Huge Mississauga festival of lights will hire more than 400 workers
Published July 28, 2022 at 4:04 pm
Hundreds of people are being sought to work at a huge festival of lights coming to Mississauga in September.
Billed as the “largest light, sound and multimedia show in the world,” Illumi–A Dazzling World of Lights will set up on a 600,000-sq.-ft. site near Hurontario St. and Hwy. 407, the equivalent in size of 10 football fields.
It will open to the public from Sept. 14 through next Jan. 8.
Featuring more than 20 million LED bulbs, the seasonal festive attraction is sure to captivate kids and adults alike “as they embark on a spectacular outdoor journey on foot through 13 magical worlds,” organizers say.
Organizers will host the first of two job fairs on Aug. 18, from noon to 7 p.m., at the Mississauga site (7174 Derrycrest Rd.). A date for a second job fair has not yet been set.
“The company is delighted to offer competitive wages, flexible schedules as well as seasonal and permanent career opportunities,” Illumi organizers say, noting more than 400 positions are available.
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Positions include a partnership and sponsorship coordinator, electricians, box office manager and more.
Brought to life by “cutting-edge programming technologies, the immersive Illumi universe features high-definition projections, jaw-dropping state-of-the-art animatronic creatures (and) thousands of light structures” in addition to the millions of brilliant LED bulbs, creators of the attraction say.
“We are incredibly excited to call Mississauga the new home of Illumi and spark the imagination, curiosity and emotions of people of all ages across Ontario and beyond,” Normand Latourelle, creator and artistic director at Cavalia, the Montreal-based founder of Illumi, said in a news release last month. “We are deeply proud of the immersive worlds we have created–all with the intent to bring people together to experience joy and wonderment in a unique, magical and mesmerizing setting.”
Organizers promise visitors to the attraction “an epic and imaginative journey around the world.” And it features seasonal theme changes as well, from Halloween to the Christmas holidays.
Guests will travel along a route into various impressive universes, including The Infinite Poles, described as a frozen landscape in which penguins mix with whales and igloos inhabit an infinite forest of stalagmites.
In The Multicoloured Savanna, visitors will witness the only place on Earth where they can enjoy a safari of lights with the planet’s most majestic animals.
And in The Cavalia Horses, a colossal herd of 200 equines, inspired by Cavalia’s widely recognizable white horses, gives guests a magical ride “surrounded by beauty, mystery, majesty and horsepower.”
Over the past decade or so, in addition to its light shows, Cavalia has staged many shows featuring horses across the GTA and beyond.
Twice since last fall the company has attempted to bring its festival of lights show to Mississauga, but things fell through both times.
Organizers say the third time will be the charm.
Illumi by Cavalia, a temporary village constructed of lights and other multimedia displays that has operated in the Montreal area since 2019, has faced difficulties on several fronts that have twice delayed its Mississauga debut.
The attraction was initially set to open in Mississauga last Nov. 1. When that time frame fell through, the plan then was to set up the attraction sometime this past March.
However, that didn’t work out either.
Last year and earlier this year, troubles both in hiring people and reportedly getting the displays for the popular fall/winter attraction out of China, where the pieces are manufactured prior to being assembled here, pushed the Mississauga opening dates back.
More information on jobs available can be found here.
Tickets (before tax) to September shows are $7.48 for children aged 3-12, $8.98 for seniors and $9.98 for those aged 13 and up. Children 2 and under will be admitted free of charge.
(Photos from Illumi)
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