This is an archived event from Culture Days 2022.
Images
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
-
![]()
Last Minute Lantern Making
Stratford Lantern Festival
In-person
Craft Interdisciplinary Kids Visual artsDate and time
Location
Lakeside Drive Parkland, Tom Patterson Island, Lower Queen's Park
Lakeside Drive Parkland to Lower Queen's Park
Stratford, ON
Directions: Parking around river Shuttle Service from Downie Street Parking Lot to Event.
Access
Free, and accepts optional pay-what-you-may donations for admission.
Offered in English.
About
Set along the bank of the Avon River, Stratford's Fourth Lantern Festival is a beautiful and interactive event for all ages. Participants start on Tom Patterson Island where they can donate to purchase or make a last-minute lantern at the event, you are also welcome to make and bring your own homemade lantern.
Make your way along the river, take in a puppet show and story telling. Personalize personalize Wish Lanterns to launch in the river before arriving in Lower Queen’s Park where lantern-bearers will wend their way
through the Labyrinth, meeting the seasonal guardians.
Upon leaving the Labyrinth, participants will celebrate by taking in The Wall of Light – a lantern installation created with seasonal artwork by students from local schools – where they can take and post an amazing video selfie at the new 360° Photo Booth.
An array of entertainment and spectacle awaits!
Coming from out of town? Park at the Downie Street Parking Lot and take the Lantern Festival Shuttle to the event and back!
Links
- Lantern Parade Website makers.ca
Organizer
Playmakers! Theatre School
Playmakers! Theatre School provides an environment in which young people can experience the transformational magic of live theatre. Young actors build confidence and creativity as they undertake a journey of self-discovery, exploring timeless stories, inspiring characters, and elevated language. They develop the ability to communicate and work with others while gaining an appreciation for our rich and diverse cultural heritage. They also learn the value of commitment and personal responsibility through the passion and discipline required by public performance.
Playmakers! Theatre School provides theatre arts training and performance opportunities to young people up to the age of 25 years, aiming at physical, social, educational, and cultural inclusiveness.
Theatre is a life-altering experience.
Theatre offers unparalleled personal growth opportunities.
Theatre provides a positive socialization experience for young people.
Classical theatre texts have cognitive and literacy benefits for youth.
Performance is important in assessing depth of benefits attained.
Established in 1993, Playmakers! Theatre School is a federally registered non-profit charitable arts organization, offering theatre arts training and performance opportunities to children and youth in Southwestern Ontario.