With only days to go until this year’s Carlisle City of Lights, event organiser, Carlisle City Council has urged visitors to get their tickets soon.

Carlisle City of Lights, themed on ‘Science’, will feature lighting of the city’s key historic landmarks and a spectacular sound and light experience inside and outside Carlisle Cathedral, and also within the grounds of Tullie House Museum and Art Gallery and Carlisle Castle.

Tickets are on sale from the Carlisle Tourist Information Centre and on the Discover Carlisle website.

The event will be held over three evenings on Thursday, February 23, 24  25 February with time slots available from 6.45pm to 9pm each day.

Tickets provide access to all the venues on the same night.

The event will start at Carlisle Cathedral, followed by Tullie House and then ending at Carlisle Castle with sound and light projected on to buildings.

With the support of Cumbria County Council, the event will also see key historic buildings illuminated including the Citadel and Court Square. 

City of Lights is organised by the Discover Carlisle team and Luxmuralis in association with Cumbria County Council with the event also a part of this year’s Cumbria Residents’ Week. 

Carlisle City Cllr Stephen Higgs, Portfolio Holder for Culture, Heritage and Leisure said: “This year’s event will incorporate the inside of Carlisle Cathedral as well as outside the Fratry and will bring a new element to the event. We have worked hard to make this event bigger and better featuring Carlisle Cathedral, Tullie House and Carlisle Castle. Get your tickets soon!”

Artist Peter Walker and Composer David Harper are an artistic collaboration called ‘Luxmuralis’. 

Through Son-et-Lumiere installation and sound art pieces they transform and reinterpret the sense of place and space creatively helping members of the public to take a physical and emotional journey to identify with the subject and message of the artwork.

Peter Walker, from Luxmuralis added: "Visitors will view individual light and sound art installations digitally and artistically created by artistic collaboration ‘Luxmuralis’ which highlight the architectural features of the space. 

"Viewers are immersed in the soundscapes they hear and walk through the light artworks that are all around them on an explorative journey. 

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“The artwork explores Chemistry and Biology and interprets artistically the scale of molecules cells and DNA as well as exploring the history of science, the contributions of science to humanity, and offers a reflection upon famous scientists past and present.”