Wilanów Royal Garden of Light

Name: Wilanów Royal Garden of Light
Start: 2023-10-13
End: 2024-02-29
Location: Wilanów Palace Museum

Oct 13 - Feb 29 2024 ul. St. Kostki Potockiego 10/16

Wilanow Royal Garden of Light 2022

Wilanów 3D projections; photo by Marcin Mastykarz

Photo by Marcin Mastykarz

3D mapping at Wilanów photo by Mike Mareen

Wilanów Royal Garden of Light

3D mapping at Wilanów; photo by Marcin Mastykarz

Wilanow Royal Garden of Light 2022

Wilanów Royal Garden of Light

Photo by Marcin Mastykarz

To bring a little cheer to cold autumn and winter evenings (and some appeal to an otherwise grey garden), each year the gardens around Wilanów Palace become a colourful and festive wonderland of lights, as literally thousands of tiny LED lights trace the baroque contours of the sculptures, gardens and plants. One of Warsaw's most beloved holiday traditions, almost every local family turns out at some point during the long festive season to see these impressive illuminations, and you should too. Each year they change, and some areas of the garden are even programmed to change their lighting in sync with the sounds of Chopin and other music every 15-30mins. Last season there was a new introduction to the festivities: an illuminated portrait gallery where kids can search for the hidden otter within some of Wilanów's most famous paintings, an observatory with astrological instruments, an illuminated labyrinth and more. Now, in the 2023/24 season, they've added an an illuminated 75-meter-long tunnel filled with classical music! Shows in the magical musical tunnel take place every 15 minutes starting at 16:00. Come and see the spectacle (but note that the last entrance to the gardens is at 20:30.)

3D Mapping Projections at Wilanów Palace

In addition to the illuminated gardens, custom animations are projected on the facade of the palace using 3D mapping technology on Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings only at exactly 17:30, 18:00, 18:30, 19:30, 20:00 and 20:30 (in Feb. the first show is at 18:00). Each show incorporates art, light and enchanting Baroque music with bits of history and whimsy, and each 15min show is different; that is to say that if you stay all night freezing your extremities, you'll be rewarded with five different animations. See their website for the exact programme; the projections are free with admission to the gardens.