Montreal Lights Up: LUMINO Presents 35 Works in the Quartier des Spectacles and Downtown
The 16th edition of LUMINO presents 35 works, including 19 original creations never previously presented in Montreal, and 23 installations by Quebec artists. Source: V2com
Shadow, TILT Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
Until March 8, 2026, LUMINO, an original and free urban winter experience, transforms the Quartier des Spectacles and downtown Montreal with participatory luminous installations, video projections and special events at more than 15 indoor and outdoor locations. With 1.5 million visitors last year, LUMINO is firmly established as an essential winter event for Montrealers, people from all over Quebec, and visitors from around the world.
The 16th edition of LUMINO presents 35 works, including 19 original creations never previously presented in Montreal, and 23 installations by Quebec artists. LUMINO’s program will evolve throughout the winter in three main phases:
November and December: LUMINO launches for the Holiday Season
January: new major works unveiled
March: special programming during March break
A wealth of moments to make the most of winter and discover all of the LUMINO installations in the Quartier des Spectacles and wider downtown core!
Anemonia, TILT Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
Celestia, Kleis Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
Anemonia, TILT Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
Celestia, Kleis Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
“For more than 15 years, LUMINO has been an exceptional platform for creators of all stripes to present unique participatory experiences. The works transform citizens’ and visitors’ view of winter and the urban environment. This unique project, initiated by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership, has become an international standard bearer for winter animation. It attracts growing numbers of visitors with its high-quality, daring programming, and it is free,” said Monique Simard, chair of the boards of directors of the Quartier des Spectacles and of Quartier des Spectacles International.
A Dream Sequence Spanning in Five Hotels
Les Voyageurs (Travellers) by Cédric Le Borgne features luminous figures floating over five downtown hotels: Hôtel HoneyRose Montréal, Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth, DoubleTree by Hilton Montréal, Montréal Marriott Château Champlain and Hyatt Place Montréal Centre-Ville, in collaboration with Tourisme Montréal and the Association hôtelière du Grand Montréal.
These poetic sculptures invite passersby to look up toward the sky. They weave a connection between dream and reality while creating a luminous dialogue between the hotels and the public space.
Les voyageurs, Cedric Le Borgne, Montréal Marriott Château Champlain Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
Les voyageurs, Cedric Le Borgne, Hyatt Place Montréal Centre-Ville Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
Les voyageurs, Cedric Le Borgne, Hôtel HoneyRose Montréal Photo credit: Ulysse Lemerise / OSA
Works to Admire All Winter
Several spectacular installations will light up the heart of downtown all winter:
On Sainte-Catherine St. West, France’s TILT Studio presents Anemonia and Shadow, two luminous sculptures inspired by plant life in the sea and on land.
On Sainte-Catherine St. West, outside Place des Arts, Unicode Haïku Extension by Fred Sapey-Triomphe makes light and poetry dance, while Sagesse de foule by Ottomata invites the public to warm up with a fun test of reflexes.
At the Palais des congrès de Montréal, Celestia by KLEIS evokes the Pleiades star cluster.
Entre maintenant et l’infini by Jeremy Shantz, at the Eaton Centre, invites viewers to take a contemplative break.
