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Autumn Lights Festival
is an annual mid-October three-night fundraiser for the Gardens at Lake Merritt (festival link) 2024 Get a glimpse into the enchanting world of the 13th Annual Autumn Lights Festival. Enjoy many day and night views of a variety of installations, created by volunteer artists. This video covers only a fraction of the 96 light works that were on display for this beloved 3-evening fundraiser for the Gardens at Lake Merritt. The 2024 festival celebrated creativity and community spirit, while offering visitors an unforgettable visual journey and a magic that illuminated the gardens. Photos & video by John Kirkmire, ©2024 lakemerritt.org and ALF.
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Autumn Lights Festival 2025 scenes, Lake Merritt, Oakland. 14th Annual Fundraiser for the Gardens at Lake Merritt featured 96 light displays; about half are highlighted in this video.
Light Works shown in video were created by Benjamin James, Neal Strickberger, Studio One, East Bay Getting To Zero, Astro Botanicals, Bonsai Garden at LM, Dedicated Deadheaders, turner gram, Merritt College Landscape Horticulture, Urban Farmer, Filma Collective , Keeper of the Gourds, Todd Cooper, Lake Merritt Institute, The Introverts Collection, Oakland Parks Services Gardeners, Jon Sarriugarte & Krysten Mate, Ryan Rawson, Christina Klein, Patrick Dolan, Kim Webster, Ruby James, Terry Smith, Bad Garage Art Collective, Stephen Dudek, Alveole, Dave Walker, Flowtoys, Luminous Waveforms, Wes Warren & Jessica Warren , Tree Jays, Rain Hayes, Toby Schachman & Monique DeSalvo, Anya Sophe Behn, Daniel Dal Corso, Stephanie Anne Johnson & Kevin E Myrick, Zephyr Workshop ... Photography and video by John Kirkmire, ©2025 lakemerritt.org & ALF |
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The radiant beauty and the captivating fusion of visual art and luminous wonder mark this 2022 fundraiser for the Gardens at Lake Merritt in Oakland, California. Photos, songtrack, video by John Kirkmire ©2022 lakemerritt.org
Lightworks seen in this video were created by: Alameda County Master Gardeners, Armelle Le Roux, Dahlia Spizman, Ellen Juhlin & Justin Oliphant, Erin St Blaine, Filma Collective, Gene Feingold, Jeremy Silver , Joe McDonald, Jon Sarriugarte & Krysten Mate, Kaia Marbin & Lillian Ellis, Keeper of the Gourd, Kim Titus, Majorelle Arts, Michael Singletary & Gabriel Levy (2), Mike Saleski, Neal Strickberger, Randi Keppeler, Rebecca Kidder Baker, Ryan Rawson, Stan Clark, Grant Patterson Embark on a brief but captivating journey floating above and through the magical realm of the Autumn Lights Festival, 2021-2022. Multi-dimensional photography, songtrack, video by John Kirkmire ©2022 lakemerritt.org
This video features lightworks created by Mike Saleski, Stan Clark, GS Bonsai Society, Filma Collective, Sarah Kidder, Benjamin James & Ka-Ping Yee, Jon Sarriugarte & Krysten Mate. |
Experience the mesmerizing 2021 Festival through day and night photos which allow you to enter a realm where illumination and imagination intertwine, leaving you with a sense of wonder and awe. Photos, songtrack, video by John Kirkmire. ©2021 lakemerritt.org
Lightworks seen in this video were created by: Clive Brown, Stan Clark, Sharon Kallenberger, Toby Schachman /Monique DeSalvo / Ryan Alexander, Michael Singletary & Gabe Levy, Kim Webster(3), Master Gardeners, Terry Smith, Pollinator Posse, Flow Toys, Ryan Pearl & Peter Tjeerdsma, Stephen Dudek, Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt, City of Oakland Parks Service Staff, Ryan Rawson, San Leandro Dahlia Society, Paige Tashner, Tora Rocha, Brooke Levin 
Autumn Lights Festivals photo archive, click on picture above to open
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