Festival of Lights

Festival of Lights or Celebration of Light may refer to:

Religious celebrations

Abrahamic religions

• Candlemas, a Christian holiday
• Christmas, a Christian holiday
• Eid al-Adha, a Muslim holiday
• Eid al-Fitr, a Muslim holiday
• Hanukkah, a Jewish holiday
• Saint Lucy's Day, a Christian holiday

Eastern religions

• Diwali, a religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism
• Karthika Deepam, a post-Diwali Tamil festival associated with Hinduism
• Kartik Purnima, a post-Diwali religious festival associated with Hinduism, Sikhism, and Jainism
• Lantern Festival, a Chinese festival, originating in Buddhism, that marks the last day of the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival
• Tazaungdaing festival, a Buddhist festival marking the end of Kathina

Other religions

• Imbolc, a Gaelic and Neopagan festival
• Kwanzaa

Organized events

United Arab Emirates

• Sharjah Light Festival, in Sharjah

Canada

• Cavalcade of Lights Festival, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Celebration of Light, a fireworks and light display in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
• Celebration of Lights, an annual winter light festival in Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
• Festival of Northern Lights, held each winter in Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada
• Peterborough Musicfest, formerly named the Peterborough Summer Festival of Lights, a concert series in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
• Winter Festival of Lights in Niagara Falls, Canada

United States

• Celebration of Lights, a former winter lights festival in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
• Festival of Lights (Hawaii), an annual Christmas celebration in Hawaii
• Holiday Trail of Lights, a multi-city event celebrated in Louisiana and Texas in the United States
• Magnificent Mile Lights Festival, an annual festival on North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois
• Nights of Lights, an annual holiday light festival in St. Augustine, Florida

Elsewhere

• Festival of Lights (Berlin)
• Festival of Lights (Lyon), a French local tradition known as Fête des lumières
• Festival of Lights (Zagreb)
• Festival of Lights (New Plymouth), a summer event of lights and performances in New Zealand
• Jerusalem Festival of Light, an annual outdoor summer art festival
• Guangzhou International Light Festival, Guangzhou, China
• Nationwide Festival of Light, a series of rallies by conservative Christian groups in September 1971 in the United Kingdom
• Light Night, an annual festival in Leeds, United Kingdom
• Vivid Sydney
• Kobe Luminarie, Kobe, Japan
• Signal Festival, Prague

Other uses

• Festival of Lights (film), a 2010 film
• Festival of Light Australia, an advocacy group