Nights are drawing in and the excitement is brewing as Liverpool gets ready for the spectacular annual Halloween Lantern Carnival, which will light up even the darkest corners of Sefton Park at 6.30pm on Friday November 1st
As dusk falls, the park will come alive with the light of hundreds of lanterns as the enchanting Lantern carnival winds its way from the Obelisk Monument, deep into the heart of the woods.
Follow our curious young heroine with her very precious gift, and our young hero with a head full of possibilities, on a journey full of twists, turns and unexpected encounters as they make their way to the final destination where a wonderful surprise awaits..
Witness a curious array of illuminated creatures and characters, talking ravens, dancing keys, wise owls, giant crones, singing skeletons, a fiddling blue cat, horned creatures, winged things and other bizarre manifestations of the imagination!.
Watch out for the tricksters, listen out for the rustle of leaves, the snapping of twigs and the crackle of a great roaring fire.. In the forest, a gathering is forming of the brave, the bold and the true.
Above all, come and delight in the magic and mayhem that is the Halloween Lantern Carnival 2013!
Feel the heat and watch your whiskers don’t catch alight, at this year’s sizzling hot finale, brought to you in collaboration with sensational fire and pyrotechnics company And Now.
It’s a treat not to be missed!
***NEW ROUTE, PLEASE SEE INFO ON MAP***
Open Lantern making workshops will be taking place at venues across the city throughout October for those wishing to take part in the parade.
Details and dates of the workshops can be viewed on What’s On section
Participant’s feedback:
“I was at the lantern workshop today at the old police station, on Lark lane and wanted to let you know what a lovely experience the day was – all the organisers/volunteers were really lovely, very helpful, enthusiastic and encouraging and turned the morning into a fun experience. Thank you for showing us how to make lanterns – we are looking forward to the parade very much now”
