New Plymouth Festival of the Lights a bright spot after Womad cancellation
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 Poet's Bridge in Pukekura Park was lit up to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's coronation, the TSB Festival of Lights has grown into an event spanning 50 days and nights. One of the installations, UV Spaghetti. Photo: Supplied / Festival of the Light...