After stormy weather caused the cancellation of last year’s Atlanta Beltline Lantern Parade, the event is set to return this fall.
Atlanta Beltline Art said in a press release that the annual tradition, which attracts thousands of participants carrying lanterns and giant puppets, will be held on Saturday, Sept. 19.
Though originally a fall event, the parade moved to spring after a COVID-19 hiatus. The return to a fall date reflects both community feedback and a desire to create a more reliable, weather-resilient experience, according to the press release.
The public is invited to create their own lanterns to walk in the parade or to set up along the route for viewing. Free and paid lantern workshops, led by event founder Chantelle Rytter and her team, will be announced in the coming months.
“I believe we have a common calling to delight one another,” Rytter said in the release. “To see the people we share a community with as playful volumes of light, and to be witnessed as such, does a body good. It is restorative. It is collective joy, and we need it. Your creative play is a gift to our city.”
For the latest on the Lantern Parade, visit Beltline.org/art/lantern-parade/ or follow on social media @atlantabeltline.
