Luton’s very own magical, family-friendly light festival celebrating creativity, community, and wonder is back for 2026. This year’s theme is CIRCUS 🎪
Thanks to everyone who attended a workshop, created glowing window art and joined us at the finale!
New York Brass Band
With infectious jazz razzmatazz, York’s only contemporary New Orleans-inspired Brass Band plan to kick our fantastical circus up a notch.
These Yorkish blasters of brass pack a powerful punch of drums, rumbling tuba and wailing horns, and with major UK festivals like Glastonbury and Boomtown on their recently rocked list.
Matt Barnard
Award winning showman, Matt Barnard from Circus Active eagerly awaits to perform and teach his circus skills.
Having entertained crowds at the Big Top, Glastonbury Festival, and at the London Palladium, and being awarded with ‘UK Street Performer of the Year’, all while taking to stages across the Americas, Europe, and Australia, you could say Matt’s spinning a lot of plates– that’s because he actually is! Join in with him and learn the art of plate spinning, dynamo pinging, and juggling.
Ellen James
Electrifying crowds with her high energy and captivating performance style, Ellen James is a multi-hula hooper and graduate of the National Centre for Circus Arts, lighting up the night with her glowing hoops. Watch as she spins her hoops as you’ve never seen before!
Medway Mystic: Mel the Magnificent
Take your chance with Medway Mystic: Mel the Magnificent. Find out your future from this otherworldly fortune teller. A magical attraction in a box! Ask the questions you really want answered and Mystic Mel will improvise a response tailored to you – sometimes cheeky, always a bit of fun, and not to be taken too seriously. As one of Mystic Mel’s cards might advise, only a fool follows the advice of a fool in a box…
Hannah Whittaker
Step inside the tent and travel through the history of circus. Projected animations cascade across the fabric, displaying performers, daring acts, and iconic moments from centuries of spectacle.
As the images shift and overlap, the tent becomes a living collage, inviting audiences to explore how circus has evolved over time.
This project is funded by Medway Council UKSPF