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Portland Winter Light Festival 2026:
Be sure to stop by the window display of illuminated black-light puppets by Wildland Roots Artistic Director Moni Sears and the Wildland Roots volunteers, or catch them roaming the streets of downtown Portland!
Wildland Roots will also be participating in the annual Portland Winter Light Festival Lantern Procession.
Window installation
Oregon Symphony Office
851 SW 6th Ave, Ste 385, Portland, OR 97204
Window installation
Oregon Symphony Office
851 SW 6th Ave, Ste 385, Portland, OR 97204
About this installation:
About this installation:
For the 2026 festival, the Monsters will emerge from Troll Alley--their mysterious, shadowy home realm--to meet the denizens of Portland downtown!
Here there will be monsters a-glow, both large and small, each individually crafted from cardboard, paper mache, fluorescent fabric, neon paint, and various waste-stream materials.
No need to fear the multitudinous horns, teeth, tusks, and staring eyes! These monsters are friendly and just want to hang out with you, before returning home to their spooky lair.
More details HERE
Roaming Costumed Creatures:
Monsters of Troll Alley
Saturday, February 7th, 2026
We'll also have several roaming monsters on Feb 7th at Director Park (815 SW Park Ave) from 7:30 until the illuminated bike ride leaves. Then the monsters will wander through Pioneer Square, ending at the monster window display (851 SW 6th Ave).
More details HERE
Lantern Procession
with Portland Samba, Risk of Change, and Wildland Roots
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Lantern Procession
with Portland Samba, Risk of Change, and Wildland Roots
Saturday, February 14, 2026
Join us! Come dressed in white and covered in lights, lanterns, and glowing art.
We will gather outside the World Trade Center Plaza (121 SW Salmon St) on Saturday, February 14th at 6:30 pm.
At 7:00 pm we will depart on our stroll through the Festival and around Pioneer Courthouse Square to end at Director Park (815 SW Park Ave).
More details HERE
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: MONSTERS OF TROLL ALLEY
ARTIST SPOTLIGHT: MONSTERS OF TROLL ALLEY
From the Portland Winter Light Festival 11/11/25 newsletter:
"The glow is building. As we count down to the Portland Winter Light Festival from February 6 - 14, 2026, our artist spotlight series returns—this time highlighting the makers who bring new installations to life. First up is Moni Sears, the mask-maker and puppet builder behind Troll Alley’s neon-lit monsters. What started as a cardboard experiment has grown into a full cast of glowing creatures..."
Read Moni’s full story here
Visit the Portland Winter Light Festival website for more information about illuminated light events around the city, February 6-14, 2026
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