Photos: 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland

14.10.2023 16:07

MercuryNews.com

Photos: 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland

The 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival benefit for the Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt sold out again.

Thousands of local residents flocked to the lights like moths as Oakland’s popular 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival sold out again this weekend.

The event is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt (FGLM) and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays throughout the eight-acre municipal gardens. FGLM is a volunteer organization which formed in 2004 and helps preserve and maintain the gardens.

Volunteers provide maintenance assistance as the City of Oakland’s gardening staff has been significantly reduced over the years. The collection of themed gardens, which were established more than a half century ago, require various levels of upkeep and attention.

If you didn’t see the the lights up close, you may have seen the dueling spotlights crissccossing the downtown skyline from the gardens by the lake.

The festival, which began on Thursday and ran three nights from Oct. 12-14, is concluding tonight. See their website for more info.

Visitors check out the SubQuercus display by artists Aimee Baldwin, Logan Daniel and John Daniel during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — Visitors check out the SubQuercus display by artists Aimee Baldwin, Logan Daniel and John Daniel during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

A detail of the Gourdgeous Gourds display by the Keeper of the Gourds during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — A detail of the Gourdgeous Gourds display by the Keeper of the Gourds during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors check out the Astro Botanicals Space Garden display by artist Stan Clark during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — Visitors check out the Astro Botanicals Space Garden display by artist Stan Clark during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

A detail of the SubQuercus display by artists Aimee Baldwin, Logan Daniel and John Daniel during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — A detail of the SubQuercus display by artists Aimee Baldwin, Logan Daniel and John Daniel during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors check out the Project Empire art car by artists Empire of Dirt during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The car made an appearance at the Burning Man festival in Nevada this year. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

A view of the Mermaid Glimmer's Jellyfish Grotto display by artist Erin St Blaine during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — A view of the Mermaid Glimmer’s Jellyfish Grotto display by artist Erin St Blaine during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Vickie Baranetsky takes a selfie with Lexia Haydock, 20 months, and her mom Emily Haydock, in the Astro Botanicals Space Garden display by artist Stan Clark during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — Vickie Baranetsky takes a selfie with Lexia Haydock, 20 months, and her mom Emily Haydock, in the Astro Botanicals Space Garden display by artist Stan Clark during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors check out displays during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — Visitors check out displays during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Visitors check out the Ramshackle display by artists Cameron Kephart and Ashley Terry during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — Visitors check out the Ramshackle display by artists Cameron Kephart and Ashley Terry during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

A visitor checks out the Alameda County Master Gardeners display by during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — A visitor checks out the Alameda County Master Gardeners display by during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

Costumed visitors check out displays during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — Costumed visitors check out displays during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

A view of the Illuminata display by artists Marina Polakoff and Grant Patterson during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. The event, which runs through Saturday, is a benefit for the nonprofit Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt and features more than 60 locally-produced illuminated art displays. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group) — A view of the Illuminata display by artists Marina Polakoff and Grant Patterson during the 12th Annual Autumn Lights Festival at the Lake Merritt Gardens in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

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