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Feb 2024
Light festival coming to Harrogate next month
Some of Harrogate’s iconic landmarks and spaces will be lit up during a new light festival next month.
Beam, which will be presented by Harrogate International Festivals, will use a variety of lighting styles to transform and illuminate places around the town.
Leeds-based artist and lighting designer James Bawn will also use lighting beams and soundscapes to animate areas, including the cenotaph and Crescent Gardens, as part of the display.
Mr Bawn hosted a similar event in 2019, which used lighting to celebrate Harrogate's spa town heritage.
The event is supported by Harrogate International Festival’s Future 50 appeal, North Yorkshire Council, Visit North Yorkshire and Harrogate Business Improvement District.
Matthew Chapman, manager of Harrogate BID, said it would be a "fantastic occasion", adding:
Simon Myers, the council's executive member for culture, arts and housing, said:
Local businesses are encouraged to get creative and put up their own window lighting displays.
The event will take place on March 15 and 16, in the town centre, from dusk until 10pm.
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