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The dance of the sun and earth has inspired celebrations of the human spirit, expressed through art and music, throughout the ages. Honouring many cultural traditions, the Annual Winter Solstice Lantern Festival illuminates the longest night of the year with the singing drumming, music and dancing of peoples from around the world! Activities take place all over Granville Island; for more information visit www.secretlantern.org.
TRIANGLE SQUARE
5pm – 6:30pm: Lantern Sales
5:30pm – 6pm: Vancouver Morris Men perform
6:20pm: Procession leaves Triangle Square with the Carnival Band
PERFORMANCE WORKS AND RON BASFORD PARK
6pm – 10:30pm: Labyrinth of Light – tickets available at www.secretlantern.org (Performance Works)
9:30pm: Ron Basford Park – Fire Finale – music and fire performance to end the night
PUBLIC LANTERN WORKSHOPS
False Creek Community Centre – visit ca.apm.activecommunities.com to register
Star Lanterns: Sunday, December 8, 10am – 2pm
Nature Lanterns: Saturday, December 14, 10am – 1pm & Saturday, December 21, 7pm – 9:30pm
Pin-prick Lanterns: Saturday, December 14, 2pm – 3pm & Sunday, December 15, 11am – 12pm
Globe lanterns: Sunday, December 15, 1pm – 3pm
Net Loft – FREE – drop-in, while supplies last
Pin-prick Lanterns: Thursday, December 19, 11am – 5pm
CMHC-Granville Island would like to acknowledge that we are located on the traditional territory of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) First Nations.
