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
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.
Barnet Lights Up in 2026!
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.
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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.
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Programme Highlights:
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.
Programme Highlights:
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
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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.
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Projects
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Ascendance
The creative centerpiece of the Light + Flight programme, this major new artwork embodies the programme's themes both literally and metaphorically.
From Barnet with Love
A participatory heritage project inspired by Barnet's early airmail history, participants create and exchange postcards celebrating local stories.
Pioneering Stories
Co-created with residents, this animation project highlights stories of sanctuary while celebrating Barnet's film heritage.
Lighthouse
An euphoric new live performance from musician and composer Jez Colborne
Solidarities
Sensory installations, one-on-one performances, and stone safaris across the Barnet Plateau, bringing to light the shared resonances deep beneath our feet.
Barnet Heritage Trail
A creative heritage trail celebrating Barnet's distinct places and hidden histories, developed with local communities and brought to life through a new map and public wayfinding.
Ascendence
The creative centerpiece of the Light + Flight programme, this major new artwork embodies the programme's themes both literally and metaphorically.
From Barnet with Love
A participatory heritage project inspired by Barnet's early airmail history, participants create and exchange postcards celebrating local stories.
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Ascendance
The creative centerpiece of the Light + Flight programme, this major new artwork embodies the programme's themes both literally and metaphorically.
From Barnet with Love
A participatory heritage project inspired by Barnet's early airmail history, participants create and exchange postcards celebrating local stories.
Pioneering Stories
Co-created with residents, this animation project highlights stories of sanctuary while celebrating Barnet's film heritage.
Lighthouse
An euphoric new live performance from musician and composer Jez Colborne
Solidarities
Sensory installations, one-on-one performances, and stone safaris across the Barnet Plateau, bringing to light the shared resonances deep beneath our feet.
Barnet Heritage Trail
A creative heritage trail celebrating Barnet's distinct places and hidden histories, developed with local communities and brought to life through a new map and public wayfinding.
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Projects
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Ascendance
The creative centerpiece of the Light + Flight programme, this major new artwork embodies the programme's themes both literally and metaphorically.
From Barnet with Love
A participatory heritage project inspired by Barnet's early airmail history, participants create and exchange postcards celebrating local stories.
Pioneering Stories
Co-created with residents, this animation project highlights stories of sanctuary while celebrating Barnet's film heritage.
Lighthouse
An euphoric new live performance from musician and composer Jez Colborne
Solidarities
Sensory installations, one-on-one performances, and stone safaris across the Barnet Plateau, bringing to light the shared resonances deep beneath our feet.
Barnet Heritage Trail
A creative heritage trail celebrating Barnet's distinct places and hidden histories, developed with local communities and brought to life through a new map and public wayfinding.
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Barnet Council launches Light and Flight, a borough-wide programme of culture, creativity and belonging
Barnet Council has launched Light and Flight, a new borough-wide cultural programme bringing together artists, residents and local partners to uncover hidden histories, share stories and create new work inspired by Barnet’s past, present and future.
Barnet: From Borough of Culture Bid to Light + Flight
Together, we positioned culture as a catalyst. Something that could build pride, bring people together and kick-start a long-term cultural shift.
Barnet Council launches Light and Flight, a borough-wide programme of culture, creativity and belonging
Barnet Council has launched Light and Flight, a new borough-wide cultural programme bringing together artists, residents and local partners to uncover hidden histories, share stories and create new work inspired by Barnet’s past, present and future.
Barnet: From Borough of Culture Bid to Light + Flight
Together, we positioned culture as a catalyst. Something that could build pride, bring people together and kick-start a long-term cultural shift.
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Barnet Council launches Light and Flight, a borough-wide programme of culture, creativity and belonging
Barnet Council has launched Light and Flight, a new borough-wide cultural programme bringing together artists, residents and local partners to uncover hidden histories, share stories and create new work inspired by Barnet’s past, present and future.
Barnet: From Borough of Culture Bid to Light + Flight
Together, we positioned culture as a catalyst. Something that could build pride, bring people together and kick-start a long-term cultural shift.
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News
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Barnet Council launches Light and Flight, a borough-wide programme of culture, creativity and belonging
Barnet Council has launched Light and Flight, a new borough-wide cultural programme bringing together artists, residents and local partners to uncover hidden histories, share stories and create new work inspired by Barnet’s past, present and future.
Barnet: From Borough of Culture Bid to Light + Flight
Together, we positioned culture as a catalyst. Something that could build pride, bring people together and kick-start a long-term cultural shift.
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.
Programme Highlights:
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
Community Heritage
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Colindale Communities Trust
Animating the stories of Grahame Park across this ten-month community heritage project
East Finchley Community Trust
Reconnecting people, pollinators, green spaces, and local history through three historic walking routes
JUST INCARNIVAL Arts and Culture
Celebrating Barnet's diverse cultural identities through the lens of carnival arts and migration stories
Burnt Oak Nepalese Community
Documenting and celebrating the lives, memories, and cultural roots of Nepalese people in Burnt Oak
Stonegrove Estates' Youth Project
Celebrating and commemorating the physical and metaphorical journey of the Stonegrove community
F.U.S.E Youth Project
Exploring the heritage of youth clubs in the Grahame Park and Colindale area, capturing their history, impact, and lasting legacy
Art Against Knives
Illuminating spaces across the borough that exist in the shadows, amplifying stories of safety and belonging
CB Plus
Celebrating the lived experiences of Barnet's African diaspora communities through an intergenerational creative heritage initiative
Barnet Education Arts Trust
Engaging secondary students across Barnet in exploring local stories, people, and traditions through poetry, music, and interdisciplinary arts
Heritage Community Crafts
Exploring the craft of crochet, highlighting how seniors from Africa and the Caribbean practised this craft in their countries of origin and continue to preserve these traditions
Community
Heritage
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Colindale Communities Trust
Animating the stories of Grahame Park across this ten-month community heritage project
East Finchley Community Trust
Reconnecting people, pollinators, green spaces, and local history through three historic walking routes
JUST INCARNIVAL Arts and Culture
Celebrating Barnet's diverse cultural identities through the lens of carnival arts and migration stories
Burnt Oak Nepalese Community
Documenting and celebrating the lives, memories, and cultural roots of Nepalese people in Burnt Oak
Stonegrove Estates' Youth Project
Celebrating and commemorating the physical and metaphorical journey of the Stonegrove community
F.U.S.E Youth Project
Exploring the heritage of youth clubs in the Grahame Park and Colindale area, capturing their history, impact, and lasting legacy
Art Against Knives
Illuminating spaces across the borough that exist in the shadows, amplifying stories of safety and belonging
CB Plus
Celebrating the lived experiences of Barnet's African diaspora communities through an intergenerational creative heritage initiative
Barnet Education Arts Trust
Engaging secondary students across Barnet in exploring local stories, people, and traditions through poetry, music, and interdisciplinary arts
Heritage Community Crafts
Exploring the craft of crochet, highlighting how seniors from Africa and the Caribbean practised this craft in their countries of origin and continue to preserve these traditions