From February 19 to 22, the Historic District will become a large nighttime museum with twelve international light art installations, local talent, and a new educational dimension.
When night falls, Zaragoza returns to doing what it does best: shining. From February 19 to 22, the Historic District will be transformed into an open-air museum with the second edition of Zaragoza Luce, a festival that this year is growing in ambition, duration, and space. After attracting 278,000 people in 2025, the event is expanding from eight to twelve locations and adding an extra day.
The idea is simple: go out into the streets and rediscover the city through contemporary art based on light. If you want to make the most of it, here is the essential itinerary. These are the places you have to visit during Zaragoza Luce.
Plaza del Pilar: the heart that beats with light
The natural starting point is the Plaza del Pilar. This is where much of the festival’s energy is concentrated and where one of its most participatory installations is located: Impulse, by the Canadian studio Lateral Office in collaboration with CS Design. These are luminous swings that react to movement and generate a choreography of light and sound in real time.
This is not a work to be contemplated from afar; it is a piece that is activated by the presence of the public. The result is collective, spontaneous, and fun. If Zaragoza Luce wants to connect art and citizens, this is the best example.
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Plaza de San Juan de los Panetes: look up
One of the most eagerly awaited works is installed in this square: Earthtime 1.26, by American artist Janet Echelman. A huge suspended aerial net floats above the public space and changes color in a hypnotic way.
The piece connects art, science, and global interdependence. Its scale is impressive, but so is its visual lightness. It is a place to stop and look up, something we don’t always do in the city.
Plaza del Justicia: an immersive experience
Plaza del Justicia is home to Flux, by the French collective Collectif Scale. Here, the light is not static: it moves, vibrates, and interacts with the music, creating an immersive experience.
It is one of the points where the festival becomes most sensory. It is not so much an installation to photograph as it is to experience for a few minutes.
Historic center: Les Voyageurs
Some of the figures from Les Voyageurs, by French artist Cédric Le Borgne, appear in the historic center of the city. Luminous human silhouettes suspended in the air that seem to be frozen in the middle of an invisible journey in places such as the Fuente de la Hispanidad, the Plaza de la Delegación de Gobierno, the Museo Del Foro, and the Plaza de la Lonja.
Next to the Pilar, the Fuente de la Hispanidad fountain is integrated into the route as another element of the transformed landscape. Under the artistic lighting, this urban icon takes on a different dimension. It is not just a matter of projecting light, but of altering the perception of space. What you know by day changes completely when night falls.
On Calle del Cisne, the same figures take on a different scale. The reduced space enhances the feeling of closeness and makes the intervention more intimate. Here, the festival shows that not everything is monumental: there is also room for delicacy.
The surroundings of the Forum Museum add another layer of meaning to Le Borgne’s figures. Contemporary art and Roman remains coexist in the same setting. It is one of the points where the dialogue between history and current creation is most evident.
The Plaza de la Lonja offers one of the most emblematic settings in the historic quarter. The Renaissance stone becomes a support for the light installation, demonstrating that heritage can be reinterpreted without losing its identity.
It is a key stop for understanding how Zaragoza Luce enhances the architectural environment through art.
Official College of Architects of Aragon: digital nostalgia
The façade of the Official College of Architects hosts Keyframes Games Stories, by the French collective Groupe LAPS. The work revisits the aesthetics of 1980s arcade video games with light and sound.
It is a dynamic, recognizable proposal with a touch of nostalgia that connects collective memory and contemporary digital art.
Caixabank building: light with reflection
In Plaza de España, the façade of the CaixaBank building projects Transitar, by Catalan creator Jou Serra. The piece addresses collective movement and migration as a universal condition.
Here, light becomes a conceptual language. It not only transforms the space, but also invites reflection.
Diocesan Courtyard of the Alma Mater Museum: pause and contemplation
The Diocesan Courtyard of the Alma Mater Museum offers a different atmosphere within the tour. More secluded and introspective, it allows visitors to experience light from a place of calm.
It is the ideal place to slow down and observe more closely.
Plaza San Felipe: the neighborhood scale
Plaza San Felipe provides a more intimate and everyday dimension. Here, the installation interacts with a more domestic environment, demonstrating that light art does not always need large spaces to make an impact.
The festival becomes part of neighborhood life and reinforces its accessible nature.
A festival that goes beyond spectacle
Zaragoza Luce is not just a visual event. This year, it incorporates an educational dimension with the participation of students from the Zaragoza School of Art alongside artist Néstor Lizalde in the creation Interferencias. In addition, there will be masterclasses with international artists and guided tours that will allow visitors to delve deeper into the creative processes.
Culture here is not a distant luxury, it is a shared experience. For four nights, between 7:00 p.m. and midnight, the Old Town changes its pace. The squares become stages and the public ceases to be passive spectators to become part of the work.
If you want to truly experience Zaragoza Luce, visit these places. Take your time. Return to the ones that impress you most. Look up. And rediscover the city from a new perspective. Because when light becomes art, the whole of Zaragoza is transformed.
