14-16 FEBRUARY | 17.00 - 21.00 | FREE
LORD STREET, SOUTHPORT
LIGHTPORT IS FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY AND EXTRAORDINARY
CREATED BY INTERNATIONAL ARTISTS LUCID CREATES, THIS HALF TERM COME AND JOIN US INSIDE THE RAINBOW
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Lightport is a unique sound and light installation that will take over a 400m long stretch of Lord Street in the centre of Southport.
Split into four distinct zones, the best experience is to walk through these zones in order, starting at Mermaid Gardens and ending at Town Hall Gardens (outside the Atkinson)
There is no time limit, but we expect most audiences to spend 30-60 mins in the experience.
There is no significant food and drink offer as part of the event so make sure to book a table for food before or after your visit to Lightport.
Zone 1 - Mermaid Gardens
Mermaid Gardens will be transformed with four unique installations.
ENCHANTED GARDENS Hundreds of mirrored LED lights create an ethereal field of colour, shifting and pulsing while starburst lasers sweep through the trees surrounding visitors in mesmeric moving patterns.
MERMAID POND - The water becomes a living rainbow surface, with colours rippling and converging.
SUNDIAL PRISM - The sundial transforms into a prismatic installation, casting soft rainbow rays that reshape the surrounding landscape.
END OF THE RAINBOW - The journey concludes with a rainbow appearing to descend into pond - a final touch of mystery and magic.
Zone 2 - Monument Square
GRADIENTS - shifting planes of colour as gradients morph and flow, transforming light and blurring boundaries between the physical and immaterial.
ATMOSPHERE transforms the night sky with a vast overhead laser spectacle. Precision rainbow beams form a living ceiling of light.
INTO THE LIGHT features radiant, defined cones of light inviting you to explore and play in the colour.
ELEMENTAL - A delicate, ephemeral canvas on which a surreal, three-dimensional display floats and morphs above the water.
Zone 3 – Christ Church Gardens
Church Gardens will be filled with colourful, pulsing neon lighting - an immersive experience which leads visitors to Zone 4 and the finale installation.
Zone 4 – Town Hall Gardens
ARC is a jaw-dropping finale as a dreamlike vision rises from the ground at the heart of Town Hall Gardens. A complete, luminous rainbow that can be entered and experienced from within.
Towering ten metres high, 7,000 luminous pixels form a rainbow surrounded by mist and light. Blending memory, imagination, and reality, it evokes optimism, renewal, and collective wonder, inviting reflection, connection, and shared moments of joy.
KEY QUESTIONS
LIGHTPORT MAP
Take a look below at our map of Lightport, created by local artist Emmy Oranges. We advise you start your journey via Mermaid Gardens (outside Sainsbury's) for the full Lightport experience!
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LIGHTPORT ACCESSIBILITY GUIDE
Just click on the button below and you will be taken to our full accessibility guide which you can download
