Square of Lights

Welcome to the beating heart of the festival. This is where the Clarens Festival of Lights comes alive. Art, music and community meet on one glowing square, filled with spectacular light installations, live performances, cold drinks and warm conversations. Thursday: The festival opens here The festival begins on the square.

On Thursday evening, a spectacular opening ceremony lights up Clarens for the first time – the moment the whole weekend has been building towards. Every day, something new Mornings: Coffee, artists and ideas Start your day slowly with a freshly brewed coffee and a Morning Spotlight Session.

These informal talks put you in the room with the artists and musicians behind the festival – their stories, their inspiration and the work that made it all happen. Days: More than ten installations, by day and by night More than ten light installations fill the square, and they are just as worth seeing by day as they are after dark.

Explore at your own pace, then return when the sun goes down to see them transformed. Afternoons and evenings: World-class music Enjoy performances by some of Clarens' finest musicians, including Josh and Elvis Mokoena, Lily and Bear, Kate Rock,