The Lumo festival will be held again in Oulu during 19.-22.11.2026. This year, one of the festival’s performances will once again take place in the rope hall of Oulu Climbing Center on Saturday 21.11. from 18-22. The show is organised together with Oulun Kiipeilyseura, artist Sanni Kemppainen and DJ Ulina. At the Lumoava Kiipeilykeskus event, you can see UV artworks by Sanni Kemppainen art and listen to techno music by DJ Ulina while climbers scale the 16m high walls illuminated by UV lights. This year, visitors will also have the opportunity to try top-rope climbing. One rope line will be reserved for visitors, so those interested can admire the artworks from up high while becoming part of the artwork themselves.
The event is free and the entry will be through our side door on the parking lot side (the door to the right from our covered main door). Exit will be through the back door in our rope hall. We will have guides at both doors. The show will be held at our bottom floor so you won’t need to go up or down on any stairs. There are a couple small (3-5 cm high) door steps but way is otherwise easily accessible.
If you arrive by car, you can make use of our parking lot in front of and on the side of our main building (paakakatu 7). There’s another large free parking lot close by at the address Alvar Aallon katu 1. If you arrive by public transport, the closest stop when coming from city center is Meri-Toppila P and when coming from north Meri-Toppila E. The bus stops are about 350 m walk from our climbing centre.
Due to preparations for the event, the rope walls will be closed on Saturday 21.11. from around 14.00 onwards. Other climbing areas and walls will be open as usual during opening hours.
