The Skanner News - Portland Winter Light Festival Begins in Two Weeks, Illuminating City for Seventh Time
Free, all-ages, outdoor activity returns with new opportunities for outdoor art experiences all across Portland
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Free, all-ages, outdoor activity returns with new opportunities for outdoor art experiences all across Portland
In 2021, the completely free event will be the first in-person event to tiptoe back, a hopeful sign for the days and months ahead, even if this yearâs version wonât look much like its predecessors. For starters, this yearâs eventâwhich kicks off this coming Friday and Saturday  from 6 to 10 p.m. and repeats on February 12â13, wonât be clustered around the Eastbank Esplanade and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. That area has traditionally been at its heart, resulting in molasses-slow, bundled-up crowds oohing and aahing at the often-inter...
In a COVID-19 environment, Portland's Winter Light Festival returns this Friday.
In a COVID-19 environment, Portland's Winter Light Festival returns this Friday.
Jan 31, 2021 Photo: Remaining Light Photography/Artist Tyler FuQua Celebrating its 6th year, the Portland Winter Light Festival returns this Friday in a brand new way. Taking on an entirely new form to safely reflect our current pandemic reality, the festival has been re-imagined from a centrally located light festival to a series of smaller art installations throughout the entire city, expanded from three nights to two weekends. A map of all sites is available here on this website. Activities are being promoted as the 2021 Portland Winter Light (non)Festival. Art installation sites range fr...