A metal-free system for regioselective dehydrogenative cross-couplings between indolizines and oxoaldehydes catalyzed by visible light under mild conditions has been described. As an atom economical and eco-friendly protocol, the reaction proceeds in good yields using inexpensive, readily available visible-light sources and the environmentally friendly oxidant oxygen. Various valuable 1,2-dicarbonyl derivatives attached to an indolizine core were easily accessed by the direct dicarbonylation of the sp2 C-H bond.