Southport Set to Shine as Lightport 2026 Transforms Lord Street into a Spectacular Trail of Light
- Sefton Bubble
- 17 hours ago
- 2 min read
Southport is preparing to come alive as Lightport 2026 transforms Lord Street into a spectacular trail of colour light and atmosphere.
Taking place from 14 to 16 February 2026 the free event runs each evening from 5pm to 9pm. No tickets or advance booking are required simply turn up and enjoy.
Visitors are encouraged to walk the route in order beginning at Mermaid Gardens and finishing at Town Hall Gardens outside The Atkinson for the full immersive experience.
Location Lord Street Southport
Dates 14 to 16 February 2026
Time 5pm to 9pm
Free event
ZONE 1 MERMAID GARDENS
Mermaid Gardens will be transformed with four unique installations.
Enchanted Gardens Hundreds of mirrored LED lights create an ethereal field of colour shifting and pulsing as starburst lasers sweep through the trees surrounding visitors in mesmerising moving patterns.
Mermaid Pond The water becomes a living rainbow surface with colours rippling and converging.
Sundial Prism The sundial is reimagined as a prismatic installation casting soft rainbow rays that reshape the surrounding landscape.
End of the Rainbow The journey concludes with a rainbow appearing to descend into the pond adding a final touch of mystery and magic.
ZONE 2 MONUMENT SQUARE
Gradients Shifting planes of colour morph and flow transforming light and blurring the boundaries between the physical and immaterial.
Atmosphere A vast overhead laser spectacle transforms the night sky with precision rainbow beams forming a living ceiling of light.
Into the Light Radiant cones of colour invite visitors to explore and interact.
Elemental A delicate surreal three dimensional display floats and morphs above the water.
ZONE 3 CHRIST CHURCH GARDENS
Christ Church Gardens will be filled with colourful pulsing neon lighting creating an immersive experience that guides visitors towards the finale.
ZONE 4 TOWN HALL GARDENS
The finale installation ARC rises from the heart of Town Hall Gardens.
Towering ten metres high 7000 luminous pixels form a complete rainbow that visitors can walk into and experience from within. Surrounded by mist and light it blends memory imagination and reality evoking optimism renewal and collective wonder inviting reflection connection and shared moments of joy.
As the final preparations are completed and the lights are switched on Lightport is ready to transform Southport into a glowing celebration of colour and creativity.
Step into it soak it up and see Southport shine.
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