Bury Lantern Parade 2023

This winter Bury welcomes a very special event as families and friends come together for Bury Lantern Parade on Sunday 26 November.

Bury town centre will host this special seasonal gathering welcoming children and families who have created lanterns in schools and workshops in advance creating magical lanterns. The theme for the special event will be wildlife – lanterns and puppetry will recreate a magical natural takeover of the town centre.

The event will run from 3.30pm to 6pm on Sunday 26 November bringing live music and some special surprises for our parade participants and their families.

The parade will depart The Met at 3:30pm, expecting to be at The Rock 3:50pm, then  returning to Kay Gardens for 4:30pm.

“We’re so excited to bring this community led event to Bury. We’ve had an incredible response to our school workshops and cannot wait to share Bury Town Centre with families and friends at this magical time of year” – David Agnew, The Met

The free to attend lantern workshops will take place at The Met with limited places. Families will create lanterns made from willow and paper which will light up the town centre as dusk falls in late November.

The lantern making workshops take place at The Met on:

Sat 11 November: 10am – 12pm

Sat 19 November: 2pm – 4pm

For full details on workshops and bookings visit: www.themet.org.uk/event/family-lantern-workshop/

Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout and are the responsibility of their parents/guardians at all times.

This event was funded by Bury BID with support from UK Government (UKSPF).