Lumière Arts Festival

Be a part of the magic that is the annual Lumière Arts Festival.

Experience Cape Breton’s only contemporary art festival: a magical weekend of art, performance and community spirit. At Lumière’s spectacular art-at-night event, explore the Sydney Waterfront District to discover more than 40 installations and performances by artists from Cape Breton and beyond. Witness the intersection of Cape Breton’s diverse forms of cultural expression in a fun, family-friendly event that will delight the senses and engage the body and mind.

Lumière is a free, three-day arts festival held in the spirit of the international Nuit Blanche phenomenon. It brings art to the streets, shop fronts, sidewalks, and public spaces of downtown Sydney. The festival closes with the signature art-at-night event that lights up Sydney’s civic spaces with contemporary art, music, theatre and dance.

Don’t miss the artist talks and workshops on September 21st and 22nd, and the art-at-night event will begin at sunset on Saturday, September 23rd, ending at midnight.