huddersfield festival of light takes place annually in december, usually in the town centre adjacent to the railway station. each year there is a performance by a theatre company. the finale is a firework display. the 2007 show was performed by french company plasticiens volants, which used large inflatable sea creatures in a parade through the streets as they told the story of 'pearl'. the 2005 and 2008 performances were by the valencian artists xarxa teatre.