PHOTOS: Lumina Park reopened, Budapest’s past is shining at Palatinus

The Lumina Park welcomes guests back with a shimmering replica of the Chain Bridge, the underground metro made of string lights, the Golden Team and the Paul Street Boys and many more sights!

The theme this year is based on the 150th birthday of Budapest. In honour of this momentous event, the frame for the lightpark is timetravel. You can walk through the most well-known historical phases of the city surrounded by magical lights.

The Lumina Park will be on display until 4th of March on the Palatinus Beach.

The story of Lumina Park started last year with the intention of attracting guests to the Margret Island in the colder winter months. The Budapest Spa and Thermal Baths Plc. (BGYH) was looking to balance the summer and winter months and found the solution together with the polish company Lumina sp. z o.o. This company was already operating lightparks in several Polish cities, and was planning to expand. Budapest, more specifically the Palatinus, turned out to be the perfect spot for a new lightpark.

Read more about last year’s exhibition HERE.

“With Lumina Park, we created Budapest’s winter attraction last year, which was a hit with both residents and tourists. We concluded the season with more than 200,000 visitors,”

Ildikó Borosné Szűts, CEO of  Budapest Spa and Thermal Baths Plc., commented on the ceremonial opening of the second Lumina Park.

Gergely Karácsony was also among the attendees of said opening event. He stated that unlike last year (when the energy crisis was at its peak), the Christmas lights will be installed again this year.

Krzysztof Sachs, creative director of the Lumina company, said that every lightpark has a unique theme, so they were open to the idea of a park inspired by the history of Budapest. In his words, the final result was not only spectacular but also educational with a touch of nostalgia.