GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL LIGHT FESTIVAL
2025 ended · 2026 details unconfirmedGuangzhou International Light Festival
Venues, reservation sessions and planning your visit
View event detailsEvent information · Checked 9 September 2026
This Year's Updates & Last Year's Festival
2026: no official announcement found as of the review date
Dates, venues, prices and reservations remain unconfirmed. The information below describes the completed 2025 event and cannot be used to book or plan entry for this year.
- Archive Year
- 2025 · Event ended
- Dates
- 16–26 November 2025 · 11 days
- Theme
- Innovation in the Greater Bay Area, Celebrating the National Games
- Main Venues
- Huacheng Square and Haixinsha Asian Games Park
- Highlights
- 36 light-art installations at the main venues, with coordinated displays on Canton Tower, the East Tower and the West Tower
- Admission
- Haixinsha: free timed reservations. Huacheng Square and satellite venues: open access.
2025 Venue Archive
What to see and where reservations were required
- 12025 · Open accessLocation ↗
Huacheng Square
The south square featured Laurel Crown, the central square had the interactive Romance Under the Moonlight, and the north square presented Twin Pulse and Setting Sail on a New Journey.
- 22025 · Free, with timed reservationsLocation ↗
Haixinsha Asian Games Park
24 light installations included a static giant Ao fish on the Avenue of Stars, Banana Leaves in the Rain, Moonlit Pavilions and works such as Drumming Through the Galaxy in the park.
- 32025 · Open accessLocation ↗
Both Riverbanks & Huangpu Satellite Venue
Viewing areas outside the main venues are best planned separately. Satellite-venue arrangements were separate from Haixinsha's timed reservations.
The three-tower display brought together Canton Tower, Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre (East Tower) and Guangzhou International Finance Centre (West Tower). A festival reservation did not include admission to these towers.
2025 installations and venue coverage ↗2025 rules · Reservations closed
Haixinsha Reservations & Sessions
| Date | Visiting Session |
|---|---|
| 16 November | 19:45–20:45 21:00–22:00 |
| 17–26 November | 18:30–19:30 19:45–20:45 21:00–22:00 |
- Official Channels
- The Suihaoban mini program or app, and official WeChat accounts for Guangzhou International Light Festival and Guangzhou Haixinsha, among others.
- Reservation Releases
- Sessions for 16 November 2025 opened at noon on 10 November. From 15–24 November, sessions were released daily at noon for visits two days later.
- Entry Checks
- Attend on your reserved date and session, bringing the original valid identity document used for registration.
Each slot was a one-hour visiting session, not a common performance time for every installation. Archived reservation notices are for reference only and are not booking links for this year.
Full 2025 reservation rules and session timetable ↗Transport & Admission
Find Your Venue, Then Your Entrance
- Nearby Metro Stations
- From Zhujiang New Town (Lines 3 and 5), use Exit B1; from Huacheng Dadao (APM), use Exit B, then walk towards Huacheng Square. These are past-event directions: check services on your travel date.
- 2025 Entrance
- Ticket checkpoint at Bridge 3, Haixinsha Asian Games Park, Linjiang Avenue.
Find the bridge ↗ - 2025 Exit
- Follow on-site signs to leave via Bridge 1 of Haixinsha Asian Games Park.
- Getting Home
- Nearby stations may change services during the festival. Check whether your intended station is open and confirm the last train before setting off.
Planning Your Visit
With a reservation, allow time for the walk and security checks around your session. Consider just one area when travelling with children or older family members. Without a reservation, do not head straight to the Haixinsha checkpoint. Confirm all 2026 entrances, station controls and open areas in that edition's official announcements.
Guangzhou metro guide →Before You Visit
Good to Know
Do children need a reservation?
In 2025, children under 1.4 metres could enter without a reservation when accompanied by a parent; those over 1.4 metres needed one. The notice did not clarify children exactly 1.4 metres tall, so confirm borderline cases with the organiser. Rules for 2026 need to be checked again.
How can visitors from Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan or overseas enter?
In 2025, reservations supported eligible travel permits and passports, with a dedicated verification channel. Bring the original document used to book. Check the relevant edition's official booking page for accepted document types.
Can I cancel or transfer a reservation?
In 2025, cancellations had to be completed through the official platform before noon on the visit date. Reservations could not be changed or transferred, and cancelled places were not retained. The 2026 cancellation rules have not been announced.
Can I still see these works after the festival?
The works and sessions listed here belong to the 2025 archive and may no longer be on display. Everyday city lighting is different from the festival programme. Confirm the status of an installation before making a special trip.
Original 2025 rules for children, identity documents and cancellations ↗