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Home > Archives for Lantern Parade

Archives for Lantern Parade

Truro City of Lights 2014 - Photo: Ian Kingsnorth

Truro twinkles with stars for the City of Lights

Every November the city of Truro in Cornwall holds a lantern festival. This year’s City of Lights event takes place on Wednesday 19th November 2014…

Lamplighter Festival - Todmorden - Handmade Parade

Giant jelly fish, fire performers and illuminated bands for the Lamplighter Festival

The Lamplighter Festival will come to Todmorden in West Yorkshire on Saturday 23rd November to celebrate the change of the seasons…

Christmas Light Night Lantern Parade - Oxford

Arts, culture and Christmas at Oxford’s Light Festival weekend

On 22nd November Oxford will light up with a themed lantern parade where over 35,000 people will take part in the festive celebrations…

Greenwich lantern parade and Christmas lights

Lanterns to light your winter evening in Greenwich

Greenwich Market will be switching on its Christmas lights on 28th November beginning with a lantern parade at 4pm…

Lantern Parade, Bowes Museum

Something to light up a dark evening

Light up your evening on the 30th October with a Lantern Parade organised by The Bowes Museum…

Kielder Lantern Parade

When: 20th March 2010 (from 12pm for workshop & from 5pm for parade) Where: Kielder Water & Forest Park, Northumberland £: Free for parade & 4.50 for latern making workshop What is it? The 250 square miles of Kielder Water & Forest Park  is home to the largest forest in England and the largest man-made […]

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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