Albany 2026: Residents get a peek of Lighting the Sound as lights are tested across Torndirrup National Park

Albany residents have been treated to a sneak peak this week as the creative team behind Lighting the Sound set up and test the colourful beams along the Torndirrup National Park and surrounds. The team, headed up by Finnish artist Kari Kola, arrived in Albany last week to begin their mammoth set-up effort for the attempt at world’s biggest light show. Every night since, bright green beams of light have been spotted by locals on both sides of Princess Royal Harbour, as the lights that will be used to create the world record-breaking installation are put to the test ahead of the nine nights of Lighting the Sound. The green glow has appeared slowly over the area each night after sunset and residents have taken to social media to document the different effects of the lights each night as weather conditions change. The effect has been particularly spectacular from the Albany CBD, proving a small taste of the large-scale magic to come. In the full show, the colourful light effects across the water of the harbour and nearby King George Sound will be created by 700 LED lights, which are housed in 13 towers spread out across a 10km stretch of coastline. The much-anticipated light show is set to light up the sky for the first time on Friday night, kicking off the first in three consecutive weekends of shows.