Motto of the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe 2025

200 years of KIT: Media art meets science

To mark the 200th anniversary of the KIT Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, artists are focussing on the achievements and fields of research of this globally outstanding university. Using the sensual and technically advanced visual language of projection mapping, the works tell an impressive story of how scientific solutions and findings are constantly evolving into building blocks of our physical and digital world.

"Without deeply inquisitive people and their technical inventiveness, the stars would shine down on us silently in the sky. With this year's contributions, we want to celebrate the achievements of the generations of researchers at KIT and think together into the future," says Alistair Hudson, artistic and scientific director of the ZKM | Centre for Art and Media Karlsruhe.

Programme brochure

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Download the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe 2025 programme brochure here! (10 MB)

Karlsruhe Palace is your canvas

dm painting competition ‘The Castle Painters’

Design the castle façade to reflect your vision of tomorrow's world. Show us your ideas for a beautiful future – and with a little luck, your picture will be displayed at the castle light show from 1 to 14 September.

The colouring template is available in all dm stores in the Karlsruhe district and in Durmersheim, or can be downloaded here (printout in DIN A3 format). The coloured template, signed by a parent or guardian, can be handed in at participating dm stores until 2 August.

The twelve winning pictures will be drawn in the age categories 3 to 6, 7 to 9 and 10 to 12 years. Each winning child will receive a dm surprise picnic basket and tickets for an age-appropriate leisure activity in Karlsruhe at the award ceremony on 5 September.

*Each first winner in each age category will receive tickets for his or her entire kindergarten group or school class. All other winners will receive tickets for themselves and their families (parents and siblings) for the same activities.

Download PDF ‘Colouring page’

LET IT SHINE

Support the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival Karlsruhe with the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE ribbon

You can support the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE with just 5 euros. Help to ensure that the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE can remain free of charge in the future. The wristband is available at all drinks stands.

THANK YOU very much for your support!

Media art in the heart of the city

Support the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe via the circle of friends of the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE

Over 250,000 people visit the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Light Festival in Karlsruhe every year. The event, which was held for the first time in 2015 to celebrate the city's 300th birthday, has become a well-established part of Karlsruhe's summer. Thanks to a financial contribution from the City of Karlsruhe and the support of good partners and sponsors, admission is free of charge for visitors. The association Freundeskreis der SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe was founded to secure long-term funding. The aim is to collect donations in order to maintain the quality and variety of the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE in economically challenging times and to further develop the event.

Let it shine!

More informations and donation options at:
freundeskreis-schlosslichtspiele.de

Digital Version

of the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE Karlsruhe

After their big success with the digital edition 2020, this year you can watch six digital shows of the SCHLOSSLICHTSPIELE 24 hours around the clock.

The following shows are available:
- Resilience, Atelier v3 (2022)
- Karlskompensator, Crushed Eyes Media (2021)
- Synthetic Sonnets, Antonin Krizanic (2021)
- Attitude Indicator, TNL (2020)
- Changes3, Ruestungsschmie.de (2020)
- Matter Matters, Maxin10sity (2020)

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