A Midnight Hop: Light Night Leeds 2025
- Date: Wednesday 22 October 2025, 18:00 – 22:00
- Location: University of Leeds
- Interval: Every day
- Until: Thursday 23 October 2025
- Cost: Free
Light Night Leeds 2025 includes a commissioned artwork by fine art graduate Anya Thompson projected onto the Michael Sadler Building at the University of Leeds.
Journey through an enchanting dreamlike landscape of glowing rabbits darting across a starry night sky.
A Midnight Hop transforms familiar university architecture into a magical walkway inspired by the rabbits that inhabit the University of Leeds campus. Celebrate the beauty of local wildlife and rediscover wonder in your own surroundings – a playful, family-friendly adventure for all ages.
This joyful installation is a shadow-based light artwork by BA Fine Art graduate Anya Thompson (University of Leeds , 2025) whose practice celebrates the natural world and invites people of all ages to slow down, look closer and embrace curiosity in their daily environment.
More information
The UK’s largest annual arts and light festival, Light Night Leeds, will return on Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 October. For the past 20 years, over two nights in October, some of Leeds’s most recognisable indoor and outdoor spaces have been transformed by spectacular artworks and captivating performances by local, national and international artists.
Read about Anya Thompson’s commission in this news story on our school website.
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Anya Thompson, A Midnight Hop, 2025. Image courtesy of the artist.