Themed “Symphony of Time and Space”, “Light up Macao 2024” will take place from December 7 through February 28, showcasing six flagship installations, four art installations, 12 light installations, nine interactive installations and three mapping shows in 23 locations across the city.
Organised by Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO), the festive event will be held in celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the 25th Anniversary of the establishment of the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR).
The total budget is 28.3 million patacas for the event, MGTO will pay 10.3 million patacas, or 27 percent less than last year, while the remainder will be paid by the city’s six integrated resort (IR) operators, MGTO Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes said during a press conference at the World Trade Centre Macau (WTCM) yesterday.
Since Macau’s designation as a UNESCO Creative City of Gastronomy in 2017, MGTO endeavours to promote the development of “tourism + gastronomy”, capitalising on the UNSECO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) to foster cooperation among member cities in different creative fields and tap into the integrated development across “tourism +”, according to Senna Fernandes.
Mainland, Hong Kong and Macau artistes will join foreign teams working for the event, comprising 18 artistes and design teams, some of whom are from eight UNESCO Creative Cities of Design in the mainland and overseas, Senna Fernandes said, adding she hopes that creative talents from Macau and worldwide can jointly create an illuminative feast for the eyes across time and space, brightening Macau’s golden calling card as an international metropolis.
The installations will be illuminated and open to the public from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. during the event period, while the mapping shows will be staged every 30 minutes from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every night throughout the event period, with each mapping show spanning about five minutes.
In addition to installations and mapping shows, according to the press conference, between 8 p.m. and 9 p.m. every Saturday during the event, pop-up events will enliven designated locations, such as giant inflatable dolls, electronic keyboard performances, funny balloon shows, parent-child workshops, cartoon painting, mini bands, parent-child drumming interaction, guitar shows and electronic cello performances.
For more information, one can visit the website for Light up Macao 2024: https://lum.macaotourism.gov.mo/index_en.html and follow MGTO: MGTOweixin on WeChat.
Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) Director Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes (centre), flanked by two other representatives, addresses a press conference at the World Trade Centre Macau (WTCM) yesterday. – Photo: Ginnie Liang
This poster provided by the Macau Government Tourism Office (MGTO) yesterday promotes the city’s annual “Light up Macao 2024” light festival event.
