Parking
Wheelchair access
Nearest public car parks are the Denburn, Bon Accord Centre/ Harriet Street car park or Golden Square.
SPECTRA, Aberdeen’s stunning Festival of Light, returns to Union Terrace Gardens, Aberdeen, from 11th – 14th February 2016. Celebrating the 2016 Year of Innovation, Architecture & Design through this year’s theme “Spark of Inspiration”, Aberdeen City Council, in conjunction with Curated Place, will deliver a 4 day light festival, bringing together leading international artists with Scottish collaborators. Growing from its home in Union Terrace Gardens to incorporate additional city centre sites including St Nicholas Kirkyard, Marischal College and Seventeen, the festival will feature major public realm and gallery installations alongside new experimental works from the creative community. Inviting audiences to engage with playful, accessible and high quality performances, spaces and works of art that marry light, sound and interactive experiences, SPECTRA 2016 will be an exciting family event bringing light to the depths of winter and celebrate Aberdeen’s creative past, present and future.
Wheelchair access to the event site is through the Denburn Viaduct north gate which can be accessed via His Majesty’s Theatre loading area behind the Bus theatre. The nearest disabled Aberdeen bus station is located parking spaces are located in 15 minutes away from Union Denburn car park. Terrace Gardens. Visit First Bus Toilets and Stagecoach websites to Toilets can be found at either plan your journey. side of Union Terrace Gardens Train and in St Nicholas Kirk. Aberdeen train station is Refreshments approximately a 15 minute Café2U will have a catering van walk from Union Terrace within Union Terrace Gardens Gardens with destinations which will offer a range of hot across the UK. and cold beverages and snacks.
First aid
First aid can be found at the entrance to the site from Denburn Viaduct and in St Nicholas Kirk.
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For further information please email cityevents@ aberdeencity.gov.uk or visit www.spectraaberdeen.com
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St. Nicholas Kirk
Marischal College
18.30 – 22.00 (last entry 21.30)
18.30 – 21.30 (last entry 21.00)
18.30 – 21.30 (last entry 21.00)
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Ulf Pedersen, Light Garden
2 Pa Boom, Flaming Entrances & Exits
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Jim Buchanan, Labyrinth Illuminaire
3 Impossible, Light Book
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Adelle Stripe, Trevor Johnson and Nick Malbon, Beyond the Silver Pit
Jen Lewin, The Pool
4 UV Face Painting, Ulianka 5 Carlos Bernal, Entropy 6 Hannah Ayre, UV Badge Making 7 Light Collective, Many Hands Make Light Work 8 Anthonin Fourneau, Water Light Graffiti 9 Hannah Ayre, Linguistics in Light 10 Mark Page, Sodley-on-Sea 11 Stand & Stare Collective, Illuminators of Aberdeen
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Kathy Hinde and Matthew Fairclough, One Thousand Birds
2 Double Take, Face of Innovation 3 The Anatomy Rooms, Anatomy of Light
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Ulf Pedersen, Wabi Sabi
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Indoor Paul Friedlander, Light Wave Power KIC 8462852
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Stephen Nuttall and Jacob Tekiela, Drain & Gain
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Eyvind Gulbrandsen & the South Iceland Chamber Choir, Surrounded by Strangers
2 Antony Hall, Table top experiments
*For details on how to book on Seventeen workshops and walks please see the website
3 University of Aberdeen, Guided Walking Tours (Start point)
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Seventeen*
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Dark Matter, Light Cycles
open until 8pm
We reserve the right to change the programme
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