2015 has been designated as the International Year of Light and Light-based Techologies by Unesco (United Nations Educational, Science and Cultural Organisation.

This is a global initiative to highlight the importance of light and optical technologies in their lives, futures and society.  There will be a number of events around the world in celebration of this.

Visit their website to Learn About Light and get some ideas for Hands on Involvement and read some interesting Science Stories about light.

The Cambridge Science Festival will have light as it's theme in March 2015.  The 3rd e-Luminate Festival (also in Cambridge)will be held in February 2015.