It’s free, it’s eye-popping art, and it just might ignite your imagination.
Returning for its fifth edition, IGNITE Broward 2026 runs Feb. 13-22 with 30 immersive displays and light-tripping sculptures, all fanning out across four venues.
The county has invested much to grow this 10-day bash, said Phillip Dunlap, director of Broward’s Cultural Division, which is co-presenting the event. Its budget has surged tenfold since IGNITE launched five years ago, from $125,000 in 2021 to $1.1 million this year, he said, and the 2025 event saw 80,000 visitors.
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“Quantum Jungle,” from Robin Baumgarten, is one of six light-and sound-based installations on display at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport during IGNITE Broward 2026. (Rodrigo Gaya / Gayaman Visual Studio LLC for IGNITE Broward / Courtesy)
“We’re not trying to be Art Basel. This is unique to us. We just want to create a really cool, eclectic festival of experiences that people want to enjoy,” Dunlap said.
So, to experience all that Ignite Broward has to offer, where should you go first, and what’s worth seeing? We’ve pulled together a handy guide below recommending the can’t-miss artworks at each of IGNITE’s four locations.
The venues:
• Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park, 2520 NW Sixth St., Fort Lauderdale
• Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, 100 Terminal Drive, Fort Lauderdale,
• MAD Arts, 481 S. Federal Highway, Dania Beach
• ArtsPark at Young Circle, 1 Young Circle, Hollywood
Note on parking and transportation:
Avoid parking at African American Research Library and Cultural Center because the lot is under construction, according to IGNITE Broward organizers. Instead, park in surrounding lots at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park. Meanwhile, the Circuit app will give passengers free eco-friendly rides from downtown Fort Lauderdale to the park and back.
For more information: Visit ignitebroward.com.
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“Up-Next” from Oliver Lewis, an interactive sculpture resembling a 1980s TV set, is on display at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park in Fort Lauderdale during IGNITE Broward 2026. (IGNITE Broward/Courtesy)
Fort Lauderdale
See: “Up-Next” by Oliver Lewis at Reverend Samuel Delevoe Memorial Park is a 1980s boob-tube sculpture (yes, TVs used to be boxy, not flat) in which users can turn retro knobs (yes, TVs once had knobs) to channel-surf (play TV shows at random) colorful displays of “kaleidoscope patterns and animation” as a playful collision of nostalgia (pre-2000) and futuristic light art.
While you’re there: Attend the UNDEFEATED World Finals, produced by BreakinMIA, a breaking battle pitting dancers competing for a cash prize, at 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 14.
See: Daniel Popper’s “AEONIUM Prototype Sculpture” at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. The serene female bust, draped in rosettes from the spiral subtropical plant of the same name, features projection-mapped lights and colors that playfully dance across the sculpture. It’s in Terminal 1’s Baggage Claim area. And let’s address the elephant on the concourse, while we’re at it: What local ever joyrides to their own airport for funsies? Fair point, Dunlap admits. “I’ll admit it’s out of the box, for sure.” These installations are more aimed at thousands of tourists who pass through the airport daily, which amounts to many eyeballs, he says. Nonetheless, if you’re local and like terminals …
While you’re there: Pass by Baggage Claim in Terminal 2, touch and read South Florida poems sorted by local ZIP code as part of O, Miami’s “Interactive ZipOdes Map.”
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“A Walled City,” an interactive AI installation from Weidi Zhang and Rodger Luo, can be found at MAD Arts in Dania Beach. (IGNITE Broward/Courtesy)
Dania Beach
See: “A Walled City” by Weidi Zhang and Rodger Luo at MAD Arts is an interactive AI piece in which visitors can upload photos (PG-friendly) that will populate the walls of a living virtual “city,” which will grow larger and larger as more digital data is added.
While You’re There: Hear Underground Music Academy Detroit, where DJs I.V., Hypemelo, and Nicholas Burgess spin electronica as students from MAD Arts’ Art & Tech Studio Program map art-video projections on the walls, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20.
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“Ascendance,” a projection-mapped piece from Studio McGuire showing an astronaut adrift in the cosmos, is on display at ArtsPark at Young Circle in Hollywood. (Andre Pattenden for IGNITE Broward/Courtesy)
Hollywood
See: “Ascendance” by Studio McGuire, a projection-mapped piece at ArtsPark at Young Circle, shows an astronaut severed from his mothership, drifting endlessly in the twinkling cosmos as his oxygen-deprived brain hallucinates vibrant flowers and fluttering butterflies. Think Alfonso Cuarón’s 2013 movie “Gravity,” except Sandra Bullock doesn’t make it back to Earth.
While you’re there: Hear the Rhythm Foundation’s concert “Live at IGNITE,” featuring sets from acclaimed Miami band Spam Allstars and two-time Latin Grammy winner Dav Julca, at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21.
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“In Search of Light 2,” an immersive VR and laser-based installation from Miguel Gonzalez, can be found at MAD Arts in Dania Beach during the annual IGNITE Broward festival, returning Feb. 13-22. (IGNITE Broward / Courtesy)