PATCHOGUE, NY — Long Island’s only light projection festival, MoCA L.I.ghts, is set to return for its fifth consecutive year on Thursday in Patchogue, the Patchogue Arts Council said.

The event will run through the 14th, each night from 6 to 11 p.m.

The festival, which has become known as a signature event in Patchogue, is the second largest in New York, featuring over eight different locations and the work of 100-plus local, national, and international artists.

Among the additions planned for this year are illuminated works in the sculpture garden; an open call for performances, costumes, and wearable light forms; soundscape projections; interactive real-time performances and projections; expanded Art on the Marquee programming that will include The Suffolk.

It will also include a main projection installation curated in collaboration with Ma’s House, which is a nonprofit organization focused on promoting the work of indigenous artists from the Shinnecock Indian Reservation in Southampton.

The event is a collaboration between the Greater Patchogue Chamber of Commerce, the Village of Patchogue, Patchogue Business Improvement District, Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, Pat-Med Library, Cornell Cooperative Suffolk County and Marine Department, and the Vanderbilt Museum.

Source: https://patch.com/new-york/patchogue/moca