GLOW 2026 to feature a five-kilometre light-art route and its first drone show
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GLOW light art festival is scheduled to take place from 7 to 14 November 2026 in Eindhoven and surrounding municipalities. In Eindhoven, visitors can follow a circular route of about five kilometres past around 30 light artworks, including installations at the Philips Stadium, the Markt, Victoria Park, the Emmasingel, Town Hall Square and the Catharina Church. Artworks will also be shown in Helmond, Best, Oirschot, Veldhoven and Laarbeek, where they can be viewed from 18:30 to 22:00. The route has no fixed starting point and can be followed in part or in full.
The festival's first drone show, Breathing Collective, is planned at the Philips Stadium. It will last 15 minutes and use light, sound and 100 drones. Tickets cost €2, with capacity set at 7,000 visitors per show; if all tickets are sold, the organisers expect revenue of €448,000. GLOW said the festival itself remains free and that any surplus would be invested in a future edition. Other featured works include installations involving LEGO, a hot tub, mist and the history of Philips.