Programme Highlights:
Events & Projects
Spring 2026
Category
Beacons of Barnet
Installation
Coming Soon
Category
Community Heritage Grant
Heritage
multi-arts
Coming Soon
Category
NLHF Heritage Project
Heritage
multi-arts
Summer 2026
Category
10 Stops to Take-Off
Installation
workshop
Summer 2026
Category
The Lightwork
art
installation
Summer 2026
Category
Light & Flight Festival
Dance
heritage
live music
workshop
performance
screening
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Barnet Lights Up in 2026!
Light + Flight is shaped by the voices of more than 2,000 residents who helped imagine a cultural programme rooted in Barnet's stories, people, and places. The programme celebrates the borough's hidden stories, diverse communities, and the next generation of talent, shining a light on what makes Barnet distinctive while looking ahead to what's possible.
Our co-created programme begins with public events starting in spring 2026, igniting creative activity across the borough and building momentum through the summer. Everything then leads to a major artistic commission and a free, multi-day festival in late 2026 - a celebration of art, music, storytelling, and collective fun.
Light + Flight is a new, borough-wide cultural programme unfolding across 2026, bringing together artists, communities and local stories, culminating in a free, multi-day arts and heritage festival.
From Edgware to Cricklewood, Colindale to Finchley – creativity is taking flight across Barnet.
Light + Flight is a Cultural Impact Award initiative, part of the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme.
Barnet Lights Up
in 2026!
Light + Flight is shaped by the voices of more than 2,000 residents who helped imagine a cultural programme rooted in Barnet's stories, people, and places. The programme celebrates the borough's hidden stories, diverse communities, and the next generation of talent, shining a light on what makes Barnet distinctive while looking ahead to what's possible.
Our co-created programme begins with public events starting in spring 2026, igniting creative activity across the borough and building momentum through the summer. Everything then leads to a major artistic commission and a free, multi-day festival in late 2026 - a celebration of art, music, storytelling, and collective fun.
Presented by
Presented by
Light + Flight is a new, borough-wide cultural programme unfolding across 2026, bringing together artists, communities and local stories, culminating in a free, multi-day arts and heritage festival.
From Edgware to Cricklewood, Colindale to Finchley – creativity is taking flight across Barnet.
Light + Flight is a Cultural Impact Award initiative, part of the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme.
About
Programme Highlights:
and more
Major new artwork
A series of community-led public
programs and projects
Community heritage grants
Workshops, performances, and shared moments
Multi-day free arts + heritage festival
Barnet Lights Up in 2026!
Light + Flight is shaped by the voices of more than 2,000 residents who helped imagine a cultural programme rooted in Barnet's stories, people, and places. The programme celebrates the borough's hidden stories, diverse communities, and the next generation of talent, shining a light on what makes Barnet distinctive while looking ahead to what's possible.
Our co-created programme begins with public events starting in spring 2026, igniting creative activity across the borough and building momentum through the summer. Everything then leads to a major artistic commission and a free, multi-day festival in late 2026 - a celebration of art, music, storytelling, and collective fun.
Major new artwork
A series of community-led public
programs and projects
Community heritage grants
Workshops, performances, and shared moments
Multi-day free arts + heritage festival
Programme Highlights:
and more
Programme Highlights:
and more
Major new artwork
A series of community-led public programs and projects
Community heritage grants
Workshops, performances, and shared moments
Multi-day free arts + heritage festival
Programme Highlights:
and more
Major new artwork
A series of community-led public programs and projects
Community heritage grants
Workshops, performances, and shared moments
Multi-day free arts + heritage festival
Programme Highlights:
and more
Major new artwork
A series of community-led public programs and projects
Community heritage grants
Workshops, performances, and shared moments
Multi-day free arts + heritage festival
A series of community-led
public programs
and projects
Major new artwork
Community heritage grants
Workshops, performances,
and shared moments
Multi-day free arts +
heritage festival
Programme Highlights:
and more
Get in Touch
Want (even more) Light + Flight?
We'd love to hear from you,
whether you want to get
involved or be kept in the loop!
Get in Touch
Want (even more) Light + Flight?
We'd love to hear from you,
whether you want to get
involved or be kept in the loop!
Presented by
Presented by
Want (even more) Light + Flight?
We'd love to hear from you, whether you want
to get involved or be kept in the loop!
Get in Touch
Want (even more) Light + Flight?
We'd love to hear from you, whether you want
to get involved or be kept in the loop!
Get in Touch
Light + Flight is a new, borough-wide cultural programme unfolding across 2026, bringing together artists, communities and local stories, culminating in a free, multi-day arts and heritage festival.
From Edgware to Cricklewood, Colindale to Finchley – creativity is taking flight across Barnet.
Light + Flight is a Cultural Impact Award initiative, part of the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme.
Light + Flight is a new, borough-wide cultural programme unfolding across 2026, bringing together artists, communities, and local stories, culminating in a free, multi-day arts and heritage festival.
From Edgware to Cricklewood, Colindale to Finchley – creativity is taking flight across Barnet.
Light + Flight is a Cultural Impact Award initiative, part of the Mayor’s London Borough of Culture programme.