Saturday, October 18
5:30 - 9:30 pm
Ballantyne Park
(Lakeside & Front St)
* LANTERNS & LANTERN-MAKING *
* 360 PHOTO BOOTH *
* LABYRINTH OF THE SEASONS *
* FIREFLY CAFE *
* LIVE MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT *

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Please note that some activities are offered for a

minimum recommended donation.

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ALL donations at the Lantern Festival support

programs and events at Playmakers! Theatre School.

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Workshops & Activities: 

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5:30 - 9 pm     Donate to create your own Last Minute Lantern

and carry it through the Labyrinth of the Seasons

5:30 - 6 pm     Learn to Juggle 

5:30 - 6:30 pm     Make a Shadow Puppet

6:30 pm     Learn about creating a traditional Thai floating lantern 

5 - 8 pm     Stratford Perth Museum Exploration Table

plus “Red Light Green Light” with railway lanterns!

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Performances:

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Kait Taylor –  Storyteller - 6 pm and 8 pm

Wild Waters – Singer/songwriter – 6:30 pm

Rosy Grimes, Emil Grimes and Gop – Stiltwalking and music – 6:45 pm

Noah Nogueira – Juggler - 7 pm and 8:30 pm

Puppets and Shadows Theatre – “Mirror” – 7:15 and 8:30 pm

Infinity Dance – Flash Mob – 8:15 pm

Traditional Thai Lantern launch into Lake Victoria – 8:30 pm

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Open all evening:

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Lantern Market

Donate to receive a lantern, light and carry pole to light your way through

the Labyrinth of the Seasons

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Labyrinth of the Seasons

Donate to explore the Labyrinth of the Seasons —

a beautiful, light-filled journey through the year

Write a wish on a seasonal card and visit the Four Guardians.

Leave your wish at the heart of the Labyrinth under the World Tree.

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Light Up the Night Kayakers

will be on the river throughout the event

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Board the Juliet on Tom Patterson Island

Donate to enjoy a short river cruise and see the kayaks close-up.

Paddle boat rentals will be available all evening from The Boathouse.

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360 video booth

Strike a pose! Spin, twirl, and show off your lantern in a dazzling slow-motion video.

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Firefly Café

Purchase coffee, hot chocolate, hot apple cider and custom cookies and candy treats:

the sweetest way to support the Lantern Festival!

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Food trucks and other vendors will be onsite throughout the event.

Crazee Kernels

Doug’s Dawgs

Ken’s Fries

Mike’s Woodburning and Sea Glass

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