South Florida’s flagship light, art and technology festival returns for its fifth year with 25+ interactive light and sound installations, large-scale projection mapping, inflatable sculptures, performances and family-friendly experiences across four outdoor and indoor sites in Greater Fort Lauderdale.
IGNITE Broward is a free, 10-day festival dedicated to public, interactive light- and sound-based art across Greater Fort Lauderdale. The 2026 edition spans four locations—MAD Arts in Dania Beach, Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, ArtsPark at Young Circle and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport—transforming city spaces with immersive installations, projection mapping, sound experiences and live performances. Notable participants include Onda Studio with the 5G-powered interactive work “Where are we Going?”, large-scale sculptor Daniel Popper presenting “Mycelia”, and Ana María Caballero with new transdisciplinary work alongside Pneuhaus, Phil Evans, Dostoopos and many more. The program also highlights emerging creators from the MAD Art & Tech Studio Program, plus special screenings, workshops, and site-specific works exploring bodies, technology, memory and community.
MAD Arts
481 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach, FL 33004, Daily from noon to 10 p.m.
MAD Arts, an art and technology museum that immerses audiences in high- and low-tech experiences, will showcase more than 13 new pieces of art and host artist-led events and workshops. Key highlights include:
Oh Lord! by Guillaume Marmin
A data-driven work using solar observation research to examine humanity’s evolving relationship with the sun as a cosmic guide, political symbol and source of fear and hope.
A Walled City by Dr. Weidi Zhang and Dr. Jieliang (Rodger) Luo
An interactive installation transforming participant-submitted images into an evolving virtual city inspired by Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City.
Wayfarer 3.0 by Dr. Weidi Zhang
An AI-driven installation reimagining the mythical Tiangou through shifting celestial scenes, tracing its evolution from wandering star to moon-devouring force.
Face The Raster V2 by Homegrown Visuals and Akomi
An audiovisual installation where guest likenesses are captured and transformed in real time through oscilloscopes, soundscapes and analog-digital experimentation.
Sugar Coated by Samantha Salzinger
A candy-colored, hand-built fantasy world that reveals fractures beneath its sweetness, examining excess, decay and the addictive nature of manufactured pleasure.
Body and Technology by Performance in Flux
A program of live performances and video works exploring how contemporary bodies interact with sound, light, machines and media.
In Search of Light 2 by Miguel Gonzalez
An immersive VR and laser-based installation tracing humanity’s evolving philosophical, spiritual and technological relationship with light.
Pace by Ana María Caballero
An audiovisual work blending dance, AI-generated environments and performative poetry to propose that private joy and deeper self-connection can be catalysts for systemic transformation.
To Catch a Ghost by Darius V. Daughtry
A poetic multimedia experience composed of three poem videos and a site-specific installation created in collaboration with MAD Arts.
Last Human by The Last Human Collective
An immersive participatory experience exploring identity, authorship and deception within a decaying digital landscape shaped by bots, deepfakes and algorithmic identity.
VJYOURSELF! by Playmodes
An interactive dance installation, a contemporary magic mirror where participants dance with repeated, time-shifted versions of themselves through real-time effects.
Artist Studio Program Presentation in MAD YardThis presentation features works from local artists—Liv Cook, Mark Espinoza, Richard Vergez, Alejandra Abad, Corina Lipavsky, Astrid Maldonado and Claudine Julien—participating in MAD Art & Tech Studio Program, a mentorship program that connects aspiring creators with established global artists. The artists will showcase their projection-mapping works developed over a six-month curriculum with mentors Jaime Reyes, Peter Burr and Amir B. Jahanbinir.
Series of Films by Dostoopos
A looping selection of experimental films, presented in the Cine Lounge at MAD Arts, that explores image plasticity, movement and sound through found footage, animated collage, negative manipulation and Super 8 film.
Super Zone by Phil Evans
A 10-minute Super 8 cine video loop animation showcasing analog texture and handcrafted spontaneity, presented in the Cine Lounge at MAD Arts and accompanied by a Super 8 animation workshop.
Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park
2520 NW Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311, Friday and Saturday from 6-11 p.m.; Sunday through Thursday from 6-10 p.m.
Experience six spectacular installations throughout Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, a 36-acre neighborhood space shared with Fort Lauderdale’s African-American Research Library and Cultural Center. The park’s dramatic lake fountain, basketball court and surrounding grounds become the backdrop for new, engaging works, including:
Mycelia by Daniel Popper - A sculpture inspired by fungal networks, symbolizing interconnection, shared consciousness and the cyclical relationship between humans and nature.
Grove by Pneuhaus - An immersive sculptural environment of illuminated columns branching overhead, inspired by underground root systems and the exchange of energy between trees.
APOGEE by Chalk River Labs - A projection-mapped, synthwave-infused installation transforming simple structures into a dreamy, interactive cosmic playground.
Echoes of sys|calls by Jaime Reyes and Erik Natanael - A large-scale audiovisual installation translating computational rhythms into a sensory landscape shaped by visitor movement.
I Was Here Nationwide Broward County by I Was Here - An outdoor installation combining archival imagery, audio and community storytelling to transform public spaces into sites of remembrance.
Up-Next by Oliver Lewis - An interactive sculpture resembling a 1980s TV set. Twenty-eight kaleidoscopes comprise the television screen, producing unique geometric animations.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
100 Terminal Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33315, Open 24/7 (access varies per installation - see details below)
At Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL), pre-security artworks are accessible 24/7, while post-security installations are available to ticketed passengers only and close when TSA checkpoints shut down. Featured installations include:
Prototypes of “AEONIUM” and “Mycelia” by Daniel Popper - Located by Terminal 1, Arrivals Level (Baggage Claim Area), pre-security.
Original prototypes developed by the artist as the foundational studies for his large-scale installations. “Mycelia” can be experienced at a monumental scale at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park as part of IGNITE.
Interactive ZipOdes Map by O, Miami - Located by Terminal 2, Arrivals Level (Baggage Claim Area), pre-security.
A public interface inviting audiences to explore South Florida through hyperlocal community-written poems generated from their own zip codes.
PCC-3333: Will robots dream of World Peace? by Brian Fox / Media Pollution - Located by Terminal 3-4 Connector, Departures Level, post-security.
A robotic work that explores the relationship between art, science and human connection constructed entirely from recycled and orphaned materials.
Quantum Jungle by Robin Baumgarten - Located by Terminal 3, Departures Level, post-security.
An interactive installation using touch-sensitive springs and LEDs to playfully visualize quantum physics concepts, sparking curiosity in children and adults alike.
ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood
1 N. Young Circle, Hollywood, FL 33022, Friday and Saturday from 6-11 p.m.; Sunday through Thursday from 6-10 p.m.
Through the City of Hollywood’s public art initiative, IGNITE Broward introduces an immersive art circuit to ArtsPark at Young Circle, showcasing the city’s vibrant cultural and community landscape. The city presents seven installations, including:
Geist by Loop - An interactive installation using mirrors, LEDs and viewer movement to create a floating, shifting sphere of light activated through human presence.
Aqua Olimpia by Artur Grycuk - An immersive installation that simulates an underwater world through light, sound and interactive elements that ripple with visitor movement.
Balloomi by Artur Grycuk - A glowing pyramid of illuminated balloons forming a minimalist space for quiet gathering, reflection and shared wonder.
Where are we Going? by Onda Studio - An interactive web-based audiovisual work prompting reflection on collective direction and the influence of technology on human behavior.
Helix Seats by Pneuhaus - An interactive public seating installation featuring intertwined, pressure-responsive helices that illuminate with movement and invite communal engagement.
Ascendance by Studio McGuire - A projection-based journey following an astronaut adrift in a dreamlike cosmos, reflecting on fragility, isolation and impermanence.
Sea of Light by ITHACA Studio - A responsive installation of thousands of animated lights that transform landscapes into immersive environments shaped by site and audience interaction.
