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Dandelion, an imaginative and interactive lights display by Australias Amigo and Amigo, will make its North American debut in Stratford.

Dandelion, an imaginative and interactive lights display by Australias Amigo and Amigo, will make its North American debut in Stratford.

Dandelion, an imaginative and interactive lights display by Australias Amigo and Amigo, will make its North American debut in Stratford.

Dandelion, an imaginative and interactive lights display by Australias Amigo and Amigo, will make its North American debut in Stratford.

With the Eurovision Song Contest just days away, the preparations in the stand-in host city of Liverpool are well under way. The Eurovision Village is...

The UK was chosen to host the music contest as runners-up to the winners Ukraine due to the ongoing conflict - and the event is taking place in Liverpool. The city is now showcasing Ukrainian culture ahead of the event.

A nearly 200-year-old heritage building in downtown Stratford will be seen in a whole new light this winter.

Shrooms by Australian light sculptors Amigo Amigo. Photo: Supplied / Festival of the Lights This year, 15 new installations with intriguing names such as Shrooms, UV Spaghetti and Hybycozo, will compete for attention alongside a busy music programme - a feature of the free council-run event since the 1970s. From humble beginnings in 1953 when the Poets Bridge in Pukekura Park was lit up to celebrate Queen Elizabeths coronation, the TSB Festival of Lights has grown into an event spanning 50 ...