Courtesy Midtown Alliance

The Parliament of Owls lantern parade returns to Midtown on Saturday night from 8-10 p.m., taking flight from The Plaza at Colony Square. 

workshop to make the owl lanterns is tonight, Aug. 4, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at The Patio at Colony Square, or pick up a kit at Shep’s Midtown Ace Hardware.

Participants are encouraged to wear black or white as they carry their lanterns through the streets of Midtown. 

Read more about the event’s creator, Chantelle Rytter, here. Rytter is also the creator of the Atlanta BeltLine Lantern Parade. 

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Collin Kelley is the executive editor of Atlanta Intown, Georgia Voice, and the Rough Draft newsletter. He has been a journalist for nearly four decades and is also an award-winning poet and novelist.