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Light up the evening as the much loved Lister Park Lantern Parade returns after a year away for a spectacular celebration of community, creativity and life.Join us outside Cartwright Hall Art Gallery from 4.30pm, with the parade setting off at 5.30pm. Hundreds of handmade lanterns will illuminate Lister Park alongside spectacular giant puppets, schools, community groups and live music from the Peace Artistes, Banda na Rua and Drum Machine.
The parade will make its way through the park before ending with a theatrical finale at the Bandstand at approximately 6.30pm.
This year’s theme is Celebration of Life, forming part of the Festivals of the Dead project created in collaboration with Cecil Green Arts, the University of Bradford and Bradford Death Cafes.
Evening timings:
✨ 4.30pm: Entertainment begins
🏮 5.30pm: Parade sets off from the front of Cartwright Hall Art Gallery
🎭 6.30pm: Theatrical finale at the Bandstand
🖼️ 7pm: Cartwright Hall Art Gallery closes
🌙 7.30pm: Event ends
Cartwright Hall Art Gallery will be open until 7pm, giving visitors the opportunity to explore the displays and permanent galleries, browse the gallery shop and meet museum volunteers and young ambassadors
Make your own lantern
Before the parade, get creative at one of our family-friendly lantern-making workshops inside Cartwright Hall Art Gallery.
🎨 Workshop times:
10am to 11am
11.30am to 12.30pm
1pm to 2pm
2.30pm to 3.30pm
Tickets cost £6 per lantern. Places are limited, so advance booking is essential.
🎟️ Book a workshop:
http://buytickets.at/cecilgreenarts
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Cartwright Hall Art Gallery, Cartwright Hall, Bradford, BD9 4NS, United Kingdom
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