The Light Festival in Tambours Have is the evening when the late-summer darkness is not pushed away, but used. Around the garden beds, candles are placed so that paths, plants and corners take on a different character than during an ordinary daytime visit.
The event is described as a traditional and well-attended evening, where Tambours Haves Venner are in charge of the lighting. It is not a big stage show with the garden as a backdrop, but rather a calm evening where the light, the darkness and the garden’s spaces are a major part of the experience.
The programme typically includes musical performances, communal singing, a tour of the garden and a cake table. The orangery is open, and coffee and cake can be purchased. For children, there is stick bread at Bålhytten, so the evening also has a more down-to-earth focal point among the lights and songs.
Tambours Have is located by Karlsgårde Lake and is normally a public visitor garden with several different sections. For the light festival, it is especially the contrast that makes the place special: a garden created for plants, colours and details in daylight is read for one evening in flames, shadows and small movements in the dark.
