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Winter lights 2026 in Mannheim’s Luisenpark

Thursday., 01.01.2026, 18:00 –  Sunday., 08.02.2026

Once again, Luisenpark Mannheim will bring rays of light to dark winter days. Winter Lights, the popular evening event that illuminates the trees, bushes, lawns, and water features in Mannheim’s largest park with colorful lights, will take place from Thursday, January 1, 2026, to Sunday, February 8, 2026.

After setting a new record last year with 110,364 visitors, the light designers are now going one better. Many new light displays have been created and installed, and walking routes have been filmed with a camera to ensure that the views have the best effect and create the greatest wow factor.

All photos: © Luisenpark Mannheim

First things first: the technology has to be right!

A total of 13 men and women worked to set up this year’s light show and its individual stations – it took five days. The route is identical to last year’s. The lighting experts from “World of Lights” used over 550 spotlights, countless strings of lights, and laid 8.5 kilometers of cable in Luisenpark. The use of LEDs saves 85% compared to conventional light sources, and the organizers estimate that they will need around 3,803 kWh of energy over the entire period.

Then the freestyle: the creations.

All friends of light can look forward to around thirty spots in 2026, seven of which will be accompanied by sound effects, some are even solar-powered, and all of them shine or sparkle. Among them is the Dragon Walk, where five life-size dragons make exciting noises and move. In the summer, a digital stele was newly created: It impresses with its height of three meters and is equipped with more than 6,000 programmed LED lights that conjure up dynamic color gradients and animations. There will be fairy-tale images of the forest, a “rainbow river,” and lots of laser fog that settles on primeval animals, oversized flowers, or floating pyramids, to name just a few of the new features. One of the largest installations is “The Wave.” Four meters high and a full 20 meters wide, this impressive projection surface lies on one of the large park lawns, virtually at the foot of the telecommunications tower. And for lovers, there is a beautiful photo hotspot: the hearts on the bridge. Light tube installations, laser flashes, and two hydro images, i.e., light projections on a water surface sprayed into the air, are sure to captivate visitors once again

The light route:

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This time, the light route once again leads through the entire park in an elongated circular path – so make sure you wear good shoes and don’t pretend to be tired! This makes it all the more enjoyable to warm up in either the lakeside restaurant or the Gondoletta bistro. For those who prefer a quicker bite to eat or a drink on the go, the winter village by the fountain landscape is back again.

Background Winter Lights

Every evening for several weeks in winter, Luisenpark Mannheim is transformed into a fantastically illuminated world, where the treetops and shrubs, the ornate statues, the area around the fountain landscape and mountain stream, and the banks of the southern Kutzerweiher pond shine in enchanting illuminations. With hundreds of spotlights, dozens of projectors, numerous video beamers, and thousands of LED lights, the light artists from “World of Lights” create a fairytale-like, mystical atmosphere every year, taking care to use energy-saving lights as much as possible. The special features are handmade light objects created especially for Luisenpark and imaginative floating light figures.

From 1.1. (6 pm) – 08.2.2026 (11 pm) Luisenpark Mannheim

TICKETS HERE -: Winterlichter 2026 – https://shop.luisenpark.de

Opening hours:

  • Sundays to Thursdays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., and from Thursday, January 1, to Monday, January 5, 2026, also from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
  • From 3 p.m., admission only with a valid Winter Lights ticket; with a regular ticket, the visit ends at 4:30 p.m.!
  • The ticket offices in Luisenpark open at 10 a.m. in January and February and are open until 8 p.m. during the Winter Lights period.
  • The ticket offices are open daily from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the Winter Lights event.
  • With a regular day ticket or annual pass, you can enter from 9 a.m. during the Winter Lights event period and your visit to the park ends at 4:30 p.m.
  • From 3 p.m. onwards, admission is only possible with a valid Winter Lights ticket.