IGNITE Broward, South Florida’s premier festival featuring a variety of public interactive light- and sound-based art installations, is set to return for its fifth year from February 13 to February 22, 2026. This edition of the festival is the most ambitious yet, spanning 10 days and showcasing over 25 spectacular displays at four locations across Broward County: MAD Arts in Dania Beach, Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale, ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood, and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
Last year, over 80,000 visitors attended the festival, solidifying its reputation as a major cultural event. The festival will feature immersive large-scale projection mapping, interactive light sculptures and installations, sound-based experiences, musical performances, and family-friendly programming by local, national, and international artists. This year will also highlight young emerging local artists from the MAD Art & Tech Studio Program, who will debut their work at IGNITE Broward. For a list of participating artists, click here.
Notable participants include the Italian new-media art collective Onda Studio, known for their immersive, technology-driven experiences that blend art, light, and interaction. Their installation, “Where are We Going?”, powered by leading no-contract wireless carrier Total Wireless, utilizes 5G technology to enable instant participation through a QR code.
Also featured is Ana María Caballero, a multi-award-winning transdisciplinary artist whose work explores the tension between physicality and selfhood, as well as the relationship between biological processes and their cultural implications.
One of last year’s most celebrated artists, Daniel Popper, will return to IGNITE Broward to present his new work, “Mycelia.” This large-scale figure, crafted from wood and fiberglass, employs projection mapping to illuminate the intrinsic world of fungus, blending elements of nature and humanity.
This year’s program will also introduce inflatable light sculptures—a new addition to IGNITE Broward—created by the renowned national collective Pneuhaus, along with experimental Super 8 video screenings by artist Phil Evans and the Barcelona-based film collective Dostoopos.
IGNITE Broward is presented by the Broward County Cultural Division and produced by MAD Arts, with additional support from Visit Lauderdale, the City of Hollywood, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, Broward County Parks and Recreation, and the City of Dania Beach. The festival is free and open to the public, continuing its mission of making art accessible for everyone.
Visit https://www.ignitebroward.com/ to learn more about IGNITE BROWARD 2026
