No ticket required
The tour of the light installations is free of charge and can be walked around independently in about two hours. The light installations are in operation daily from 18 to 22 o'clock.
Useful Information
Arrival by train
Arrival by car
Lucerne is also easy to get to by car, with road/motorway connections from Zurich, Bern and Basel as well as the whole of Central Switzerland and the Bernese Oberland. To help keep traffic flowing smoothly, please follow the signs to the official car parks. parking-luzern.ch
Food
Enjoy a break in one of the many restaurants in the city of Lucerne.
The VILLA Schweizerhof also has an illuminating 3-course menu including a welcome drink on offer, you can find more information here.
Accommodation
Benefit from the attractive CityCard promotion during the Lilu Light Festival Lucerne! When you book a room in a hotel in the city of Lucerne, you will receive a CityCard Lucerne worth 50 Swiss francs for free!
Take advantage of great hotel offers in and around Lucerne: swisshotels.luzern.com
Visitors staying at participating accommodation in the city of Lucerne receive the Lucerne Visitor Card, which gives free use of buses and trains throughout tariff zone 10 in the city of Lucerne, as well a range of discounts for cableways and mountain railways, museums and excursions in the Lucerne – Lake Lucerne Region. Further information: luzern.com/visitor-card
Tell-Pass
Imposing peaks, deep-blue lakes, pristine snow and views as far as the eye can see! The Lucerne – Lake Lucerne Region has so much to offer in terms of leisure destinations. The Tell-Pass provides unrestricted travel by train, bus, boat and numerous mountain railways/cableways in Central Switzerland. The period of validity can be two three, four, five or ten consecutive days. Further information and booking options may be found at tellpass.ch
Recommendations
It’s great that you’ll be visiting the Lilu Light Festival Lucerne. Here are a few tips to make your visit to the festival a memorable one:
- Dress warmly; winter footwear is also recommended.
- Plan enough time for your visit to the Lilu Light Festival Lucerne. The tour of the light installations takes about two hours.
- The city benefits from public toilets as well as restaurants, etc. offering toilet facilities under the friendly toilets scheme.
- Attention: No dogs are allowed in the light shows (Hofkirche and Casineum)!
Accessibility
The Lilu is barrier-free. The tour is possible for people with limited mobility with a slight route adjustment. Please note that the alleys and squares in the Old Town are mostly made of cobblestones and assistance may be required. There are also two disabled toilets available, which can be used with the Eurokey. In some indoor installations, reserved areas for wheelchair users are marked. If you have any questions in advance, please contact us by e-mail: We thank the Cerebral Foundation for its support.
Light experiences in the city of lights
From 6 to 16 January 2022, Lucerne will once again become a luminous meeting place! At the 3rd Lilu Light Festival Lucerne, artists from all over the world will present the diverse and fascinating facets of light. Discover creative light installations on a heart-warming winter walk and experience an attractive supporting programme for all the senses. For eleven days, squares, sights and alleys in the city of Lucerne will be artistically illuminated from 6 to 10 p.m. every day.
Safety concept
2G RULES and COMPULSORY MASKS for indoor installations and light shows
Admission to the light show in the Hofkirche, in the Casineum and to the indoor light installations in St. Peter’s Chapel, in the Meilihalle and in the Raiffeisenbank is only permitted for visitors with a valid COVID certificate (vaccinated, recovered). Wearing a mask is also compulsory. For the guided Lilu tour, 3G (vaccinated, recovered, tested) applies. The COVID certificate is only valid together with an official ID (to check your identity). Kids under the age of 16 don’t need any certificate.
No certificate is needed to visit the light installations in the city. However, please follow the hygiene and behavioural rules of the Confederation. We recommend wearing a mask if there are a lot of visitors.
You can find an overview of the tests offered in the canton of Lucerne here: www.lu.ch/testing.
Stay careful and adhere to the hygiene and behavioural rules of the federal government. You can find more information here.
Festival Guide 2022
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Ticketing / Entry
Ticket required
Tickets are required for the light shows WONDERS (Hofkirche), REFRAKTO (Casineum), the guided Lilu tour and other events from the side program.