Philips Hue Announces its ‘Festavia’ Christmas Tree Smart Lights

Released in time for Christmas Philips hue has finally announced string lights that can be used on a Christmas tree. 

Hue Christmas Tree Smart Lights

The Philips Hue Festavia string lights include 250 mini LEDs on a 20 meter length of cord, ideal for Christmas trees, decoration along stairs, mantles, or draped.

The 250 lights don’t have to all be the same color with the ability to set a gradient along the string lights. 

The lights can be controlled with Siri or the official Hue app. These lights can be turned on or off, dimmed, and the colors can be changed as well as colour gradients set via the Hue app. 

“Along with the Festavia string lights, new features are available in the Hue app. The new Sparkle effect makes each light on the string twinkle, creating an extra festive look. For a cozier setting users can of course choose the existing Candle or Fireplace effect. Adding to this, with Festavia comes a new style for users to select: Scattered.

While the existing Linear style produces a seamless gradient of color from one end of the string to the other, the Scattered style spreads up to five colors randomly along the string for a colorful, festive experience.”

The Philips Hue string lights will initially be available exclusively in the Philips Hue online shop from 15th November 2022 priced at 160 Euros.

Philips Hue Festavia FAQ

Common questions regarding the Festavia string lights by Hue.

Can the Festavia string lights be cut?

The light string is 20 metres in length with 250 lights, however this cannot be cut like a hue light strip, so if you have a smaller tree you can include more of the string light.

Can the Festavia string lights be used outside?

These lights have an IP20 protection rating and are not designed to be used outside, there are outdoor hue lights and light strips however the Festavia string lights cannot be used outdoors.

How do you control these smart lights?

The lights can be controlled with Siri or the official Hue app. These lights can be turned on or off, dimmed, and the colors can be changed as well as colour gradients set via the Hue app. 

Mike Ford

Founder & Editor

Mike is the founder of Hue Home Lighting, a huge Hue fan with far too many lights, covering home and garden. A smart home gadget addict and also enjoys the odd bit of DIY