21st - 23rd November 2024

Free!

Join us at We Shine Portsmouth from 21st to 23rd November for a celebration of creativity, culture, and community! Experience stunning light art installations by local and national artists as they transform the city!


Enjoy visual arts, performances, dance, music, and explore unique treasures at the We Create market.

Mark your calendars for three inspiring evenings of FREE art and innovation. Stay updated by following Portsmouth Creates on Instagram and facebook.

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Artists

1

Piano Walk

Amigo & Amigo

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Victoria Park

2

The Pedal-Powered Kaleidoscopic Mandala

Claudia La Bianca

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

St Mary's Church, Fratton

10

Forged In Water

Limbic Cinema

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Hilsea Moat, Hilsea

3

Once A Sea

Heinrich & Palmer

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

St Mary's Church, Fratton

4

Festival Of Light Lantern Parade

Fratton Together CIC, St Mary’s Church and Splodge Designs

Friday only - starting at 7pm

Victory Business Centre, Fratton

5

The Dancing Fountain

Alexis Richter

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Victoria Park

6

Through The Eyes Of Insects

James Wylie

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

The Green House, Victoria Park

7

Rituals For Earthly Survival

Dr Lighthouse, Yumino Seki, Rusty Sheriff, Kim Balouch and myriad collaborators (see website for details).

All three days, 5pm - 9pm (booking recommended)

Treadgolds, 1 Bishop Street

8

Light Embrace

Jeannie Driver

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

St Mary's Churchyard

9

A Hand, Held

Thomas Buckley

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Hilsea Lido, Hilsea

11

High Spring Tide

Dewi Cary

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Fratton Together Pantry, 95 Fratton Road

12

Rhythm Is A Dancer

Liam Quinn

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Hilsea Lido Moat Area

13

Flow: Drawing with Light

Jeannie Driver in collaboration with Hoop Shaker & Hula Monkeys

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

St Mary's Churchyard

14

We Create Market

Portsmouth Creates

Friday, Saturday + Sunday

Pitt Street Skate Park (Old Sainsbury's Building)

15

Cosham Carols and Lights Switch On

Portsmouth City Council

Friday 22nd Nov, 5pm - 6.30pm

Cosham High Street

16

Portsmouth Lights Up Christmas in the city centre

Portsmouth City Council

Saturday 23rd Nov, 4pm - 6pm

Commercial Road

17

Portsmouth Lights Up Christmas in Southsea

Portsmouth City Council

Thursday 21st Nov, 5pm - 6.30pm

Palmerston Road

18

Out Of My Mind

Mark Kellett

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Hilsea Lido area

19

Foxes Forest & The Garden Of Light

Seekers Create

All three days, 5pm - 8pm

Casemates Studio, Hilsea

20

Voices From The Depths

Ismail El Zahed, Ayushi Patel, and Kyawt Hmu May

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

St Mary's Churchyard

21

Mud & Ink

Colin Merrin and Southsea Mudlark

Thurs - Sun

Corner Collective, 150-152 Albert Road

22

The Infinity Of Beauty

Roo Abrook

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

The Blue Lagoon, Hilsea

23

"Once A Sea" Animation Project

Splodge Designs

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

St Mary's Church, Fratton

24

Wilderness Of Waves

Kate Street

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Victoria Park

25

The Imaginarium Of Sherlock

The Detectives and William Lindley

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Central Library, Portsmouth

26

Positive Spin

Liz Harry in collaboration with Kazimier Productions

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Victoria Park

27

Magical Storytelling

Michael O’Leary

All three days, 5pm - 9pm

Central Library, Portsmouth

More announced soon!

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