"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King, from ​Strength to Love

Community star formation captured by drone.

STAY TUNED for more 2026. photographs, coming soon!
But if you missed the projection mapping, you can watch it here.

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MAKE YOUR OWN LANTERN TO BRING!
Illumination Night will finish with a drone photo of everyone and their lanterns.  Bring your own or make one with us in the week before.
There will be Take & Make Lantern Kits @ Munroe (in the Little Free Art Library at the front corner of the building) and Cary Library. 
​For more DIY fun, create an ice lantern using our ice lantern instructions.

LANTERN WORKSHOP SIGNUP

Take & Make Lantern Kits

Square Paper Lantern

Cylindrical Lantern

Globe Lantern

Freeform Shape Lantern!

VOLUNTEER SIGN UP

​January 5-9
Sign up above for a workshop to make your own lantern to bring to Saturday's Illumination Night!  Or pick up a Take & Make Lantern from Cary Library, or the Little Free Library at Munroe Arts

• Monday:  Square Lanterns
• Tuesday:  Cylindrical Lanterns
• Wednesday:  Globe Lanterns
• Thursday:  Free-form Shaped Lanterns

January 10, Saturday - 4:30 to 6:30pm
EMERY PARK @ 10 DEPOT SQUARE, LEXINGTON MA
Bring your lantern and kick off the celebrations with a fun evening of illuminated art & activities.

• Get a portrait photo with an illuminated "spirograph" shape background
• Play with the giant light pegs to create interesting designs
• Sip a hot chocolate, or nibble on some Tanghulu by the campfire
• Visit the Martin Luther King Jr Week of Activities table to learn about the events beginning on January 12
• Test your skill at illuminated hula hoops!  (it's dark, no one will know it's you)
• Enjoy the animated stories and display projected onto the Depot Building
• Shine your lantern (or cell phone flashlight even) and be part of the community photo taken by a drone camera
• Join the procession down to Town Hall where the VO25 Volunteer Arch will get another illumination

January 12 - 24
Celebrate a week's worth of MLK activities, including the Artists in Protest evening.
​January 15, 6pm - Register Here

Join us to bring light to the deep, dark time of winter & to celebrate our best and brightest 250th anniversary spirit.

Below you can learn more about events this year, and take a look at last year's festivities!

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Look back at LexLux 2025 in photos + videos

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Munroe Arts' 2026 Illumination Night was made possible with the following community partners:

This project was funded in part by the Cultural District Initiative of the Mass Cultural Council

CEL is a funding partner for the YSI projection mapping