The Colors Festival has returned to Paris with a new immersive exhibition titled "Colors Light," located in the 15th arrondissement. Running from April 16 to July 26, 2026, the show features over 35 artists who have transformed a 700-square-meter building into a sensory playground using blacklight, fluorescence, and phosphorescence. The works are designed to shift and reveal hidden compositions as visitors move through the darkened space, marking a technical evolution for the festival toward light-based urban art.
This edition serves as a significant transition for the organization, which has operated as a nomadic, ephemeral project since its founding by the artist Combo in 2021. The venue at 179 Boulevard Lefebvre is slated to become the first permanent Colors Festival museum dedicated to street art following a successful crowdfunding campaign. By moving from temporary takeovers to a fixed institutional presence, the festival aims to establish a long-term hub for collaborative urban art and solo exhibitions in the French capital.