Spring 2026
Category
Light & Flight
Festival
A large-scale, participatory artwork co-created with Barnet communities — the visual and emotional centrepiece of Light & Flight.
Dance
heritage
live music
workshop
performance
screening
Spring 2026
Category
Heritage
multi-arts
The Lightwork
A large-scale, participatory artwork co-created with Barnet communities — the visual and emotional centrepiece of Light & Flight.
Spring 2026
Category
10 Stops to
Take-Off
A creative journey connecting Barnet through art and imagination. Workshops, pop-ups and performances across ten neighbourhoods feeding into the major artistic commission.
Installation
workshop
Spring 2026
Category
Heritage
multi-arts
NLHF Heritage
Project
Four heritage commissions — The Postcard Project, Spotlights: Pioneering Stories, Narrative Threads and Grown-Up Barnet × Museum of Youth Culture — will engage communities across the borough, with all outputs feeding into the final festival and creating a lasting legacy for Barnet.
Spring 2026
Category
Community
Heritage Grant
Supporting local people and groups to reveal and celebrate Barnet’s rich heritage.
Heritage
multi-arts
Spring 2026
Category
Beacons
of Barnet
A symbolic borough-wide light event to launch the programme — connecting high points, communities and creativity.
Installation
Barnet Lights Up!
Stay tuned & sign up for updates
Get ready for a year-long celebration of imagination, belonging and community. From Finchley to Edgware, Mill Hill to Colindale — creativity is taking flight across 10 neighbourhoods. Illuminating hidden stories, sparking imagination and bringing people together through culture.
Our co-created programme begins with a symbolic launch in Spring 2026, followed by public events from spring and borough-wide touring activity through summer. Everything builds towards a major artistic commission and a multi day festival — a high-impact, inclusive finale in late 2026.
Programme Highlights:
Events & Projects
Spring 2026
Category
Beacons of Barnet
A symbolic borough-wide light event to launch the programme — connecting high points, communities and creativity.
Installation
Coming Soon
Category
Community Heritage Grant
Supporting local people and groups to reveal and celebrate Barnet’s rich heritage.
Heritage
multi-arts
Coming Soon
Category
NLHF Heritage Project
Four heritage commissions — The Postcard Project, Spotlights: Pioneering Stories, Narrative Threads and Grown-Up Barnet × Museum of Youth Culture — will engage communities across the borough, with all outputs feeding into the final festival and creating a lasting legacy for Barnet.
Heritage
multi-arts
Summer 2026
Category
10 Stops to Take-Off
A creative journey connecting Barnet through art and imagination. Workshops, pop-ups and performances across ten neighbourhoods feeding into the major artistic commission.
Installation
workshop
Summer 2026
Category
The Lightwork
A large-scale, participatory artwork co-created with Barnet communities — the visual and emotional centrepiece of Light & Flight.
art
installation
Summer 2026
Category
Category
Light & Flight Festival
A free, multiday celebration of art, music and community — the grand finale of Light & Flight 2026.
Dance
heritage
live music
workshop
performance
screening
Barnet Lights Up!
Barnet Lights Up!
Stay tuned & sign up for updates
“Get ready” for a year-long celebration of imagination, belonging and community. From Finchley to Edgware, Mill Hill to Colindale — creativity is taking flight across 10 neighbourhoods. Illuminating hidden stories, sparking imagination and bringing people together through culture.Our co-created programme begins with a symbolic launch in Spring 2026, followed by public events from spring and borough-wide touring activity through summer. Everything builds towards a major artistic commission and a multi day festival — a high-impact, inclusive finale in late 2026.
Projects
Projects
Take Part
Take Part
Coming Soon
Category
Light & Flight
Festival
A large-scale, participatory artwork co-created with Barnet communities — the visual and emotional centrepiece of Light & Flight.
Dance
heritage
live music
workshop
performance
screening
Coming Soon
Category
The Lightwork
A large-scale, participatory artwork co-created with Barnet communities — the visual and emotional centrepiece of Light & Flight.
art
installation
Coming Soon
Category
10 Stops to Take-Off
A creative journey connecting Barnet through art and imagination. Workshops, pop-ups and performances across ten neighbourhoods feeding into the major artistic commission.
Installation
workshop
Coming Soon
Category
NLHF Heritage
Project
Four heritage commissions — The Postcard Project, Spotlights: Pioneering Stories, Narrative Threads and Grown-Up Barnet × Museum of Youth Culture — will engage communities across the borough, with all outputs feeding into the final festival and creating a lasting legacy for Barnet.
Heritage
multi-arts
Coming Soon
Category
Community
Heritage Grant
Supporting local people and groups to reveal and celebrate Barnet’s rich heritage.
Heritage
multi-arts
Spring 2026
Category
Beacons of Barnet
A symbolic borough-wide light event to launch the programme — connecting high points, communities and creativity.
Installation
Barnet Lights Up!
Get ready for a year-long celebration of imagination, belonging and community. From Finchley to Edgware, Mill Hill to Colindale — creativity is taking flight across 10 neighbourhoods. Illuminating hidden stories, sparking imagination and bringing people together through culture.
Our co-created programme begins with a symbolic launch in Spring 2026, followed by public events from spring and borough-wide touring activity through summer. Everything builds towards a major artistic commission and a multi day festival — a high-impact, inclusive finale in late 2026.
Stay tuned & sign up for updates
A year of creativity,
connection
and belonging
in Barnet
2026
2026
“Inspired by the voices of over 2,000 residents, Light & Flight explores themes of hope, belonging and transformation — uniting people across Barnet and beyond. The programme brings people together through art, heritage and imagination, illuminating hidden stories, diverse communities and the next generation of talent.”
“Inspired by the voices of over 2,000 residents, Light & Flight explores themes of hope, belonging and transformation — uniting people across Barnet and beyond. The programme brings people together through art, heritage and imagination, illuminating hidden stories, diverse communities and the next generation of talent.”
Find out more
A year of creativity,
connection
Projects
Take Part
and belonging
in Barnet
Want (even more) Light + Flight?
We'd love to hear from you, whether you want
to get involved or be kept in the loop.
Send us an email!
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
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!
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Presented by
Presented by
Projects
Programme Highlights:
Events & Projects
Programme Highlights:
Events & Projects
A year of creativity,
connection
and belonging
in Barnet