Since 1992 the luminaria have shown their broad cross-cultural appeal by visiting more than 40 countries across 5 continents. Many events are in discussion for 2017/2018 but will not appear on the schedule below until they are confirmed. Do not hesitate to return to this page to check for the recently confirmed events.
"Ixilum had a great response from the press and an excellent reaction from a Sao Paulo public that ranged from bankers to street kids." Stephen Rimmer, British Council, Brazil
Architects of Air touring schedule
| DATES | LUMINARIUM | LOCATION |
| 7 - 23 December 2017 | PENTALUM | Foodtruck Festival - Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| 6 -28 January 2018 | ARBORIA | Federation Square - Melbourne, Australia |
| 10 - 20 January 2018 | PENTALUM | Djeddah, Saudi Arabia |
| 9 - 12 March 2018 | ARBORIA | Womadelaide - Adelaide, Australia |
| 9 - 11 March 2018 | MIRACOCO | Belfast Children's Festival - Belfast, UK |
| 5 - 8 April 2018 | MIRACOCO | Lincoln Performing Arts Center, UK |
| 5 - 15 April 2018 | ARBORIA | Festival 2018 - Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia |
| 28 May - 3 June 2018 | LUMINARIUM | Wheee! Festival - Nottingham, UK |
| 13 -17 June 2018 | KATENA | Sibiu International Arts festival, Romania |
| 12 - 14 July 2018 | ARBORIA | Riverfestival - Rockhampton, Australia |
| 12 - 15 July 2018 | PENTALUM | Harrogate Festival , UK |
| 20 - 22 July 2018 | PENTALUM | Bluedot Festival - Cheshire, UK |
| 20 - 28 July 2018 | MIRACOCO | Galway International Arts Festival, Ireland |
| 21- 24 July 2018 | KATENA | Olala - Lienz, Austria |
| 3 - 12 August 2018 | ALBESILA | Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA, USA |
| 17 - 20 AUGUST 2018 | MIRACOCO | The Rose of Tralee - Tralee, Ireland |
| 25 - 26 August 2018 | PENTALUM | bOing Festival - Canterbury, UK |
| 26 - 28 October 2018 | ALBESILA | Cielo Magico - Monterrey, Mexico |
Touring opportunities
AoA tours the luminaria worldwide. If you are interested to hear about a tour that might be shaping up in your country or on your continent, do not hesitate to contact us.
AoA has a luminarium based in North America all year round. For Australia and New Zealand we work with our Australian-based creative partner, Insite Arts.
Suggest a festival or venue
You would like to see a luminarium in your home town or you have an event in mind where you think a luminarium would be a great match, do not hesitate to send us the name and details of this event or venue and we will connect with them to explore the options.
Past touring
AoA's monumental sculptures have enchanted audiences around the world since 1992 and attended more then 500 festivals, events and venues around the world. From Berlin to Beirut, Hong Kong to Hawaii, Taipei to Tel Aviv, Sao Paulo to the Sydney Opera House, check out where the luminaria have travelled.
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AoA sends out a couple of newsletters per year announcing the launch of new luminaria or projects, as well as upcoming events or touring opportunities. We are careful about not spamming your mailboxes so we limit the newsletter to just a couple of issues per year.
