrop of the Al Rafisah Dam. As he fords his way through the majestic rock-strewn mountains, a traveler finds his way from the past into the present and the future.
WHERE: Al Rafisah Dam
TIMING: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
Human Energy through Heritage and History
The power of human energy – innovation, evolution and authenticity is expressed in vibrant colours and shapes in this show celebrating the success of a unique emirate.
TIMING: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
The Language of Infinity
Moving back in time, from the future and from infinity…. back to earth, The Language of Infinity merges geometry, calligraphy and arabesque patterns in an homage to Islam, questioning and wondering what can be the future of these Islamic patterns. Traditional motifs such as arabesques, calligraphy and spheres are uncovered as though appearing from shifting sands as viewers are invited to interpret the digital constructions, mathematical designs that make up a harmonious whole reflecting the architectural beauty of the Holy Quran Academy.
WHERE: Holy Quran Academy
TIMINGS: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
A Journey of Legacy
The pragmatic façade of Al Hamriya Area Municipality lends itself to a story told in three parts, where the traditional heritage of the Emirate of Sharjah, encompassing coastal history and the emirate’s economic growth over the last 5 decades leads into scenes of Sharjah’s present prosperity and success followed by elemental displays of the next 50 years. A Journey of Legacy decorates the structural columns of the building with a blend of visually dramatic polychromatic bursts of colour, geometric flowers and futuristic forms to bring focus to the marvelous achievements and engaging future of Sharjah.
WHERE: Al Hamriya Area Municipality
TIMINGS: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
Islam + Architecture + Heritage
Celebrating Heritage and Legacy, Progress of a Nation and Harmony as components of the emirate’s past, present and future, this evocative show on the Rashid bin Ahmed Al Qassimi Mosque in Dibba Al Hisn, uses traditional and contemporary elements to highlight the originality of the building. Overlays of letters, light and glitter shift on the façade, encouraging the viewer to admire the structural form underneath.
WHERE: Rashid bin Ahmed Al Qassimi Mosque, Dibba Al Hisn
TIMINGS: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
The Harmony of Islamic Motifs
The transcendental exquisiteness of the Sharjah Mosque is the focus of a story showing the beauty and harmony of Islamic motifs, unique and timeless underlined with fast digital designs that infuse the show with a contrast of evolution and speed.
WHERE: Sharjah Mosque
TIMINGS: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
SLF Gallery
SLF Gallery light box installation at the Al Majaz Waterfront, displaying iconic illuminated images of the Festival and Sharjah’s stunning landmarks. The sparkling night time waters of the Khalid Lagoon can be glimpsed through the diamond shaped light boxes, reflecting back the eye-catching presentations on the ‘surfaces’ of the installation. The illuminated display highlights and celebrates the people, places and achievements of the past, present and future of Sharjah and the UAE.
WHERE: Al Majaz Waterfront
TIMINGS: Weekdays from 6.00pm – 11.00 pm,
Weekends from 6.00pm – 12.00 midnight
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Sharjah’s going to light up our world even more 😉
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