# Tacoma Light Trail

A free winter festival of light art across downtown Tacoma, running New Year's Eve through January 17.

Canonical URL: https://tacomairl.com/events/tacoma-light-trail-2026/
Section: events
Area: Downtown
Published: 2026-10-12
Last fact check: 2026-10-12
Event status: Upcoming or ongoing
Start date: 2026-12-31
End date: 2027-01-17
Start time: Not confirmed
End time: Not confirmed
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Venue: Downtown Tacoma
Address: Tacoma, WA, 98402, US
Price: Free
Age policy: All ages
Reservations: Not confirmed
Organizer: Tacoma Light Trail
Organizer URL: https://tacomalighttrail.org/

## Why go

It's free, it's outdoors, and it turns the darkest weeks of the year into a reason to walk downtown after dinner.

## What happens

Light art installations spread along a walkable route downtown, from illuminated sculptures to projections. Last winter's edition had about 50 installations, nightly hours of 5 to 9pm, and a New Year's Eve kickoff at Tollefson Plaza with a dragon parade, fire dancing and cultural performances.

## Good to know

The 2026–27 trail runs December 31 through January 17. The organizers haven't posted this year's nightly hours, map or New Year's Eve program yet, and workshops leading up to it start in November. Check tacomalighttrail.org closer to the date.

## Sources

- [Tacoma Light Trail: 2026–27 dates](https://tacomalighttrail.org/)
- [Seattle's Child: Tacoma Light & Sound Trail New Year's Eve Celebration (2025–26 edition)](https://www.seattleschild.com/events/tacoma-light-sound-trail-new-years-eve-celebration/)