This year’s Belgrave Lantern Festival puts all of Belgrave on the map.
Location: Belgrave Township
Date: Saturday June 25th
Time: 5pm-8pm
Price: Free
Presented by: Belgrave Live
This year’s Belgrave Lantern Festival puts all of Belgrave on the map, taking festival revellers on a self-led journey across and around the entire township. ‘Activated’ spaces and creative precinct ‘pop ups’ appear in streets, alleyways, arcades, nooks and crannies, featuring art, music, workshops, circus arts, DJ’s, bands, solo artists, fire-pits and more.
Last year’s ‘re-imagined’ lantern pivot, which saw shop fronts transformed into luminous lantern exhibits, verified that the hills community is an undaunted, creative and tenacious mob, prepared to do what ever it takes to keep the glow in our streets, and in our hearts, burning bright.This spirit sets the tone and inspiration for 2022.
Belgrave will again become a literal and figurative beacon of light, levity and celebration across the hills this year, albeit without its parade, which will need to go on the back burner for another year. That said, what steps up and into its place, is no bitty substitute. On June 25, The Belgrave Lantern Festival will splash down! And it may well prove to be a way-shower for all future lantern events.
So, will there be lantern-making workshops in the lead up? Absolutely. Find link here
Can I bring my own lantern on the night? 100%. Absolutely. We'll all have lanterns to carry from previous parades.
Where is the meeting point for the commencement of the parade? This year's starting point will be at INSPIRO, in the lower car park.
What time does it start: The parade will kick off between 5:30pm and 6:00pm, but, as usual, there will also we pre and post entertainment. Festivities will run from 5pm - 8:30pm.
On the longest night of the year, we invite you to experience and re-experience Belgrave anew. June 25 is a homage to light, the imagination and to the community that illuminates, nourishes and informs how Belgrave lives, works and plays together.
VOLUNTEERS - If your passion is for events, arts and community, then join us! CLICK HERE and join the team.
