Allt ljus på Uppsala November 6–22 2026

From 6–22 November 2026, as darkness falls over Uppsala, the city centre will be transformed into a landscape of vibrant light art.

This year’s theme is “Courage. Patience.”

We cannot continue living the way we do while hoping for a sustainable future. The Earth’s resources are finite, and our choices and habits have consequences – both now and far into the future. We know that much needs to change. But how?

How do you change something that, in the grand scheme of things, feels insignificant? How do you make different choices when everyday life is already moving too fast? How do you keep going when the results take time to appear?

Perhaps that is exactly where it all begins – not with easy answers, but with the courage to stay with the question. Because what needs to change is not only found in politics, technology or systems, but also within ourselves: in our habits and in the things we take for granted. That is why the transition is so difficult. It requires not only new solutions, but new ways of living. From all of us.

This year’s theme is about precisely that: the courage to start changing familiar habits and the patience to keep going, even when the steps feel small and the road ahead is long. Because a sustainable future requires more than just change. It requires you to make it happen.