The highly anticipated LIT Festival is set to return to Wyndham Park, inviting residents from across the western suburbs to enjoy a spectacular playground of light, art and discovery.
Running from Friday 24 April to Sunday 3 May, the free festival promises an immersive experience with an all-new program of illuminated installations and projections.
Hosted by Wyndham City Council, the festival will showcase an impressive line-up of works from local and interstate artists.
Highlights include the premiere of Breeze by acclaimed western suburbs artist Bruce Ramus, featuring seven ethereal veils animated by wind, light and colour.
Sydney-based collective H0RSE will make their Victorian debut with Macula, a spiralling bamboo tunnel pulsing with abstract light, and Silent Observers, a reflective projection celebrating the life of trees.
Other attractions include larger-than-life Cassowaries by A Blanck Canvas, the glowing canopy of Pixel Sky by Studio John Fish, and the illuminated Gobo Path, titled Interwoven Tree, by local artist Rebecca Kable.
A sensory-friendly night will also take place on Monday 27 April, with reduced lighting and sound intensity to accommodate visitors with sensory sensitivities.
The festival runs 6–10pm nightly, and no bookings are required. Visitors are encouraged to make a night of it by exploring the Werribee City Centre.
However, the return of LIT has also reignited concerns over traffic and parking management in the area.
Residents on Cottrell Street reported difficulty accessing their own homes during peak festival nights, with some forced to park multiple blocks away due to the influx of visitors. Last year, many festival-goers were observed parking in no-standing zones, yet no fines were issued.
Local residents have voiced frustration that outside festival hours, they have received fines for parking in the same areas, suggesting the council appears to turn a blind eye during high-profile events while enforcing strict parking rules at other times.
Locals have urged drivers to plan ahead, use public transport, or consider parking further afield to ease congestion during the festival period.
LIT promises a magical experience, but for locals on streets near Wyndham Park, it may be a dazzling event accompanied by parking headaches.
